School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences

Mr Alex Boytar

PhD Candidate
Senior Research Officer
School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences
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Researcher biography

Alex graduated with a Bachelor of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences with first class Honours in 2019 at the University of Queensland. He is a PhD student at the University of Queensland and is interested in the role of exercise to improve health outcomes for those surviving cancer. Alex’s PhD will investigate the effects of high intensity interval training on cardiovascular fitness and body composition as well as explore how this type of training may interact with the human gut microbiome.

Research interests

  • exercise oncology
  • response to exercise and the possible interactions between exercise
  • gut microbiota
  • and cancer.

Project title

The effects of a six-month high intensity interval training protocol on cardiovascular fitness, body composition and interactions with the human gut microbiota in cancer survivors.

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Publications

Journal Articles (4)

Journal Articles

Farley, Morgan Jane, Jenkins, David G., Boytar, Alexander, Salisbury, Chloe, Schaumberg, Mia A. and Skinner, Tina L. (2023). The Effect Of Seven Months Of High Intensity Interval Training On Chronic Inflammation, Body Composition And Fitness In Breast, Prostate, And Colorectal Cancer Survivors : 2843. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 55 (9S), 970-971. doi: 10.1249/01.mss.0000988864.98560.ca
Nicol, Jennifer L., Cunningham, Brent, Woodrow, Carmel, Adlard, Kirsten, Papinczak, Zoe, Spence, Rosalind R., Boytar, Alex N., Mollee, Peter, Weber, Nicholas, Nicol, Andrew J., Hill, Michelle M. and Skinner, Tina L. (2023). Safety, feasibility, and acceptability of a multi-site individualized exercise intervention for people with multiple myeloma. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 55 (12), 2214-2227. doi: 10.1249/mss.0000000000003267
Boytar, Alexander N., Skinner, Tina L., Wallen, Ruby E., Jenkins, David G. and Dekker Nitert, Marloes (2023). The effect of exercise prescription on the human gut microbiota and comparison between clinical and apparently healthy populations: a systematic review. Nutrients, 15 (6) 1534, 1-30. doi: 10.3390/nu15061534
Skinner, Tina L., Kelly, Vincent G., Boytar, Alexander N., Peeters, GMEE Geeske and Rynne, Steven B. (2020). Aviation rescue firefighters physical fitness and predictors of task performance. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 23 (12), 1228-1233. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2020.05.013