Biography summary
2014-present. Senior Lecturer, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University.
2012-2014. Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Sport, Exercise and Active Living, Victoria University.
2008-2012. Research Fellow, School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Birmingham, UK.
Research interests
Research Interests
Chris' research focuses on how lipid droplet metabolism influences insulin action in skeletal muscle and how exercise interventions can improve metabolic health. In particular, he has expertise in developing immunofluorescence microscopy techniques to study glucose and lipid metabolism in skeletal muscle.
Current Research Projects
The influence of muscle lipid metabolism on insulin sensitivity
Adaptations in muscle lipid droplets in response exercise training
High intensity interval training and metabolic health
Affiliations
Accredited Exercise Physiologist, Exercise and Sports Science Australia
Australian Physiological Society
American Physiological Society
European College of Sports Science
Teaching interests
Undergraduate
HSE201: Exercise Physiology
HSE304: Physiology of Sports Performance
HSE303: Exercise Metabolism
Supervision of honours students
Postgraduate
Supervised 6 PhD students to completion
Conferences
Invited Presentations
Physiological and Metabolic Adaptations to High Intensity Interval Training. Melbourne Muscle Meeting, University of Melbourne, 2015.
High intensity interval training and lipid metabolism. Australian Physiological Society, Geelong 2013.
Exercise interventions, muscle lipids and insulin sensitivity. Victorian Obesity Consortium, Melbourne, 2013.
Lipid proteins and the regulation of muscle lipid metabolism. Lipotoxicity Symposium, University of Lausanne, Switzerland, 2012.
Exercise interventions to enhance intramuscular lipid metabolism and insulin sensitivity. 17th Annual Congress of the European College of Sports Science, Bruges, 2012.
Nutritional strategies to enhance endurance training adaptations. III International Seminar of Sports Nutrition, Porto, 2010.
Carbohydrate availability and training adaptation. Sports nutrition: what’s new? BASES, Glasgow. September 2010.
Fat metabolism during exercise: training and nutrition. II International Seminar of Sports Nutrition, Porto, March 2010.
Immunofluorescence microscopy to investigate the link between fat metabolism and insulin action. 14th Annual Congress of the European College of Sports Science, Oslo, 2009.
Publications
J Stokie, G Abbott, K Howlett, D Hamilton, C Shaw
(2023), Vol. 134, pp. 581-592, Journal of Applied Physiology, Bethesda, Md., C1
Z Huschtscha, J Fyfe, S Feros, A Betik, C Shaw, L Main, G Abbott, S Tan, M Refalo, M Gerhardy, E Grunwald, A May, J Silver, C Smith, M White, D Hamilton
(2023), Vol. 24, Trials, C1
M Morales-Scholz, S Wette, J Stokie, B Tepper, C Swinton, D Hamilton, K Dwyer, R Murphy, K Howlett, C Shaw
(2022), Vol. 323, pp. E242-E253, American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism, United States, C1
L Parker, D Morrison, G Wadley, C Shaw, A Betik, K Roberts-Thomson, G Kaur, M Keske
(2021), Vol. 599, pp. 83-102, Journal of Physiology, England, C1
María Morales-Scholz, Courtney Swinton, Robyn Murphy, Greg Kowalski, Clinton Bruce, Kirsten Howlett, Christopher Shaw
(2021), Vol. 534, pp. 533-539, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
E Yaghubi, S Carboni, R Snipe, C Shaw, J Fyfe, C Smith, G Kaur, S Tan, D Hamilton
(2021), Vol. 13, Nutrients, Switzerland, C1
C Bruce, S Hamley, T Ang, K Howlett, C Shaw, G Kowalski
(2021), Vol. 53, Molecular Metabolism, Germany, C1
C Shaw, C Swinton, M Morales-Scholz, N McRae, T Erftemeyer, A Aldous, R Murphy, K Howlett
(2020), Vol. 128, pp. 379-389, Journal of applied physiology, Rockville, Md., C1
H Beyene, S Hamley, C Giles, K Huynh, A Smith, M Cinel, N Mellet, M Morales-Scholz, D Kloosterman, K Howlett, G Kowalski, C Shaw, D Magliano, C Bruce, P Meikle
(2020), Vol. 105, pp. E1041-E1055, Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, United States, C1
L Parker, D Morrison, A Betik, K Roberts-Thomson, G Kaur, G Wadle, C Sha, M Kesk
(2020), Vol. 318, pp. E1014-E1021, American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism, United States, C1
K De Jong, L Hall, M Renton, T Connor, S Martin, G Kowalski, C Shaw, C Bruce, K Howlett, S McGee
(2020), Vol. 42, Molecular Metabolism, Germany, C1
L Parker, C Shaw, E Byrnes, N Stepto, I Levinger
(2019), Vol. 30, pp. 403-410, Osteoporosis international, Cham, Switzerland, C1
S Hamley, D Kloosterman, T Duthie, C Dalla Man, R Visentin, S Mason, T Ang, A Selathurai, G Kaur, M Morales-Scholz, K Howlett, G Kowalski, C Shaw, C Bruce
(2019), Vol. 62, pp. 2310-2324, Diabetologia, Berlin, Germany, C1
L Parker, A Trewin, I Levinger, C Shaw, N Stepto
(2018), Vol. 21, pp. 416-421, Journal of science and medicine in sport, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Florence-Emilie Kinnafick, Cecilie Thøgersen-Ntoumani, Sam Shepherd, Oliver Wilson, Anton Wagenmakers, Christopher Shaw
(2018), Vol. 40, pp. 10-19, Journal of sport & exercise psychology, Champaign, Ill., C1
Alex Addinsall, Craig Wright, Chris Shaw, Natasha McRae, Leonard Forgan, Chia-Heng Weng, Xavier Conlan, Paul Francis, Zoe Smith, Sofianos Andrikopoulos, Nicole Stupka
(2018), Vol. 315, pp. R380-R396, American journal of physiology-regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology, Bethesda, Md., C1
A Trewin, L Parker, C Shaw, D Hiam, A Garnham, I Levinger, G McConell, N Stepto
(2018), Vol. 315, pp. R1003-R1016, American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology, United States, C1
The effect of exercise-intensity on Skeletal muscle stress kinase and insulin protein signaling
L Parker, A Trewin, I Levinger, C Shaw, N Stepto
(2017), Vol. 12, PLoS ONE, United States, C1
L Parker, C Shaw, L Banting, I Levinger, K Hill, A McAinch, N Stepto
(2017), Vol. 7, Frontiers in Physiology, Switzerland, C1
K Sjøberg, C Frøsig, R Kjøbsted, L Sylow, M Kleinert, A Betik, C Shaw, B Kiens, J Wojtaszewski, S Rattigan, E Richter, G McConell
(2017), Vol. 66, pp. 1501-1510, Diabetes, United States, C1
Exercise and glycemic control: Focus on redox homeostasis and redox-sensitive protein signaling
L Parker, C Shaw, N Stepto, I Levinger
(2017), Vol. 8, Frontiers in Endocrinology, Switzerland, C1
D Bartlett, S Shepherd, O Wilson, A Adlan, A Wagenmakers, C Shaw, J Lord
(2017), Vol. 2017, pp. 1-12, Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity, Cairo, Egypt, C1
A Trewin, I Levinger, L Parker, C Shaw, F Serpiello, M Anderson, G McConell, D Hare, N Stepto
(2017), Vol. 12, PLoS ONE, United States, C1
S Shepherd, M Cocks, P Meikle, N Mellett, A Ranasinghe, T Barker, A Wagenmakers, C Shaw
(2017), Vol. 41, pp. 1745-1754, International journal of obesity, London, Eng., C1
M Cocks, C Shaw, S Shepherd, J Fisher, A Ranasinghe, T Barker, A Wagenmakers
(2016), Vol. 594, pp. 2307-2321, Journal of Physiology, England, C1
Intrinsic Motivation in Two Exercise Interventions: Associations With Fitness and Body Composition
C Thøgersen-Ntoumani, S Shepherd, N Ntoumanis, A Wagenmakers, C Shaw
(2016), Vol. 35, pp. 195-198, Health Psychology, United States, C1
J Strauss, C Shaw, H Bradley, O Wilson, T Dorval, J Pilling, A Wagenmakers
(2016), Vol. 4, Physiological reports, United States, C1
L Parker, N Stepto, C Shaw, F Serpiello, M Anderson, D Hare, I Levinger
(2016), Vol. 7, Frontiers in Physiology, Switzerland, C1
S Cassar, M Misso, W Hopkins, C Shaw, H Teede, N Stepto
(2016), Vol. 31, pp. 2619-2631, Human reproduction, Oxford, Eng., C1
I Levinger, C Shaw, N Stepto, S Cassar, A McAinch, C Cheetham, A Maiorana
(2015), Vol. 9, pp. 53-63, Clinical Medicine Insights: Cardiology, Auckland, New Zealand, C1
S Shepherd, O Wilson, A Taylor, C Thøgersen-Ntoumani, A Adlan, A Wagenmakers, C Shaw
(2015), Vol. 10, pp. 1-17, PLoS ONE, San Francisco, Calif., C1-1
H Bradley, C Shaw, C Bendtsen, P Worthington, O Wilson, J Strauss, G Wallis, A Turner, A Wagenmakers
(2015), Vol. 3, pp. 1-11, Physiological reports, Bethesda, M.D., C1
M Cocks, C Shaw, S Shepherd, J Fisher, A Ranasinghe, T Barker, K Tipton, A Wagenmakers
(2014), Vol. 21, pp. 738-746, Microcirculation, Chichester, Eng., C1-1
O Wilson, H Bradley, C Shaw, A Wagenmakers
(2014), Vol. 142, pp. 245-256, Histochemistry and cell biology, Heidelberg, Germany, C1-1
S Shepherd, M Cocks, K Tipton, O Witard, A Ranasinghe, T Barker, A Wagenmakers, C Shaw
(2014), Vol. 99, pp. 894-908, Experimental physiology, Chichester, Eng., C1-1
H Bradley, C Shaw, P Worthington, S Shepherd, M Cocks, A Wagenmakers
(2014), Vol. 2, pp. 1-16, Physiological reports, Malden, Mass., C1-1
S Shepherd, M Cocks, K Tipton, A Ranasinghe, T Barker, J Burniston, A Wagenmakers, C Shaw
(2013), Vol. 591, pp. 657-675, Journal of physiology, London, Eng., C1-1
M Cocks, C Shaw, S Shepherd, J Fisher, A Ranasinghe, T Barker, K Tipton, A Wagenmakers
(2013), Vol. 591, pp. 641-656, Journal of physiology, London, Eng., C1-1
M Cocks, S Shepherd, C Shaw, J Achten, M Costa, A Wagenmakers
(2012), Vol. 19, pp. 642-651, Microcirculation, Chichester, Eng., C1-1
C Shaw, S Shepherd, A Wagenmakers, D Hansen, P Dendale, L van Loon
(2012), Vol. 303, pp. E1158-E1165, American journal of physiology: endocrinology and metabolism, Bethesda, Md., C1-1
Lipid biomarkers of glioma cell growth arrest and cell death detected by 1H magic angle spinning MRS
L Mirbahai, M Wilson, C Shaw, C McConville, R Malcomson, R Kauppinen, A Peet
(2012), Vol. 25, pp. 1253-1262, NMR in biomedicine, Chichester, Eng., C1-1
O Wilson, C Shaw, M Sherlock, P Stewart, A Wagenmakers
(2012), Vol. 138, pp. 617-626, Histochemistry and cell biology, Heidelberg, Germany, C1-1
S Shepherd, M Cocks, K Tipton, A Ranasinghe, T Barker, J Burniston, A Wagenmakers, C Shaw
(2012), Vol. 97, pp. 970-980, Experimental physiology, Chichester, Eng., C1-1
C Shaw, N Cooper, O Shaw, P Salomao, A Wagenmakers
(2011), Vol. 111, pp. 2607-2613, European journal of applied physiology, Heidelberg, Germany, C1-1
L Mirbahai, M Wilson, C Shaw, C McConville, R Malcomson, J Griffin, R Kauppinen, A Peet
(2011), Vol. 43, pp. 990-1001, International journal of biochemistry & cell biology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1
L Breen, A Philp, C Shaw, A Jeukendrup, K Baar, K Tipton
(2011), Vol. 6, pp. 1-13, PLoS one, San Francisco, Calif., C1-1
Adipophilin distribution and colocalisation with lipid droplets in skeletal muscle
C Shaw, M Sherlock, P Stewart, A Wagenmakers
(2009), Vol. 131, pp. 575-581, Histochemistry and cell biology, Heidelberg, Germany, C1-1
Network distribution of mitochondria and lipid droplets in human muscle fibres
C Shaw, D Jones, A Wagenmakers
(2008), Vol. 129, pp. 65-72, Histochemistry and cell biology, Berlin, Germany, C1-1
Effect of acute exercise on glucose tolerance following post-exercise feeding
M Venables, C Shaw, A Jeukendrup, A Wagenmakers
(2007), Vol. 100, pp. 711-717, European journal of applied physiology, Berlin, Germany, C1-1
Glucose polymer molecular weight does not affect exogenous carbohydrate oxidation
D Rowlands, G Wallis, C Shaw, R Jentjens, A Jeukendrup
(2005), Vol. 37, pp. 1510-1516, Medicine and science in sports and exercise, Philadelphia, Pa., C1-1
Oxidation of combined ingestion of glucose and sucrose during exercise
R Jentjens, C Shaw, T Birtles, R Waring, L Harding, A Jeukendrup
(2005), Vol. 54, pp. 610-618, Metabolism, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1
Oxidation of combined ingestion of maltodextrins and fructose during exercise
G Wallis, D Rowlands, C Shaw, R Jentjens, A Jeukendrup
(2005), Vol. 37, pp. 426-432, Medicine and science in sports and exercise, Philadelphia, Pa., C1-1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Australian Competitive Grants
Fasting hyperinsulinemia remodels adipose tissue metabolism to drive obesity and insulin resistance
Dr Chris Shaw, Prof Clinton Bruce, Dr Kirsten Howlett, Prof Sean Mcgee, Dr Greg Kowalski
Diabetes Australia Research Program Grant
- 2021: $59,895
A novel ¿liquid biopsy¿ approach to study in vivo ¿-cell insulin synthesis in humans
Dr Greg Kowalski, Prof Clinton Bruce, Dr Chris Shaw
Diabetes Australia Research Program Grant
- 2022: $69,340
Deciphering the mechanisms of prostprandial glucose disposal
Dr Chris Shaw, Prof Clinton Bruce, Dr Greg Kowalski, Dr Kirsten Howlett
Diabetes Australia Research Program Grant
- 2022: $69,911
Industry and Other Funding
Palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) as an adjuvant to resistance training - can PEA enhance muscle growth, power and strength when combined with strength training?
Dr Lee Hamilton, Dr Jackson Fyfe, Dr Simon Feros, Dr Andrew Betik, Dr Chris Shaw, Dr Sze Yen Tan, A/Prof Luana Main
Gencor Pacific Limited
- 2023: $80,000
- 2022: $120,000
- 2021: $54,464
Can dietary supplementation with Krill-Oil improve ME/CFS symptoms?
Dr Lee Hamilton, Prof Ken Walder, Dr Giselle Allsopp, Dr Chris Shaw, Dr Greg Kowalski, Prof Clinton Bruce, Dr Craig Wright, Dr Rhiannon Snipe
Equity Trustees - The Mason Foundation National Medical Program
- 2023: $90,000
- 2022: $100,000
Supervisions
Maria Gabriela Morales Scholz
Thesis entitled: The impact of metabolic disease, feeding and exercise training on autophagy
Doctor of Philosophy (Nutrition & Exercise) (High Cost), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
Mark Renton
Thesis entitled: The role of protein kinase D in obesity
Doctor of Philosophy (Nutrition & Exercise) (High Cost), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
Bianca Tepper
Thesis entitled: Extracellular Matrix Remodelling: Role in Insulin Resistance and Exercise Adaptations
Doctor of Philosophy (Nutrition & Exercise) (High Cost), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences