Professor Jamie Macdonald
Professor in Sport & Exercise Science

Links
- https://www.bangor.ac.uk/sport/staff-jm.php
Staff page - https://mobile.twitter.com/SportSciMac
Twitter feed - https://www.bangor.ac.uk/iahp
Institute for Applied Human Physiology - https://www.instagram.com/jamiehugomacdonald/
Instgram feed
Contact info
Email: j.h.macdonald@bangor.ac.uk
Phone: +44 1248 38 3272
Twitter: @sportscimac
Instagram: @jamiehugomacdonald
Brief bio:
After graduating with a Sport Science degree and working as freelance Outdoor Activities Instructor for some years, I returned to academia to complete my PhD in clinical exercise physiology. I am now a Professor in Sport and Exercise Science within the School of Psychology and Sport Science at Bangor University (www.bangor.ac.uk/sport).
The primary focus of my research, impact and teaching activities is the use of physical activity to prevent and treat chronic disease. Recently, this has expanded to include an interest in digital health solutions. I am also lucky enough to integrate my passion for the outdoors within my work, and have an additional focus on enhancing health and performance of outdoor practitioners.
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Effect of carbohydrate supplementation during a high altitude expedition.
Macdonald, J. H. & Oliver, S. J., 3 Dec 2008.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Body composition changes during high altitude exposure are not reversed by increasing energy intake.
Macdonald, J. H. & Oliver, S. J., 1 Jan 2009.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Chronic kidney disease- the role of the Sports Scientist.
Macdonald, J. H. & Lemmey, A. B., 4 Jun 2004.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Nandrolone decanoate as anabolic therapy in chronic kidney disease: A randomized phase II dose-finding study.
Macdonald, J. H., Marcora, S. M., Jibani, M. M., Kumwenda, M. J., Ahmed, W. & Lemmey, A. B., 1 Jul 2007, In: Nephron Clinical Practice. 106, 3, p. 125-135Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Cystatin C- not a nutritionally independent marker of kidney function.
Macdonald, J. H., Marcora, S. M., Jibani, M., Kumwenda, M., Glover, R., Roberts, G., Barron, J. & Lemmey, A. B., 5 May 2006.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Physiology workshop.
Macdonald, J. H. & Laing, S. J., 17 Sept 2005.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Exercise in your unit.
Macdonald, J. H., 25 Aug 2005.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Exertional Fatigue in Patients With CKD
Macdonald, J. H., Fearn, L., Jibani, M. & Marcora, S. M., 1 Dec 2012, In: American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 60, 6, p. 930-939Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Body composition in men with idiopathic vertebral fracture.
Macdonald, J. H., Evans, S. F., Davie, M. W. & Sharp, C. A., 10 Dec 2005.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Prediction of kidney function is improved by directly measuring body composition.
Macdonald, J. H., Marcora, S. M., Jibani, M., Kumwenda, M., Glover, R., Roberts, G., Barron, J. & Lemmey, A. B., 5 May 2006.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Skeletal muscle insulin-like growth factor status in haemodialysis patients.
Macdonald, J. H., Phanish, M., Marcora, S. M., Jibani, M., Holly, J. & Lemmey, A. B., 2 Apr 2004.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Athletic Profile of Highly Accomplished Boulderers
Macdonald, J. H. & Callender, N., 1 Jun 2011, In: Wilderness and Environmental Medicine. 22, 2, p. 140-143Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effect of chronic carbohydrate supplementation on body composition during a high altitude expedition.
Macdonald, J. H., Hillyer, K. & Oliver, S. J., 1 Jan 2008.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Bioelectrical impedance can be used to predict muscle mass and hence improve estimation of glomerular filtration rate in non-diabetic patients with chronic kidney disease.
Macdonald, J. H., Marcora, S. M., Jibani, M., Roberts, G., Kumwenda, M. J., Glover, R., Barron, J. & Lemmey, A. B., 1 Dec 2006, In: Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation. 21, 12, p. 3481-3487Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Kidney transplantation: a systematic review of interventional and observational studies of physical activity on intermediate outcomes.
Macdonald, J. H., Kirkman, D. & Jibani, M., 1 Nov 2009, In: Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease. 16, 6, p. 482-500Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Response of electromyographic variables during incremental and fatiguing cycling.
Macdonald, J. H., Farina, D. & Marcora, S. M., 1 Feb 2008, In: Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 40, 2, p. 335-344Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Interaction between Intradialytic exercise and Hemodialysis adequacy
Macdonald, J. H., Kirkman, D. L., Roberts, L. D., Kelm, M., Wagner, J., Jibani, M. M. & Macdonald J.H., [. V., 29 Nov 2013, In: American Journal of Nephrology. 38, 6, p. 475-482Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The effects of intradialytic exercise on body composition, functional capacity and muscle insulin-like growth factor (IGF) status in haemodialysis patients.
Macdonald, J. H., Marcora, S. M., Holly, J., Bloodworth, L., Jibani, M. & Lemmey, A. B., 10 Dec 2003.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Body composition, functional capacity and skeletal muscle insulin-like growth factor (IGF) status in haemodialysis patients.
Macdonald, J. H., Phanish, M., Marcora, S. M., Holly, J., Bloodworth, L., Jibani, M. & Lemmey, A. B., 10 Dec 2003.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Intradialytic exercise as anabolic therapy in haemodialysis patients-a pilot study
Macdonald, J., Marcora, S., Jibani, M., Phanish, M. K., Holly, J. & Lemmey, A. B., 1 Mar 2005, In: Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging. 25, 2, p. 113-118Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The relationship between estimated glomerular filtration rate, demographic and anthropometric variables is mediated by muscle mass in non-diabetic patients with chronic kidney disease
Macdonald, J., Marcora, S., Kumwenda, M. J., Jibani, M., Roberts, G., Glover, R., Barron, J. & Lemmey, A. B., 12 Dec 2006, In: Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation. 21, 12, p. 3488-3494Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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MDT dialysis care to improve patient outcomes: Exercise and rehabilitation in dialysis
Macdonald, J., 28 Sept 2017.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Characteristics explaining performance in downhill mountain biking
Macgregor, A., Chidley, J. B., MacGregor, A. L., Martin, C., Arthur, C. A. & Macdonald, J. H., 1 Mar 2015, In: International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance. 10, 2, p. 183-190Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Electromyographic adjustments during continuous and intermittent incremental fatiguing cycling
Martinez-Valdes, E., Guzman-Venegas, R. A., Silvestre, R. A., Macdonald, J. H., Falia, D., Araneda, O. F. & Haichelis, D., Nov 2016, In: Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 26, 11, p. 1273-1282Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The rapid development of a novel kidney-specific digital intervention for self-management of physical activity and emotional well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond: Kidney Beam
Mayes, J., Billany, R. E., Vadaszy, N., Young, H. M. L., Castle, E. M., Bishop, N. C., Bramham, K., Nixon, A. C., Wilkinson, T. J., Hamilton, A. J., Saynor, Z. L., Chilcot, J., Picariello, F., Macdonald, J. & Greenwood, S. A., 1 Dec 2021, In: Clinical Kidney Journal. 15, 3, p. 571-573 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
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Maintaining euhydration at high altitude.
Oliver, S. J., Wright, A., Leventi, M. & Macdonald, J. H., 1 Jan 2009.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Carbohydrate Supplementation and Exercise Performance at High Altitude: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Oliver, S. J., Golja, P. & Macdonald, J. H., 19 Mar 2012, In: High Altitude Medicine and Biology. 13, 1, p. 22-31Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The effects of carbohydrate supplementation on multi-day wilderness expedition performance
Oliver, S. J. & Macdonald, J. H., 1 Jan 2008.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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The 2018 Lake Louise Acute Mountain Sickness Score
Roach, R. C., Hackett, P. H., Oelz, O., Bärtsch, P., Luks, A. M., MacInnis, M. J., Baillie, J. K., Macdonald, J. & Oliver, S., Mar 2018, In: High Altitude Medicine and Biology. 19, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effect of chronic carbohydrate supplementation on exercise performance during a high altitude expedition.
Roberts, E., Macdonald, J. H. & Oliver, S. J., 1 Jan 2008.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Hypoxia alters posterior cingulate cortex metabolism during a memory task: a 1H fMRS study
Rogan, M., Friend, A., Rossetti, G. M. K., Edden, R. A. E., Mikkelsen, M., Oliver, S., Macdonald, J. & Mullins, P., 15 Oct 2022, In: Neuroimage. 260, 119397.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Dietary nitrate supplementation increases acute mountain sickness severity and sense of effort during hypoxic exercise
Rossetti, G., Macdonald, J., Wylie, L. J., Little, S., Newton, V., Wood, B., Hawkins, K., Beddoe, R., Davies, H. E. & Oliver, S., Oct 2017, In: Journal of Applied Physiology. 123, 4, p. 983-992Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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MEDEX2015: Greater sea-level fitness is associated with lower sense of effort during Himalayan trekking without worse Acute Mountain Sickness
Rossetti, G., Macdonald, J., Smith, M., Jackson, A., Callender, N., Newcombe, H. K., Storey, H., Willis, S., van den Beukel, J., Woodward, J., Pollard, J., Wood, B., Newton, V., Virian, J., Haswell, O. & Oliver, S., 1 Jun 2017, In: High Altitude Medicine and Biology. 18, 2, p. 152-162Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Reversal of neurovascular coupling in the default mode network: Evidence from hypoxia
Rossetti, G., d'Avossa, G., Rogan, M., Macdonald, J., Oliver, S. & Mullins, P., Apr 2021, In: Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism. 41, 4, p. 805–818 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Hypoxia-induced endothelial dysfunction: Could targeting oxidative stress provide protection?
Rossetti, G., Oliver, S., Sandoo, A. & Macdonald, J., 26 May 2023, In: Experimental Physiology. 108, 8, p. 1026-1028 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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MEDEX 2015: Prophylactic effects of positive expiratory pressure in trekkers at very high altitude.
Rupp, T., Maufrais, C., Walther, G., Esteve, F., Macdonald, J., Bouzat, P. & Verges, S., 21 Sept 2021, In: Frontiers in Physiology. 12, 710622.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Dietary factors associated with acute mountain sickness.
Sanders, S., Macdonald, J. H. & Oliver, S. J., 1 Jan 2009.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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High altitude impairs in vivo immunity in humans
Smith, A. D., Oliver, S. J., Macdonald, J. H., Harper Smith, A. D., Lawley, J. S., Gallagher, C. A., Di Felice, U. & Walsh, N. P., 24 Jun 2013, In: High Altitude Medicine and Biology. 14, 2, p. 144-149Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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MEDEX 2015: Heart Rate Variability Predicts Development of Acute Mountain Sickness
Sunderland, A., Freer, J., Evans, L., Dolci, A., Crotti, M. & Macdonald, J., 1 Sept 2017, In: High Altitude Medicine and Biology. 18, 3, p. 199-208Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The functional, metabolic, and anabolic responses to exercise training in renal transplant and hemodialysis patients.
Van Den Ham, E. C., Kooman, J. P., Schols, A. M., Nieman, F. H., Does, J. D., Akkermans, M. A., Janssen, P. P., Gosker, H. R., Ward, K. A., Macdonald, J. H., Christiaans, M. H., Leunissen, K. M. & Van Hooff, J. P., 27 Apr 2007, In: Transplantation. 83, 8, p. 1059-1068Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The effect of a novel, digital physical activity and emotional well-being intervention on health-related quality of life in people with chronic kidney disease: trial design and baseline data from a multicentre prospective, wait-list randomised controlled trial (kidney BEAM)
Walklin, C. G., Young, H. M. L., Asghari, E., Bhandari, S., Billany, R. E., Bishop, N., Bramham, K., Briggs, J., Burton, J. O., Campbell, J., Castle, E. M., Chilcot, J., Cooper, N., Deelchand, V., Graham-Brown, M. P. M., Hamilton, A., Jesky, M., Kalra, P. A., Koufaki, P., McCafferty, K., Nixon, A. C., Noble, H., Saynor, Z. L., Sothinathan, C., Taal, M. W., Tollitt, J., Wheeler, D. C., Wilkinson, T. J., Macdonald, J. H. & Greenwood, S. A., 2 May 2023, In: BMC Nephrology. 24, 1, 17 p., 122.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Global Policy Barriers and Enablers to Exercise and Physical Activity in Kidney Care
Global Renal Exercise Network (GREX), Bennett, P. N., Kohzuki, M., Bohm, C., MacDonald, J., Zimmerman, D. & Thompson, S., Jul 2022, In: Journal of Renal Nutrition. 32, 4, p. 441-449 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review