ISABEL G. MARTINEZ
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EDUCATION
Master of Science in Kinesiology | 2016 - 2018
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA
Thesis: Dietary protein density and its effect on training-induced muscle performance and overall health among middle-aged adults
Diploma in Sports Nutrition | 2019 - 2021
International Olympic Committee
Professionals in Nutrition Exercise and Sport (PINES)/Sportsoracle IOC Diploma in Sports Nutrition Scholarship 2018 Award
Bachelor of Science in Community Nutrition, cum laude | 2009 - 2014
University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines
EMPLOYMENT
Nutrition Consultant, Private Practice | June 2018 - present
Manila, Philippines
Conducts assessment and dietary counseling and training workshops with individuals and groups, including
developmental and elite athletes. Plans and implements training and competition fueling and recovery strategies.
Provides consultant services to entrepreneurs, private companies and organizations which include scientific and
regulatory guidance and advice. Conceptualizes and develops content for internal and consumer-facing projects and
serves as resource speaker, technical writer, host and moderator in industry-sponsored projects, seminars and events.
Graduate Research Fellow, Nutrition and Exercise Performance Research Group | Aug 2016 – May 2018
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA
PI: Nicholas A. Burd, PhD
Highly involved in running clinical trials including experiment design and approval, study participant recruitment and
screening, execution of intervention, collection and processing of blood and tissue samples and data gathering and
analysis. Primarily responsible for developing and implementing dietary-related protocols. Assisted with stable isotope
amino acid infusion experiments in human volunteers, measuring whole body insulin sensitivity and synthesizing data on
fractional synthetic rates of muscle proteins and the activation of muscle signaling proteins. Collaborated with faculty in
preparing and presenting publications and assists in writing research documents and grant proposals.
Project involvements:
• Influence of dietary protein density on training-induced gains in muscle strength and performance in healthy adults
• Influence of potato consumption on endurance exercise performance
• Low-dose protein ingestion during post-exercise recovery in older women
• The influence of acute resistance exercise on muscle protein metabolism in obese adults
• Effect of protein ingestion on postprandial protein handling in hemodialysis patients
Graduate Research Fellow, Body Composition and Nutritional Neuroscience Research Group | Aug 2016 - Aug 2017
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA
PI: Naiman Khan, PhD
Conducted mental/cognitive performance assessment on a large randomized controlled trial investigating the synergistic
effects of protein consumption and resistance training on measures of both muscular and cognitive health. Performed
assessment of glucose tolerance and whole body insulin sensitivity.
Project Involvements:
• Effect of dietary protein density and resistance training on cognitive performance in healthy adults
• Investigating the effects of avocado intake on metabolism and cognition
Assistant Corporate Nutritionist | Nov 2014 to Dec 2015
Business Team Nutrition Management Systems, Inc./Nestléé Philippines, Inc., Manila, Philippines
Conducted competitive benchmarking of products to ensure continued growth and profitability. Composed scientific
substantiations for claims and articles for corporate and brand campaigns. Evaluated compliance of product labels and
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nutritional quality of recipes for products to regulatory and internal standards. Managed the Nutrition Quotient (NQ)
training for employees as NQ Consultant Nutritionist.
PROJECT INVOLVEMENTS
Sports Nutrition Education Consultant | Aug 2021 – present
University of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines
Develop sports nutrition content for the multidisciplinary continuing education program of collegiate athletes from
various varsity teams. Deliver nutrition education module via online platform and provides assistance to the varsity sports
office in assessing outcomes.
Nutrition Education Pre-Professional Graduate Assistant, McKinley Health Center | Aug 2017 - Dec 2017
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA
Assisted in conceptualization, content development and execution of food and nutrition programs of the health
education division. Presented on-campus wellness-related workshops and managed staff training, program
implementation, monitoring and evaluation
Instructional Kitchen Instructor | May 2017 to Aug 2017
Student Wellness Division - Campus Recreation; University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA
Assisted in conceptualizing and developing content for student wellness programs and facilitated series of health-based
cooking classes and private group events.
Nutrition Communications Spokesperson | Jun 2015 to Jan 2017
Ogilvy & Mather/Nestlé Philippines, Inc., Manila, Philippines
Nutrition, Health and Wellness Ambassador in a series of nutrition education videos (sponsored by Nestlé Philippines,
Inc. Corporate Wellness Unit) for public elementary and high school students.
CERTIFICATIONS, MEMBERSHIPS AND ORGANIZATIONS
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Registered Dietitian, Commission on Dietetic Registration (ID:-), USA | 2021 to present
Registered Nutritionist-Dietitian, Professional Regulation Commission (ID:-), Philippines | 2014 to
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Research Phlebotomy Certification, Christie Clinic, Champaign, Illinois | 2016 to present
Sports Nutrition Association of the Philippines, Board Member | 2020 to present
Professionals in Nutrition for Exercise and Sport (PINES), Member | 2017 to present
PUBLICATIONS
Research articles in refereed journals
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Burd NA, Beals JW, Martinez IG, Salvador AF and Skinner SK. (2019). Food-First Approach to Enhance the
Regulation of Post-exercise Skeletal Muscle Protein Synthesis and Remodeling. Sports Med; 49, 59–68.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s--y
Burd NA, McKenna CF, Skinner SK and Martinez IG. (2019). Protein-containing food is more than the sum of its
constituent amino acids for post-exercise muscle anabolic potential. Gatorade Sports Science Exchange, 194
van Vliet,S, Beals, JW, Martinez IG, Skinner SK and Burd NA. (2018). Achieving optimal post-exercise muscle protein
remodeling in physically active adults through whole food consumption. Nutrients; 10 (2): 224.
https://doi.org/10.3390/nu-
Beals JW, Skinner SK, McKenna CF, Poozhikunnel EG, Farooqi SA, van Vliet S, Martinez IG, Ulanov AV, Zhong L,
Paluska SA and Burd NA. (2018) Altered anabolic signaling and reduced stimulation of myofibrillar protein synthesis
after feeding and resistance exercise in people with obesity. Journal of Physiology; 596 (21) ,-.
https://doi.org/10.1113/JP276210
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Book chapters
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Martinez IG, McKenna CF and Burd, NA. (2019). CHAPTER 6: Egg Protein in Sports Nutrition. In J. Wu (Ed.), Eggs
as Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals for Human Health (14 ed., pp. 102-118). (Food Chemistry, Function and
Analysis; Vol. 2019 - January, No. 14). Royal Society of Chemistry. https://doi.org/10.1039/-
Martinez IG, Skinner SK and Burd NA. (2018). Protein Intake for Optimal Sports Performance. In Nutrition and
Enhanced Sports Performance: Muscle Building, Endurance, and Strength (pp. 461-470).
Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B-
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Salvador, AF, McKenna, CF, Scaroni, SS, Alamilla, RA, Martinez, IG, Cloud, RM, Miltko, A, Keeble, A, Ulanov, AV,
Paluska S, Broad E and Burd NA. (2019). Potato Ingestion as an Effective Race Fuel to Improve Cycling Performance
in Trained Cyclists. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise: June 2019 - Volume 51 - Issue 6S - p 139. doi:
10.1249/01.mss-.f7
Scaroni, SS, Salvador, AF, McKenna, CF, Alamilla, RA, Martinez, IG, Cloud, RM, Miltko, A, Paluska, S, Broad, E and
Burd, NA. (2019). Gastrointestinal Symptoms Related to Potato Ingestion During Cycling in Trained Athletes.
Current Developments in Nutrition, Volume 3, Issue Supplement_1, June 2019, nzz043.P-. doi;
10.1093/cdn/nzz043.P-
Alamilla RA, McKenna CF, Salvador AF, Scaroni SS, Martinez IG, Beals JW, Paluska SA and Burd, NA. (2019). Higher
Protein Intake does not Potentiate Resistance Training-Induced Muscular Adaptations in Middle-aged Adults.
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise: June 2019 - Volume 51 - Issue 6S - p 791. doi:
10.1249/01.mss-
Martinez, IG, Beals, JW, Skinner, SK, Salvador, AF, Hurd, M, Scaroni, SS, Khan, NA and Burd, NA. Higher dietary
protein intake does not potentiate training-induced improvements in lean mass gain or muscle strength in healthy
middle-aged adults. ICANS. July 2018 – NP-ICANS1- p14.
Beals, JW, Skinner SW, van Vliet S, Martinez IG, Poozhikunnel EG, Ulanov AV, Zhong L, Paluska SA and Burd NA.
(2018). Blunted Muscle Protein Synthetic Response to Feeding and Resistance Exercise in Obese Young Adults.
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise: May 2018 - Volume 50 - Issue 5S - p 647. doi: :
10.1249/01.mss-.d8
Martinez IG, van Vliet S, Shy EL, Beals JW, Ulanov, AV, Orlando M, West DW, Moore, DR, Paluska SA, and Burd, NA
(2017). Post-Exercise Consumption of Whole Eggs or Egg Whites Improves Whole Body Leucine Balance but Does
Not Differentially Modulate Leucine Kinetics in Resistance-Trained Young Men. FASEB Journal. April 2017 - Volume
31 - Issue 4 - p 652.4. doi; 10.1096/fasebj.31.1_supplement.652.4
AWARDS, HONORS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
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Professionals in Nutrition Exercise and Sport (PINES)/Sportsoracle IOC Diploma in Sports Nutrition Scholarship |
Nov 2018
University of Illinois Graduate College Block Grant Fellowship | Jan 2018
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, University of Illinois Chapter | Oct 2017
7th place, Philippine Nutritionist-Dietitian Licensure Examination | Aug 2014
Rank 1 of 35, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Community Nutrition Class of 2014 | Apr 2014
University Scholar, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Philippines | 2nd Semester AY-, 2nd
Semester AY 2012 – 2013, 1st Semester AY-
College Scholar, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Philippines | 1st Semester AY-, 2nd Semester
AY-, 1st Semester AY-,2nd Semester AY-, 1st Semester AY-
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