After completing a Bachelor’s degree in human biology from Guelph, Dr Simpson completed a PhD in physiology from Queen’s University at Kingston. He also completed a year-long postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Toronto before assuming his current post at Guelph. Dr Simpson uses classical physiology and proteomic techniques to study cardio-respiratory physiology, the origins and development of contractile dysfunction in the heart, and bodily regulation of skeletal muscle contraction.