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Dr. Andrew Best is an Assistant Professor of Biology at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA), specializing in biological anthropology with a focus on human physiological evolution. His primary research examines the role of sweating in human evolution, contemporary human sweat characteristics, and the metabolic limits of endurance performance. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts (2021), an M.A. from the University of Massachusetts (2016), an M.A. from Quinnipiac University (2006), and a B.A. from Saint Michael’s College (2004).
Dr. Best teaches courses including BIOL 101: Biology Seminar for Majors, BIOL 342/343: Anatomy and Physiology, BIOL 440: Exercise Physiology, and BIOL 484: Biomechanics. His research integrates evolutionary biology, thermal physiology, and exercise science to explore how human metabolic and thermoregulatory systems have evolved to support extreme endurance activities. Key projects include studying sweat gland density variation across populations and the physiological constraints of ultra-endurance events.
His publications span topics such as ultramarathon energy expenditure, strength training’s impact on endurance, and primate sweat gland evolution. He actively participates in academic conferences and collaborates with researchers globally. No scientific awards are explicitly noted in the provided materials.
Dr. Best’s work reflects interdisciplinary approaches to understanding human biological adaptation, with ongoing projects likely extending into nutritional strategies for endurance athletes and comparative analyses of primate thermoregulation systems.
