This invited editorial celebrates the distinguished professional life of Professor Kevin D. Tipton, who sadly passed away on January 9, 2022. Professor Tipton made an outstanding contribution to the scientific field of sport nutrition and exercise metabolism over an exceptional 30-year career. He dedicated his academic career to understanding the response of muscle protein metabolism to exercise and nutrition. The impact of his work is far-reaching with application to athletes in terms of promoting training adaptation, recovery, and performance, alongside clinical implications for injury management and healthy aging. Notable scientific contributions included the first in vivo human study to demonstrate the role of orally ingested essential amino acids in stimulating muscle protein synthesis during acute post-exercise recovery. This finding laid the foundation for future studies to interrogate the response of muscle protein synthesis to the ingestion of different protein types. Professor Tipton's work also included investigating the maximally effective dose and timing (regarding exercise) of ingested protein for the stimulation of muscle protein synthesis. Kevin will be remembered fondly by academics, applied scientists, and students across the sport nutrition and exercise metabolism community as a leading researcher in the field, a critical thinker, and an inspirational teacher. His mission was to educate the next generation of exercise scientists by sharing his distinct wealth of knowledge accrued over three decades. Above all else, Kevin was kind, generous (with his time and knowledge), honest, and incredibly social. He was a unique character and will be greatly missed among our community but certainly never forgotten.

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庆祝 Kevin D. Tipton 教授的职业生涯（1961-2022）。

这篇特邀社论庆祝 Kevin D. Tipton 教授的杰出职业生涯，他于 2022 年 1 月 9 日不幸去世。Tipton 教授在 30 年非凡的职业生涯中为运动营养和运动新陈代谢的科学领域做出了杰出贡献。他的学术生涯致力于了解肌肉蛋白质代谢对运动和营养的反应。他的工作影响深远，在促进训练适应、恢复和表现方面对运动员的应用，以及对伤病管理和健康老龄化的临床影响。值得注意的科学贡献包括首次体内人体研究，以证明口服摄入的必需氨基酸在运动后急性恢复期间刺激肌肉蛋白质合成中的作用。这一发现为未来研究肌肉蛋白质合成对摄入不同蛋白质类型的反应奠定了基础。蒂普顿教授的工作还包括研究摄入蛋白质以刺激肌肉蛋白质合成的最大有效剂量和时间（关于运动）。凯文将被运动营养和运动代谢领域的学者、应用科学家和学生深深铭记，他是该领域的领先研究员、批判性思想家和鼓舞人心的老师。他的使命是通过分享他在过去三年中积累的独特知识财富来教育下一代运动科学家。最重要的是，凯文很善良、慷慨（用他的时间和知识）、诚实，而且非常善于社交。