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Congratulations to Ulf Bronas, Ph.D., who recently received an American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship to study the effects of upper extremity aerobic training and vascular function in individuals with critical limb ischemia. Dr. Art Leon is the sponsor of this award. | |
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Congratulations to Dr. Moira Petit, promoted to Associate Professor with tenure in Exercise Physiology! She was promoted and granted tenure this summer. Her research focus is pediatric bone health and the role of physical activity on bone development and body composition. | |
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Congratulations to Dr. Thomas Olson on his recently awarded Doctoral degree and Post-doctoral research position at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN!! |
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In May of 2004, a group of 15 graduate and undergraduate students went to Stockholm, Sweden for a two-week May Term class, Kinesiology 5271: Exercise in the management and prevention of metabolic disease. Click here for pictures and more information! |
Researchers at the Laboratory of Physiological Hygiene & Exercise Science have recently completed the eight-year, multi-center HERITAGE Family Exercise Study, and have been funded by the NIHLBI for an additional three years of research. About 800 participants from more than 200 two-generation families of five or more were involved in the study in a collaborative effort involving four other universities. The purpose of the study was to determine the interaction of exercise and genetics on risk factors for coronary artery disease and type 2 diabetes. This is the largest exercise study ever funded by the NIH, and the HERITAGE principal investigator, Dr. Arthur Leon, was recently honored by being awarded the IOC's President's Award in Exercise Science.
Currently, the LPHES is involved in a major three-year American Heart Association-funded research project in collaboration with Park-Nicollet Clinics testing various strategies for helping physicians increase physical activity in patients with obesity, high blood pressure, and blood lipid disorders.
Research grants from the Department for Veterans Affairs currently support investigations examining the complex relationships between oxygen uptake kinetics and mobility in the elderly.
Current Ph.D. dissertation and master's thesis topics include:
