Health and Exercise Physiology Summer Fellows
On Friday, July 20, 2018, Ursinus College held it’s 20th Annual Summer Fellows Research Symposium. A wide variety of topics were presented at the symposium and the in-depth, thoughtful presentations were enjoyed by all. Health and Exercise Physiology student presentations are listed below:
The HaMM Lab
“Disease Risk Profiles of Unsaturated and Saturated Fat Diets in Mice”
Ian Dysinger (Mentor: Dr. Stephen Kolwicz)
“Isolation and Analysis of Mitochondria Function in Mouse Skeletal Muscle” Zachary Larmer (Mentor: Dr. Stephen Kolwicz)
The HEART Lab
“How Exercise and Diet Affects the Antioxidant Superoxide Dismutase” Clara Baker (Mentor: Dr. Deb Feairheller)
“Using Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring to Track Alarm Activated Blood Pressure Surges in Control vs. Firefighter Populations” Rachel Dickinson (Mentor: Dr. Deb Feairheller)
“Diet and Exercise Intervention, A Comparison of Analysis Methods” Emily Reeve (Mentor: Dr. Deb Feairheller)
The Patient Safety in Medicine Work Group
“Patient Safety in Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU)” Bridget Rauh (Mentor: Dr. Catherine van de Ruit)
The SkM Lab
“Effects of Macrophage Produced Wnts on Endotheial Permeability and Stress Fiber Formation” Oniel Salik (Mentor: Dr. April Carpenter)
“Effects of Macrophage Produced Wnts on Endotheial Permeability and Skeletal Muscle Repair” Sabrina Tusavitz (Mentor: Dr. April Carpenter)