Integrative Physiology News

IPHY Faculty Foley, Link, and Welsh Receive Chancellor's Award for Excellence in STEM Education

Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600

Instructors Teresa Foley and Molly Welsh, and Assoc. Prof. Chris Link, have received a Chancellor's Award for Excellence in STEM Education. Their proposal for $10,000 for "Transformation of the Cell Physiology Laboratories in Integrative Physiology" has been accepted.

CU-Boulder study shows even forced exercise reduces stress

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0600

Media outlet: Daily Camera. Date: 2013-04-25. Link: http://www.dailycamera.com/cu-news/ci_23104294/cu-boulder-study-shows-even-forced-exercise-reduces

Prof. Doug Seals Awarded CU New Inventor of the Year

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0600

Prof. Doug Seals is to be awarded CU New Inventor of the Year by the CU Technology Transfer Office. The award will be presented on April 1, 2013. For more information see https://www.cu.edu/techtransfer/.

Lost Sleep Can Lead to Weight Gain

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0600

Media outlet: New York Times. Date: 2013-03-18. Link: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/18/lost-sleep-can-lead-to-weight-gain/

Ruth Heisler Receives ASSETT Award of Excellence

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0600

Senior Instructor Ruth Heisler has received an Award of Excellence as an Outstanding Teacher for Technology in Teaching. She was cited by students in Introduction to Human Anatomy as an instructor who uses technology in outstanding ways to support student learning, such as animations, videos, and interactive homework with games and other features. In addition to the award, her teaching soon will be highlighted on a new college website devoted to technology, teaching and learning in A&S, http://sparc.colorado.edu. ASSETT is Arts & Sciences Support of Education through Technology, a student-funded initiative supporting the use of technology in advancing the teaching and learning mission of the College of Arts and Sciences.

When Exercise Stresses You Out

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0600

Media outlet: New York Times. Date: 2013-03-13. Link: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/13/when-exercise-stresses-you-out/

Sleeping less than 5 hours a night can lead to weight gain

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0600

Media outlet: Daily Camera. Date: 2013-03-11. Link: http://www.dailycamera.com/cu-news/ci_22768103/cu-boulder-study-sleeping-less-than-5-hours-weight-gain

Teresa Foley Receives Marinus Smith Award

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0600

Dr. Teresa Foley has received the Marinus Smith Award from the CU Parents Association. The purpose of the award is to identify and recognize CU-Boulder faculty, staff, coaches, and administrators who have made a significant impact on the lives of CU undergraduate students. For more information, see http://parents.colorado.edu/cupaprograms/marinus-smith/.

TEDxBoulder - Alena Grabowski - Put Yourself in Someone Else's Legs

Sun, 21 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Grabowski. Date: 2012-10-19. Event: TEDxBoulder. Watch video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiLLZKp0ReA.

Myths of Running: Forefoot, Barefoot and Otherwise

Mon, 15 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0600

Media outlet: The New York Times. Date: 2012-10-15. Link: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/15/myths-of-running-forefoot-barefoot-and-otherwise/

Oscar Pistorius' Prosthetic Legs: Do They Give Him an Advantage Over Other Olympic Runners?

Thu, 30 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0600

Media outlet: Huffington Post. Date: 2012-08-10. Link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rami-hashish/oscar-pistorius-prosthetic-legs-advantage_b_1766417.html

Faculty Position in Integrative Physiology

Thu, 30 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0600

Specialization - Expertise in integrative physiology, defined as the study of biological function by linking observations from molecules to populations of individuals. The department will consider applications from individuals with a broad range of interests, but preference will be given to those with a research focus in epigenetic and molecular control of physiological processes, biomedical epidemiology and biostatistics, and computational modeling.

Rank - Tenure-track position at the level of assistant professor. Start Date - August 19, 2013

Qualifications - Applicants must have completed postdoctoral training. Previous research by the applicant must be published in premier journals. Evidence of an ability to obtain extramural grant support and some teaching experience are preferred. Individuals will be expected to teach one of the core courses for the undergraduate degree in integrative physiology, plus one additional course.

Responsibilities - (1) to establish an independent research program that is supported by awards from extramural agencies; (2) to contribute to the teaching mission of the undergraduate program; (3) to provide teaching and mentoring for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows; and (4) to perform service for the department, university, and profession.

General Information - The faculty roster for the Department of Integrative Physiology includes 23 tenured and tenure-eligible faculty and 9 instructors. The department offers the B.A., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in integrative physiology. The undergraduate and graduate programs comprise ~1900 and 70 students, respectively. For more details on the department and the university, visit our website (http://www.colorado.edu/intphys). The Boulder campus is one of three in the University of Colorado system, and is approximately 35 miles from the Anschutz Medical Campus of the University of Colorado Denver.

Application Procedure - A description of the position can be found at the website http://www.colorado.edu/ArtsSciences/Jobs. Applications are only accepted electronically at https://www.jobsatcu.com, posting #818575. An application requires: (1) cover letter stating qualifications, research goals, an explanation of how your expertise adds synergy to existing strengths in the department, and teaching qualifications; (2) current curriculum vita; (3) three original research articles; and (4) list of three references with contact information.

Review of the applications will begin on November 1, 2012 and continue until a candidate is identified. Additional information can be obtained by phone (303-492-3122), fax (303-492-4009), or e-mail (marsha.cook@colorado.edu). The University of Colorado Boulder is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to building a diverse workforce. We encourage applications from women, racial and ethnic minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans. Alternative formats of this ad can be provided upon request for individuals with disabilities by contacting the ADA Coordinator at 303-492-1334.

Studying Oscar Pistorius: Does The 'Blade Runner' Have An Advantage?

Tue, 31 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0600

Media outlet: National Public Radio. Date: 2012-07-30. Link: http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetorch/2012/07/30/157612003/studying-oscar-pistorius-does-the-blade-runner-have-an-advantage-video

Immortality - Science vs Sci Fi

Mon, 30 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0600

Media outlet: How On Earth: The KGNU Science Show. Date: 2012-07-17. Link: http://howonearthradio.org/archives/2106

CU research helped propel amputee-sprinter Oscar Pistorius to Olympics

Fri, 13 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0600

Media outlet: CU-Boulder. Date: 2012-07-10. Link: http://www.colorado.edu/node/1257017

CU-Boulder researchers help Oscar Pistorius become first amputee to compete in Olympics

Fri, 13 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0600

Media outlet: Boulder Daily Camera. Date: 2012-07-11. Link: http://www.dailycamera.com/cu-news/ci_21056327/cu-boulder-researchers-help-oscar-pistorius-become-first?source=most_viewed

Shalaya Kipp (an IPHY major) will be running the 3000m steeplechase at the London Olympics.

Tue, 03 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0600

IPHY undergraduate student Shalaya Kipp has qualified for the London Olympics. See article: http://www.cubuffs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=205499856&DB_OEM_ID=600 with more details at: http://www.cubuffs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=600&ATCLID=204800311. Also, see video interview: http://www.flotrack.org/speaker/8014-Shalaya-Kipp/video/645144-Shalaya-Kipp-hits-steeple-A-standard-and-punches-ticket-to-London-at-2012-US-Olympic-Trials. "In the research lab, Shalaya is helping IPHY grad student Matt Batliner who is supervised by Prof. William Byrnes. The topic of that research is the energetic cost of running."

Rachel Gioscia-Ryan (Seals Lab) awarded T32 training grant from NIH, May 2012-May 2013

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0600

Therapeutic potential of a mitochondria-targeted antioxidant (MitoQ) for the treatment of age-related arterial dysfunction.

Genome-Wide Analysis Workshop

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Asst. Prof. Matt McQueen led a one-day intensive workshop to familiarize investigators with genome-wide data.

Influence of Threat on Decision-Making Under Risk: A Neuroeconomic Approach to Movement Control

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0600

Investigator: Ahmed. Funding agency: DARPA (Young Faculty Award). Period: 09/12-08/14. Amount: $296,074.

Complex Disease Genetics in the Post-Genome Era

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: McQueen. Date: 2012-02-10. Event: New York University Center for Genomics and Systems Biology Seminar.

Ahmed receives Young Faculty Award

Fri, 08 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0600

Media outlet: CU Connections. Date: 2012-06-07. Link: http://connections.cu.edu/people/ahmed-receives-young-faculty-award/

Alaa Ahmed receives DARPA Young Faculty Award

Fri, 08 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0600

Assistant Prof. Alaa Ahmed has been selected to receive the DARPA Young Faculty Award, a program that seeks to identify and engage rising research stars in junior faculty positions across the country. As part of the award, Dr. Ahmed will be investigating the influence of threat on movement control under risk. For more information: http://www.darpa.mil/Opportunities/Universities/Young_Faculty.aspx

Jennifer Law Promoted to Manager of Operations

Tue, 29 May 2012 00:00:00 -0600

The Department of Human Resources at CU Boulder has approved the promotion of Jennifer Law to the position of Manager of Operations for the Department of Integrative Physiology. The promotion, which is effective June 1, represents an overdue recognition of the many responsibilities assumed by Ms. Law in the management of our department. The faculty, staff, and students of the department congratulate Ms. Law on this accomplishment.

Alaa Ahmed Completes Three-Year Comprehensive Review

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0600

Assistant Professor Alaa Ahmed has just completed her three-year comprehensive review. Dr. Ahmed is a biomedical engineer who studies the strategies used by the nervous system to control human movement. This combination of disciplines, engineering and neuroscience, within the expertise of a single investigator has existed in a number of physiology programs around the country since the 1970s. The fundamental premise in this field is that an understanding of the control strategies elaborated by the nervous system, as constrained by the laws of physics, can provide insight on such issues as the algorithms that can be used to control robots and approaches that would be effective in rehabilitation medicine. One contemporary approach used in this field, which has been adopted by Dr. Ahmed, is to study the adaptations exhibited by volunteers when they perform a prescribed movement while being exposed to novel mechanical environments that are imposed by robotic devices. Dr. Ahmed has spent a considerable effort during her first three years at CU Boulder in acquiring and installing a robotic arm and developing the software to control the device. With this task completed, she has begun a series of innovative studies that indicate the potential she has to develop into a significant scholar in this field. Dr. Ahmed teaches our core undergraduate course on biomechanics and a graduate course on Matlab programming.

Christopher Lowry Completes Three-Year Comprehensive Review

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0600

Assistant Professor Christopher Lowry has just completed his three-year comprehensive review. He is a neuroendocrinologist who studies the neural mechanisms underlying stress-related physiology and emotional behavior with a specific focus on the role of pathways that involve the neurotransmitter serotonin. Dr. Lowry uses an integrative physiology approach to understand the pathophysiology of stress-related disorders, including anxiety and affective disorders, and to develop novel therapeutic approaches to the treatment and prevention of these disorders. In one of his most impactful studies, Dr. Lowry identified a subpopulation of serotonergic neurons that was excited by the anxiety- and stress-related neuropeptide corticotropin-releaing factor. He has found that such neurons appear to (1) facilitate anxiety, (2) inhibit anxiety-like responses, and (3) mediate antidepressant-like responses. Dr. Lowry's work has implications for understanding the integrative physiology of stress-related psychiatric disorders. His studies suggest that the thermosensitive serontonergic neurons play a critical role in the pathophysiology of major depressive disorder and the mechanism of action of antidepressant drugs. Dr. Lowry has taught our core course on human anatomy and a critical thinking course, but will soon begin teaching our undergraduate core course on endocrinology and a graduate course on stress physiology.

Pei-San Tsai is Promoted from Associate Professor to Professor

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0600

Pei-San Tsai has just been promoted from associate professor to professor. Dr. Tsai is a reproductive neuroendocrinologist, which means she studies how hormones from the brain (neurohormones) control reproduction. Her research program explores two divergent yet related topics. One is more clinically oriented and examines candidate genes whose mutations cause reproductive hormone insufficiency and infertility in humans and rodents. The other topic has an evolutionary component and examines the broad pattern of how neurohormones evolved over the course of metazoan (multi-cellular organism) evolution. After examining her dossier, external reviewers (professors at other universities) commented on her exemplary record in extramural funding, the level of productivity, the publication of her work in high-impact journals, the importance of her timely contributions to the field, among the top of her peer cohort, and a sustained positive trajectory since being promoted to associate professor with tenure. Several reviewers also noted that Dr. Tsai has made substantial contributions in professional service, often in leadership roles at national and international levels. Based on such positive comments, Dr. Tsai easily met our standards for promotion to professor. Dr. Tsai teaches our undergraduate core course on endocrinology and an elective course on reproductive endocrinology.

Alena Grabowski Appointed as Assistant Research Professor

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0600

Alena Grabowski, Ph.D. has been appointed as an assistant research professor of integrative physiology. Dr. Grabowski completed doctoral training at the University of Colorado Boulder and a postdoctoral fellowship in the Biomechatronics Laboratory at MIT. Her area of expertise is human locomotion and she investigates the biomechanical and physiological effects of implementing mechanical devices, such as prostheses, exoskeletons, weight-support systems, and sports equipment, on people with and without locomotor impairments. Dr. Grabowski was recently awarded a Career Development Award by the VA to conduct biomechanics research on a recently developed electric-powered prosthetic ankle. The department welcomes Dr. Grabowski as the newest member of our faculty.

Molly Welsh (Byrnes Lab) Wins ACSM Presentation Award

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0600

Molly Welsh's poster presentation entitled, "Plasma matrix metalloproteinase-9 is increased following downhill running in sedentary individuals", was chosen in the top 3 posters at the annual meeting for the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine. Her accompanying slide presentation was selected as the top student presentation and she received a $450 award for her work.

CU Walks Program Promotes Active Lifestyle

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0600

You are invited to join the daily CU Walks event, starting Monday April 16th at noon. CU Walks, a collaboration between the Department of Integrative Physiology and the Recreation Center, wants to encourage individuals in the CU community to obtain the health benefits from physical activity. The American College of Sports Medicine recommends that at a minimum, every individual should get 150 minutes of moderate physical activity a week. People who meet this recommendation have lower rates of diabetes, heart disease and obesity. Our vision is to provide a free, safe, convenient and social recreational opportunity for the CU community. CU Walks has established a scenic 1.5 mile loop, roughly thirty minutes of walking through campus. The CU Walks group will meet daily at 12pm in front of the Recreation Center. For more information, contact us at: . We look forward to walking with you!

Molly Welsh (Byrnes Lab) Awarded ACSM Research Grant

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0600

Molly Welsh has been awarded a $500 student research grant from the Rocky Mountain chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine.

Sherin Cherian (LeBourgeois Lab) Wins Jacob Van Ek Scholar Award

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0600

Sherin Cherian has been selected to receive a Jacob Van Ek Scholar Award. She is one of twelve outstanding undergraduate students honored by the College of Arts and Sciences with this award to recognize superior academic achievement combined with distinguished service to the university or the community at large. This prestigious award is made possible by Jacob Van Ek, the Dean of the College from 1929 to 1959. The award includes a prize of $325 to assist with end-of-year college expenses.

Making the Case for Running Shoes

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0600

Media outlet: The New York Times. Date: 2012-03-21. Link: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/21/making-the-case-for-running-shoes/?ref=health

The secret to a happy child

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0600

Media outlet: Coloradan Magazine. Date: 2012-03-01. Link: http://www.coloradanmagazine.org/2012/03/01/the-secret-to-a-happy-child/

To perform with less effort, practice beyond perfection

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600

Media outlet: BrightSurf. Date: 2012-02-10. Link: http://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/72848/To_perform_with_less_effort_practice_beyond_perfection.html

Napping Key to a Toddler's Happiness

Mon, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600

Media outlet: Colorado Public Radio. Date: 2012-01-19. Link: http://www.cpr.org/#load_article%7CNapping_Key_to_a_Toddlers_Happiness

CU-Boulder scientist: Missing a nap makes toddlers anxious, 'flat'

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600

Media outlet: Daily Camera. Date: 2012-01-05. Link: http://www.dailycamera.com/cu-news/ci_19676446

Helen Huang (Ahmed Lab) Receives Best Poster Award

Sun, 11 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Helen Huang has been awarded the post-doctoral prize for best poster presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Front Range Neuroscience Group. Her poster, entitled "Does actual metabolic cost decrease with motor learning?", was co-authored with R Kram and AA Ahmed.

The Emerging Concept of Arterial Aging

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Seals. Date: 2011-09-01. Event: Annual Cardiovascular Symposium, Oregon Heart and Vascular Institute, Eugene, OR.

Complex Disease Genetics in the Post-Genome Era

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: McQueen. Date: 2011-10-07. Event: Colorado State University Department of Health and Exercise Science Seminar.

Muhammad Hamza (Seals Lab) Awarded UROP Grant for Fall 2011 semester

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Circulating MicroRNAs: A novel biomarker able to phenotype cardiovascular changes that occur with advancing age.

Positive student reaction to case studies in an upper division neurophysiology course

Sat, 08 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Casagrand. Date: 2011-09-23. Event: 12th Annual Conference on Case Study Teaching in Science.

Elsa Mullins (LeBourgeois Lab) awarded BURST

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Description: N/A.

A Child's Nap is More Complicated than It Looks

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Media outlet: New York Times. Date: 2011-09-12. Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/13/health/views/13klass.html?_r=1&pagewanted=1&ref=views

Keynote: Fatigue and Fatigability

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Enoka. Date: 2011-09-07. Event: British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences.

Tsuzumi Kanaoka (Seals Lab) Awarded UROP

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Research Assistantship Grant for academic year 2011-2012.

Clinical Translation of Nitrite Therapy to Treat Arterial Aging in Humans

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Investigator: Seals. Funding agency: National Heart Lung and Blood Institute. Period: 7/1/11-6/30/13. Amount: $280,000 direct costs.

Forrest Brooks (Seals Lab) Awarded HHMI Grant for 2011 - 2012 Academic Year

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Oral Nitrite Therapy on Mitchondria Biogensis in Endothelial Cells of Middle-Aged and Older Adults.

Translational Physiology of Arterial Aging

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Seals. Date: 2011-07-01. Event: Translational Physiology of Arterial Aging.

Sherin Cherian (LeBourgeois Lab) awarded BURST

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Description: N/A.

Physiology Lab Course Revision

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Description: The Physiology Lab Revision Committee (Heidi Bustamante, Janet Casagrand, Bob Hermanson) has revised the Human Physiology Lab (IPHY 3435) to an inquiry-based format.

Tutorial: The Aging Motor System

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Enoka. Date: 2011-07-04. Event: Internatonal Society of Biomechanics.

Exercise and Vascular Health with Aging

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Seals. Date: 2011-06-01. Event: 21st Puijo Symposium on Physical Exercise and Aging, Kuopio, Finland.

Central and Peripheral Components of Fatigue

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Enoka. Date: 2011-09-17. Event: Polish Coaching Academy.

Dean's Fund for Excellence Travel Award Bestowed on Janet Casagrand

Sat, 08 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Funding for travel to 12th Annual Conference on Case Study Teaching in Science.

Jackson Kloor (Seals Lab) Awarded UROP Grant for 2011-2012 Academic Year

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Atomic Force Microscopy in Measuring Age related Arterial Stiffness.

Muscle Fatigue - From Motor Units to Clinical Symptoms

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Enoka. Date: 2011-07-06. Event: Internatonal Society of Biomechanics.

Christopher Arellano (Kram Lab) Receives Award for Outreach to Robotics Students

Mon, 17 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0600

The University of Colorado Boulder's Arts and Sciences Community Involvement (ASCI) committee awarded Christopher J. Arellano $1500 to support his outreach proposal that promotes Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) based education to middle and high school students involved in the Casa de la Esperanza Robotics Academy in Longmont, Colorado.

Jason Franz (Kram Lab) Receives Travel Award from Force and Motion Foundation

Mon, 17 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Graduate student, Jason Franz (Locomotion Laboratory) was awarded one of nine $500 travel scholarships worldwide from the Force and Motion Foundation (forceandmotion.org) for his project titled "Mechanical work performed by the individual legs during uphill and downhill walking." The Force and Motion Foundation assists promising graduate students in fields related to multi-axis force measurement and testing. Jason will use this travel scholarship to present his research at a scientific meeting in 2012.

Christopher Arellano (Kram Lab) Receives Boulder County Multicultural Award

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Chris Arellano received the Boulder County Multicultural Award for his service to the community in the category of science. This pertains to his mentoring of high school kids in Longmont on their robotics team. See http://www.dailycamera.com/boulder-county-news/ci_19051373?IADID=Search-ww w.dailycamera.com-www.dailycamera.com.

Instructors Bustamante, Casagrand, and Foley Receive Chancellor's Award for Excellence in STEM Education

Mon, 09 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Instructors Heidi Bustamante, Janet Casagrand, and Teresa Foley have received a Chancellor's Award for Excellence in STEM Education. Their proposal for $10,000 for "Evaluation of the Effectiveness and Success of Inquiry-Based Laboratories in IPHY" has been accepted.

IPHY Welcomes Suzanne Nelson

Fri, 08 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0600

The IPHY department has recently hired Suzanne Nelson as an Instructor. Suzanne's main responsibility will be to teach the department's nutrition courses (IPHY 2420 - Nutrition, Health and Performance; IPHY 3440 - Nutrition, Health and Wellness). Suzanne received her Ph.D. from the University of Florida and also has an M.A. in Science Education from CU. She has taught a wide variety of nutrition courses including Human Nutrition, Nutrition and Anthropology, and Wildlife Nutrition. We are excited to have Suzanne as part of the IPHY faculty and welcome her aboard.

Amy Sindler, Ph.D. (Seals Lab) - Poster Presentation - Nitrite Pathophysiology and Therapy Conference, May 2011

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Nitrite supplementation reverses large elastic artery stiffening with aging: potential role of arterial advanced glycation end-products.

Kristen Jablonski, M.S. (Seals Lab) receives Experimental Biology American Physiological Society Caroline tum Suden Professional Opportunity Award

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Kristen Jablonski, M.S. (Seals Lab) receives Experimental Biology American Physiological Society Caroline tum Suden Professional Opportunity Award.

Amy Sindler, Ph.D. (Seals Lab) - Poster Presentation - Nitrite Pathophysiology and Therapy Conference, May 2011

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Nitrite supplementation improves age-associated vascular endothelial function and arterial markers of mitochondrial function.

Neuron Simulation: Allowing Students to Visualize the Invisible During the Action Potential

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Casagrand. Date: 2011-04-01. Event: American Physiological Society Experimental Biology Conference.

NIH Scholars Program (LeBourgeois Lab)

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Rebekah Tibble named NIH Scholar in support of her research in the Sleep and Development Lab.

Travel Grant (Ahmed Lab)

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Dr. Helen Huang received a travel grant to attend the annual meeting of the Society for the Neural Control of Movement in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Title: Reduction of metabolic cost during motor learning.

Changing the culture of science education in IPHY

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Description: In an effort to change the culture of science education in IPHY, faculty working groups were developed for the required and core courses. These working groups are led by Science Teaching Fellows and are a mechanism by which faculty who teach similar courses can meet to decide on learning goals and assessments, and have a community to discuss the happenings of their course. Of the 24 teaching faculty, 19 have had significant involvement with the SEI program through faculty working groups.

Aging and Arterial Dysfunction with a Western Diet: Exercise and AMPK

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Investigator: Seals. Funding agency: NIH National Institute of Heart, Lung and Blood Disease. Period: 12/1/2010-11/30/2014. Amount: $250,000/year indirect costs.

SEI publication on the use of concept maps in IPHY

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Francoise Bentley, Kate Semsar, and Sarah Kennedy have recently published a paper in the Journal of College Science Teaching on how not to lose students in concept maps. A concept map is a graphical tool used to represent relationships between various concepts of a topic. To encourage high student value of concept map exercises, instructors should conside achieving the following: 1.) designing exercise to meet educational goals, 2.) providing timely feedback by instructor and peers, and 3.) clearly aligning exams/assessments with the concept map exercise.

Melanie Zigler, M.S. (Seals Lab) - Poster Presentation - Experimental Biology Conference, April 2011

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Dissociation of circulating estrogen and vascular function with aging in B6D2F1 Mice.

Allison DeVan, Ph.D. (Seals Lab) - Poster Presentation - Experimental Biology Conference, April 2011

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Vascular endothelial function and systemic markers of oxidative modifiation, antioxidants and inflammation in adults without clinical disease.

Dr. Helen Kamens (Ehringer lab) presents talk and wins travel award at International Behavioural and Neural Genetics Society Meeting

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Description: The role of CHRNA4 and CHRNB2 in alcohol and nicotine behaviors.

Jackson Kloor (Seals Lab) awarded BURST grant, May 2011-August 2011

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Project titled: Curcumin in Attenuating Age-related Arterial Stiffness.

Rachelle Kaplon, M.S. (Seals Lab) awarded T32 grant from National Institues of Health, June 2011-June 2012

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Project titled: Autophagy-Enhancing Therapy for Arterial Dysfunction in Middle-Aged and Older Adults.

Learning goals in IPHY

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Description: To promote a deeper understanding of concepts in physiology and advanced thinking skills, Science Teaching Fellows have worked with faculty to develop a set of learning goals for each course. These goals establish what students should know upon completion of a course, and include everything from basic concepts and vocabulary and more advanced critical thinking and data interpretation skills. Currently, 8 of the 10 required and core courses in IPHY now contain a set of learning goals that are actively used by students. Courses with learning goals include: Statistics, Cell Physiology, Anatomy, Human Physiology I, Human Physiology II, Endocrinology, Immunology, and Neurophysiology. These learning goals can be found online at: http://www.colorado.edu/sei/departments/integrative-physiology_learning.htm .

Molly Russell, M.S., (Seals Lab) - Post Presentation - Experimental Biology Conference, April 2011

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Voluntary running and caloric restriction reverse cerebrovascular endothelial dysfunction in old mice by restoring nitric oxide bioavailability.

Brooke Lawson, M.S. (Seals Lab) - Poster Presentation - Experimental Biology Conference, April 2011

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Life-long caloric restriction attenuates large elastic artery stiffening, hypertrophy and endothelial dysfunction with aging.

Whole Genome Sequencing and Complex Disease Genetics

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: McQueen. Date: 2011-05-24. Event: University of Colorado Developmental Psychobiology Research Group Annual Retreat.

ASSETT Development Award

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Description: ASSETT Development Award received to develop Nintendo Wii - based technologies for teaching Biomechanics.

Genome-Wide Analysis Workshop for Social Scientists

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Description: One day intensive workshop to familiarize social scientists with genome-wide data.

Kate Howell, M.S. (Seals Lab) - Poster Presentation - Experimental Biology Conference, April 2011

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Curcumin improves large elastic artery stiffness and reverses superoxide suppression of nitric oxide-mediated vascular endothelial function in old mice.

Thomas LaRocca, M.S. (Seals Lab) awarded grant from National Institues of Health & National Institue on Aging, April 2011-March 2013

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Project titled: Role of Autophagy in Vascular Endothelial Dysfunction with Aging.

Bradley Fleenor, Ph.D. (Seals Lab) - Poster Presentation - Experimental Biology Conference, April 2011

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Direct evidence for superoxide signaling in large elastic artery stiffening with aging in mice.

Thomas LaRocca, M.S. (Seals Lab) Poster Presentation - Keystone Symposium on Autophagy, March 2011

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Impaired Autophagy Contributes to Oxidative Stress, Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Accelerated Senesence During Aging in Human Endothelial Cells.

Bradley Fleenor, Ph.D. (Seals Lab) - Poster Presentation - Experimental Biology Conference, April 2011

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Sodium nitrite treatment de-stiffens large elastic arteries in old mice: modulation of advanced glycation end-products.

Poster Presentation: Modulatory influence of sympathetic nervous system activity on vascular endothelial dysfunction with aging in humans

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Seals. Date: 2010-11-15. Event: International Symposium on the Autonomic Nervous System.

Optimality criteria generalize from linear deterministic to nonlinear and stochastic settings

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Ahmed. Date: 2011-04-01. Event: Annual meeting of the Society for the Neural Control of Movemnt.

Lindsey Gano, M.S. (Seals Lab) - Poster Presentation - Experimental Biology Conference, April 2011

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Treatment with the SIRT1 activator SRT1720 reduces large elastic artery stiffness, superoxide production and inflammation in old mice.

Travel award (Johnson Lab)

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Will Horton received a travel award from the International Behavioral and Neural Genetics Society to attend their annual meeting in Rome, Italy.

Amy Sindler, Ph.D., (Seals Lab) Presentation Award, Emory, May 2011

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Approaching the Clinic: Nitrite and Nitrate Pathophysiology and Therapy Conference Presentation Award.

Allison DeVan, Ph.D., (Seals Lab) awarded T32 grant from National Institues of Health, May 2011-April 2012

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Project titled: Efficacy of Cholecalciferol Supplementation for Improving Large Elastic Artery Stiffness in Middle-Aged and Older Adults with Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Deficiency.

Science Teaching Fellow awarded travel grant to present work on use of learning goals by IPHY students

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Teresa Foley was recently awarded a travel fellowship by the American Physiology Society/NIDDK to present her work on the use of learning goals by physiology students at the Experimental Biology conference in Washington DC. A major goal of the IPHY department has been to develop a set of learning goals for each course that define what students should be able to do upon completion of a course. While the development of these learning goals has been well received by our faculty, many question the value of sharing such goals with their students.To determine how students value and use learning goals, an online survey was admintered to 325 students in 4 upper-division IPHY courses. Preliminary results suggest that students primarily use learning goals to help focus on the most important material for studying, to organize their notes, and as a tool to test their knowledge. Results from this work will be used to develop a "instruction manual" that will help faculty understand how students perceive and use learning goals.

Amy Sindler, Ph.D. (Seals Lab) Receives APS Cardiovascular Section Research Award

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Amy Sindler, Ph.D., received the APS Cardiovascular Section Research Award - Experimental Biology Conference, April 2011.

Ashley Walker, Ph.D. (formerly of Seals Lab) - Oral and Poster Presentation - Experimental Biology Conference, April 2011

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Absence of nuclear factor κB-mediated suppression of vascular endothelial function with aging in exercising adults.

Nitrite Therapy to Treat Arterial Aging

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Seals. Date: 2011-05-15. Event: Symposium presentation at the Nitrite and Nitrate Pathophysiology and Therapy Conference, Atlanta, Georgia.

Grant Henson, M.S. (Seals Lab) - Poster Presentation - Experimental Biology Conference, April 2011

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Autophagy-enhancing treatment reverses age-associated large elastic artery stiffening and modulates arterial superoxide production, inflammation and collagen I.

Amy Sindler, Ph.D. (Seals Lab) - Poster Presentation - Experimental Biology Conference, April 2011

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Superoxide-lowering therapy with TEMPOL reverses age-associated large elastic artery stiffening and endothelial dysfunction in mice.

Upcoming IPHY SEI publication on student attitudes about science

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Kate Semsar's work on The Colorado Learning About Science Survey (CLASS) in biology has recently been accepted for publication in CBE: Life Science Education. Developed in collaboration with the Science Teaching Fellows in MCDB, the CLASS tool helps faculty determine how student attitudes in biology compare to experts and how students move towards more expert-like thinking.

Thomas LaRocca, M.S. (Seals Lab) - Poster Presentation - Experimental Biology Conference, April 2011

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Autophagy-enhancing therapy reduces oxidative stress and restores vascular endothelial function in old mice.

Rachelle Kaplon, M.S. (Seals Lab) - Poster Presentation - Experimental Biology Conference, April 2011

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Vascular Endothelial Dysfunction with Age is Related to Increased Sympathetic Nervous System Activity in Women, but Not Men.

UROP Summer Apprenticeships (LeBourgeois Lab)

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Description: 7 CU Undergrads (Charlie Simpkin, Danielle Eves, Sherin Cherian, Lameese Akacem, Elsa Mullins, Hannah Craven, Annie Bielinski) received summer UROPs to work in the Sleep and Development Lab.

How Sleep Affects Your Child's IQ, Emotional Well-Being, ADHD, and Obesity

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Media outlet: 30-Minute Mom. Date: 2011-05-01. Link: http://webtalkradio.net/2011/05/02/30-minute-mom-%e2%80%93-how-sleep-affects-your-child%e2%80%99s-iq-emotional-well-being-adhd-and-obesity/

Todd Darlington (Ehringer lab) presents abstract and wins travel award at International Behavioral and Genetics Society Meeting

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Description: RNA-Sequencing reveals striatal transcriptome differences between the Inbred Long Sleep (ILS) and Inbred Short Sleep (ISS) mouse strains.

Sleep and Circadian Physiology: Implications for Young Children's Health and Development?

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: LeBourgeois. Date: 2011-04-12. Event: University of Colorado Developmental Psychobiology Research Group.

Kristen Jablonski, M.S. (Seals Lab) - Poster Presentation - Experimental Biology Conference, April 2011

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Dietary sodium restriction improves vascular endothelial dysfunction in middle-aged and older adults with moderately elevated systolic blood pressure.

Aerobic Exercise and Arterial Aging

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Seals. Date: 2011-04-15. Event: Montoye-Nagle Named Lecture at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Centennial Celebration of Kinesiology.

Kristen Jablonski, M.S. (Seals Lab) receives NIH Dietary Supplement Research Practicum Travel Award

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Kristen Jablonski, M.S. (Seals Lab) receives NIH Dietary Supplement Research Practicum Travel Award.

Prof. Roger Enoka receives Muybridge Award

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Prof. Roger Enoka has recently been honored by his colleagues as the recipient of the Muybridge award. This is the most prestigious award of the International Society of Biomechanics and is awarded for career achievements in the field. The award is named after Eadward Muybridge (1830-1904), who was the first to use cinematography for the study of human and animal movement. Only one award is given every two years. The International Society of Biomechanics was founded August 30, 1973 to promote the study of all areas of biomechanics at the international level, although special emphasis is given to the biomechanics of Human Movement. The Society encourages international contacts amongst scientists, promotes the dissemination of knowledge, and forms liaisons with national organizations. The Society's membership includes scientists from a variety of disciplines including anatomy, physiology, engineering (mechanical, industrial aerospace, etc.), orthopedics, rehabilitation medicine, sport science and medicine, ergonomics, electro-physiological kinesiology and others.

Faculty Position in Integrative Physiology

Thu, 04 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Specialization - Expertise in integrative physiology, defined as the study of biological function by linking observations from molecules to populations of individuals. The department will consider applications from individuals with a broad range of interests, including aging, biomedical epidemiology, cardiovascular disease, cell biology, immunology, quantitative methods, and skeletal muscle.

Rank - Tenure-track position at the level of assistant professor. Start Date - August 20, 2012

Qualifications - Applicants must have completed postdoctoral training. Previous research by the applicant must be published in premier journals, including those in physiology. Evidence of an ability to obtain extramural grant support is required and some teaching experience is preferred. Individuals will be expected to teach one of the core courses for the undergraduate degree in integrative physiology, plus additional courses as required.

General Information - The faculty roster for the Department of Integrative Physiology includes 23 tenured and tenure-eligible faculty and 9 instructors. The department offers the B.A., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Integrative Physiology. The undergraduate and graduate programs comprise ~1700 and 60 students, respectively. For more details on the department and the university, visit our website (http://www.colorado.edu/intphys). The Boulder campus is one of three in the University of Colorado system, and is approximately 35 miles from the Health Sciences Center in Denver.

Application Procedure - A description of the position can be found at the website www.colorado.edu/ArtsSciences/Jobs. Applications are only accepted electronically at https://www.jobsatcu.com, posting #813927. An application requires: (1) cover letter stating qualifications, research goals, an explanation of how your expertise adds synergy to existing strengths in the department, and teaching qualifications; (2) current curriculum vita; (3) three original research articles; and (4) list of three references with contact information.

Review of the applications will begin on November 1, 2011 and continue until a candidate is identified. Additional information can be obtained by phone (303-492-3122), fax (303-492-4009), or e-mail (marsha.cook@colorado.edu). The University of Colorado Boulder is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to building a diverse workforce. We encourage applications from women, racial and ethnic minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans. Alternative formats of this ad can be provided upon request for individuals with disabilities by contacting the ADA Coordinator at 303-492-1334.

Prof. Monika Fleshner elected president of two professional societies

Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Her colleagues have recently honored Prof. Monika Fleshner by electing her as president of two professional societies. She is 2011-2012 president of the PsychoNeuroImmunology Research Society (PNIRS), which comprises individuals who study the interactions between the immune and nervous systems and the consequences for behavior and health. The ~400 members in the Society comprise scholars with expertise in behavioral medicine, endocrinology, immunology, infectious diseases, neuroscience, pharmacology, physiology, psychiatry, psychology, and rheumatology. Dr. Fleshner's responsibilities as President-Elect are to serve on a number of committees for the Society that shape the scientific content of the annual meeting, manage the budget, and chart its future development. The annual meeting will be held in San Diego during the time that Prof. Fleshner is President. Prof. Fleshner is also President-Elect for the International Society of Exercise and Immunology, which comprises ~200 members from 20 countries. As the name suggests, the purpose of the Society is to foster the exchange of information and the development of knowledge on the influence of exercise on the function of the immune system. The Society organizes a biennial scientific meeting with the 2009 meeting held in Tubingen, Germany, the 2011 meeting to be held in Oxford, UK, and the 2013 to be held in Australia. As Prof. Fleshner will be President at the time of the 2013 meeting, she will unfortunately have to travel to Australia for that meeting.

Prof. Rodger Kram receives BFA Faculty Excellence Award

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Prof. Rodger Kram has been awarded the 2011 Boulder Faculty Assembly Award for Excellence in Teaching. Prof. Kram is one of four recipients of this award university-wide. This prestigious award recognizes outstanding educational faculty who have inspired their students with their dedication to teaching and innovative teaching methods both inside and outside the classroom.

Older adults taking popular sleep medicine at risk for falls and cognitive impairment, study finds

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Media outlet: University of Colorado News. Date: N/A. Link: http://www.colorado.edu/news/r/f9df0f32ecaedb12eb5f3c4d1fbefb71.html

Forensic Botany: An Underutilized Resource

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Speaker: Norris. Date: 2010-04-30. Event: MetroState Denver, Science Day Keynote Speaker.

Serotonin, the anxiety modulator

Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Media outlet: CU-Boulder Office of News Services, a division of University Communications. Date: 2010-10-08. Link: http://www.colorado.edu/news/podcasts/

Lamya'a Dawud (Lowry lab) wins Biological Sciences Initiative Bioscience Undergraduate Research Skills and Training Program (BURST) Award, 2010-2011

Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Description: The role of serotonin 1A receptors within the dorsolateral periaqueductal gray and rostroventrolateral medulla in regulating behavioral coping strategies during acute or repeated social defeat.

Lindsey Gano (Seals Lab) gives oral presentation at conference and wins travel award

Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Description: Presentation and travel award for American Heart Association, Scientific Sessions 2010. Presentation was an Abstract Digital Dialogue: Chronic Treatment with SIRT1 Activator SRT1720 Ameliorates Age-Associated Vascualr Endothelial Dysfunction in B6D2F1 Mice. Travel award was for young investigators and was based on the high score of the submitted abstract.

Common sleep drug can leave people groggy, clumsy

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Media outlet: Reuters (similar stories in MedlinePlus, CNBC, CBC News, United Press International, Psychcentral.com, Medscape/Web MD, Drugs.com). Date: N/A. Link: N/A

Serotonin cell discoveries mean rethink of depression

Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Media outlet: New Scientist. Date: 2010-10-08. Link: http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20727703.300-serotonin-cell-discoveries-mean-rethink-of-depression.html

Research Experience for Undergraduates

Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Investigator: Lowry. Funding agency: NSF. Period: 05/01/10-08/07/10. Amount: $6,000.

Reproductive Disruption by Estrogenic Wasterwater Effluents

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Speaker: Norris. Date: 2010-06-21. Event: Selected Presenter for National Press Webcast by The Endocrine Society.

Reproductive Disruption of Fishes by Endocrin-active Wastewater Effluent.

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Speaker: Norris. Date: 2010-06-20. Event: The Endocrine Society Natl Meeting.

Kathleen Dady (Lowry lab) wins Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP)/HHMI Individual Grant, Summer 2010

Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Description: Pharmacological characterization of an afferent thermosensory pathway.

Jo Rochester (Tsai Lab) presents abstract in the Annual Society for Neuroscience Meeting (Nov 2010)

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Description: Postnatal loss and reactivation of the GnRH system in aging male transgenic animals paired with females.

Vascular Endothelial Dysfunction with Aging: Prevention and Treatment

Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Speaker: Seals. Date: 2010-11-15. Event: American Society for Nephrology Annual Meeting Symposium: Kidney and Cardiovascular Disease—A Major Challenge with Some Hope.

Stephanie King (Tsai Lab) wins best undergraduate poster award in Front Range Neuroscience Meeting

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Description: Reduced arginine vasopressin (AVP) neuronal populations in hypothalamus of FGF8 hypomorphic mice.

Aging and Arterial Dysfunction with a Western Diet: Exercise and AMPK

Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Investigator: Seals. Funding agency: National Institues of Health. Period: 1/1/11-12/31/16. Amount: $1,250,000.

Can we target specific neuronal populations to improve the efficacy and safety of antidepressants?

Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Speaker: Lowry. Date: 2010-07-22. Event: Symposium presentation at the 16th World Pharma Congress for Basic and Clinical Pharmacology (formerly IUPHAR), Copenhagen, Denmark, In Conference: New approaches and targets in psychiatry; Session: Exploring new targets in affective disorders using translational science.

Biao Sun (Tsai Lab) presents abstract in the Annual Society for Neuroscience Meeting (Nov 2010)

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Description: Diverse electrophysiology effects of homologous gonadotropin-releasing hormone in Aplysia californica.

Jon Harvey (Lowry lab) awarded Summer Multicultural Access to Research Training (SMART) fellowship, Summer 2010

Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Description: N/A.

Brooke Tata (Tsai Lab) presents abstract in the Annual Society for Neuroscience Meeting (Nov 2010)

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Description: The impact of compound FGFR1 and FGF8 signaling deficiencies on the murine reproductive system.

Andrew Wacker (Lowry lab) wins Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP)/HHMI Individual Grant, Summer 2010

Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Description: Effect of acute corticosterone on stress-relevant forebrain regions of male rats.

Metabolic Cost of Human Sleep Deprivation Quantified by University of Colorado Team

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Media outlet: University of Colorado News, University of Colorado Alumni Association. Date: N/A. Link: http://www.colorado.edu/news/r/2af72377692f7f5f4a0954cd3bed254e.html

Prof. David Allen joins JAP editorial board

Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Description: Elected to the Editorial Board of the Journal of Applied Physiology.

Jodi Lukkes (Lowry lab) awarded Front Range Neuroscince Group Travel Award

Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Description: Support for a presentation at the International Behavioral Neuroscience Society (IBNS) meeting in Villisimius, Sardinia, Italy, June 8-13, 2010.

Kathryn Helmerick (Lowry lab) wins Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP)/HHMI Individual Grant, 2010-2011

Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Description: Characterization of corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) type I receptor systems using a fluorescent CRF conjugate: quantitative assessment using a CRF type I receptor antagonist.

Allison Matti (Lowry lab) wins Biological Sciences Initiative Bioscience Undergraduate Research Skills and Training Program (BURST) Award, 2010-2011

Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Description: Neural circuits that regulate anxiety: focus on serotonin type 2A receptors.

Jo Rochester (Tsai Lab) wins oral presentation award in Front Range Neuroscience Meeting

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Description: Postnatal loss and reactivation of the GnRH system in aging male transgenic animals paired with females.

Tina M. Burke (Wright lab) wins American Academy of Sleep Medicine Circadian Rhythms Section Investigator Award

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Description: Interactions Between Cognitive Work and Homeostatic, Circadian, and Sleep Inertia Processes on Subjective Sleepiness, Alertness, and Motivation.

Exercise prevents stress-induced memory impairments

Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Investigator: Greenwood. Funding agency: NIH-MH. Period: 3/1/10-2/28/12. Amount: $200,000.

Prevention and Treatment of Arterial Aging

Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Speaker: Seals. Date: 2010-10-15. Event: Department of Kinesiology and Applied Physiology seminar, University of Delaware.

What's on your bathroom shelves

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Media outlet: Boulder Magazine. Date: 2010-09-15. Link: N/A

Upgrades cut fish-feminizing chemicals

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Media outlet: Boulder Camera. Date: 2010-06-22. Link: N/A

Interview of EDCs

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Media outlet: Netherlands World Wide Radio. Date: 2010-07-15. Link: N/A

Estrogens and Boulder WWTP upgrade

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Media outlet: Channel & Denver. Date: 2010-06-21. Link: N/A

Benjamin Spannuth (Lowry lab) wins Sigma Xi Grant-in-Aid of Research, Identification of neural circuits regulating stress-induced activation of serotonergic systems

Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Description: N/A.

CU-Boulder prof working on supplement that mimics exercise benefits

Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Media outlet: Daily Camera. Date: 2010-10-27. Link: http://www.dailycamera.com/ci_16442773?source=email

Evidence from Foresnic Botany in Establishing Time of Death in Incarcerated Persons

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Speaker: Norris. Date: 2010-02-25. Event: American Academy of Forensic Sciences annual meeting.

Don't sweat it: Voluntary exercise and the neurobiology of the stress resistant brain

Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Speaker: Greenwood. Date: 2010-05-02. Event: ACSM annual meeting.

Eat bacteria to boost brain power

Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Media outlet: New Scientist. Date: 2010-10-08. Link: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn18967-eat-bacteria-to-boost-brain-power.html

Study Finds Lack of Sleep Leads to Lost Calories

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Media outlet: Science Magazine - Health and Medicine (similar stories in Science News, Healthfinder.gov - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, MedlinePlus, US News and World Report, Discovery News, Colorado Daily, Yahoo News, United Press International, Wired.com, Bloomberg Businesses Week). Date: N/A. Link: N/A

Neural systems regulating anxious states

Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Speaker: Lowry. Date: 2010-07-06. Event: Symposium presentation at the 7th Forum of European Neuroscience (FENS); In: Stress, anxiety and the amygdala.

Aerobic Exercise in the Prevention and Treatment of Arterial Aging

Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Speaker: Seals. Date: 2010-10-15. Event: International Symposium on Exercise Therapy: Scientific and Practical Issues of Exercise Therapy, Center for Translational Science Activities, Mayo Clinic, Rochester.

Role of Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 in Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage

Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Speaker: Allen. Date: 2010-12-03. Event: Seminar--University of Northern Colorado.

Estrogens in Our Water: The Tip of the Iceberg

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Speaker: Norris. Date: 2010-02-11. Event: Plennary Speaker at National Park Service Aquatic Professionals Meeting.

Naomi Zelin (Lowry lab) wins Biological Sciences Initiative Bioscience Undergraduate Research Skills and Training Program (BURST) Award, Summer 2010

Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Description: Effects of post-weaning social isolation of female rats on anxiogenic drug-induced c-Fos expression in GABAergic interneurons in the basolateral amygdala.

Prof. David Allen elected ACSM Fellow

Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Description: Elected as Fellow to the American College of Sports Medicine.

Exercise reduces stress

Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Media outlet: Good Housekeeping. Date: 2010-06-01. Link: N/A

Exercise alleviates anxiety

Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Media outlet: Glamour Magazine. Date: 2010-09-15. Link: N/A

Michael Long (Lowry lab) wins Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP)/HHMI Individual Grant, Summer 2010

Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Description: Effects of post-weaning social isolation on serotonergic and glutamatergic systems, and anxiety in males.

Scott Kavanaugh (Tsai Lab) presents abstract in the Annual Society for Neuroscience Meeting (Nov 2010)

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Description: Reduced arginine vasopression (AVP) neuronal populations in hypothalamus of fibroblast growth factor 8 hypomorphic mice.

Leonard Armijo (Lowry lab) wins Biological Sciences Initiative Bioscience Undergraduate Research Skills and Training Program (BURST) Award, 2010-2011

Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Description: Effects of post-weaning social isolation of male rats on stress-induced c-Fos expression in GABAergic interneurons in the basolateral amygdala.

Exercise in a pill?

Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Media outlet: BuffAlum Notes. Date: 2010-10-15. Link: http://www.cualum.org/2010/10/15/exercise-in-a-pill/

Hear the answer

Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Media outlet: Sign of Scince. Date: 2010-10-08. Link: http://www.heartheanswer.com/index.php?action=feature&qid=468&PHPSESSID=468bd21ee0efa7384c9934e246b6fcb2

Biologically Active Chemicals in Our Water: The Tip of the Iceberg

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Speaker: Norris. Date: 2010-03-11. Event: CU School of Journalism: Scripts Fellows.

Social Demographic Moderation of Genome Wide Associations for Body Mass Index

Fri, 14 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Investigator: McQueen. Funding agency: NICHD. Period: 06/01/10-05/31/15. Amount: $2,422,555.

Talking Dirty: Why You Should Call a Truce with Germs

Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Media outlet: Body & Soul. Date: 2010-10-08. Link: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn18967-eat-bacteria-to-boost-brain-power.html

Leah Brooks (Tsai Lab) presents abstract in the Annual Society for Neuroscience Meeting (Nov 2010)

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Description: Maternal behaviors in dominant negative fibroblast growth factor receptor mutant mice.

Only as old as your arteries

Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Media outlet: Colorado Arts & Sciences Magazine. Date: 2010-10-15. Link: http://artsandsciences.colorado.edu/magazine/2010/10/only-as-old-as-your-arteries/

Kathleen Dady (Lowry lab) wins Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP)/HHMI Individual Grant, 2010-2011

Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Description: The role temperature in activating a thermoregulatory serotonergic system in the rat brain.

Prof. Chris Lowry receives NARSAD Young Investigator Award

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0600

NARSAD announces that Prof. Lowry is one of the recipients of their 2010 Young Investigator Awards. NARSAD is dedicated to investing in research to unravel the complexities of schizophrenia, depressions, and other psychiatric diseases. Prof. Lowry's award will fund a project entitled: "Evaluation of tryptophan hydroxylase 2 expression in bipolar depressed patients". More details here: http://www.narsad.org/index.php?q=node/12077/press-release-details/12137

Projects provide pre-finals relief for CU-Boulder students

Fri, 10 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Prof. Rodger Kram's biomechanics course is featured in the Colorado Daily, with an article and video on student projects designed to improve or reduce stress on muscle movement. Link: http://www.coloradodaily.com/cu-boulder/ci_16821140#axzz17iyISbDQ

Hormones and Reproduction of Vertebrates

Thu, 04 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Hormones and Reproduction of Vertebrates, edited by Prof. David Norris and Kristin Lopez, was recently released. This five-volume set represents a comprehensive and integrated treatment of reproduction in vertebrates from fishes of all sorts through mammals. It is designed to provide a readable, coordinated description of reproductive basics in each group of vertebrates as well as an introduction to the latest trends in reproductive research and our understanding of reproductive events.

Genetics, alcohol tolerance, and addiction

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Prof. Marissa Ehringer's work on genetics and addiction is featured in the Daily Camera in relation to a recent study that identified a gene that determines one's tolerance to alcohol. Link: http://www.dailycamera.com/news/ci_16461611

Health boost in a tiny pill

Wed, 27 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Prof. Doug Seals's research on nutraceuticals was highlighted in both the Daily Camera and Colorado Daily. Seals and his team have been researching supplements that can mimic some of the health benefits of a healthy diet and exercise. Links: http://www.dailycamera.com/ci_16442773 and http://www.coloradodaily.com/ci_16442773#axzz13ZXWtPhO

IPHY doctoral program receives high marks

Mon, 25 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0600

The National Research Council (NRC) reported what it calls "illustrative" ranges of rankings on overall program quality and on three dimensions of doctoral education-research activity, student support and outcomes, and gender and ethnic diversity of the academic environment. The IPHY doctoral program received overall rankings as high as fourth when compared over 60 other physiology programs in the country. The NRC approach takes into account many factors ranging from number of students, faculty publications, graduation rates, faculty honors and awards, combined using a lengthy and complex statistical analysis process. Congratulations to both the grad students and faculty alike for this significant achievement.

Kurt Marshall, M.S. (Seals lab) abstract presentation at Experimental Biology Conference, April 2010

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Poster titled "Habitual aerobic exercise reverses age-associated increases in transforming growth factor beta 1 in carotid arteries of mice".

Sleep and Emotion Regulation across Early Childhood

Fri, 15 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Investigator: LeBourgeois. Funding agency: NIH/NIMH. Period: 4/26/10-1/31/15. Amount: $2,603,080.

Kristen Jablonski, M.S. (Seals lab) abstract presentation at Experimental Biology Conference, April 2010

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Poster titled "25-Hydroxyvitamin D deficiency is associated with vascular endothelial dysfunction in middle-aged and older adults".

Forrest Brooks (Seals lab) awarded BURST grant, 2010-2011

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Description: BURST (Bioscience Undergraduate Research Skills and Training) Research Assistantship, project titled "Efficacy of Cholecalciferol Supplementation of Improving Vascular Endothelial Function in Middle-Aged and Older Adults with Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Supplementation".

Discharge characteristics of motor units at recruitment

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Enoka. Date: 2010-07-10. Event: Motoneuron Meeting. Paris, France.

Elena Pellicer (Seals lab) awarded BURST grant, 2010-2011

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Description: BURST (Bioscience Undergraduate Research Skills and Training) Research Assistantship.

Unraveling the neurophysiology of muscle fatigue

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Enoka. Date: 2010-06-14. Event: Biennial meeting of the International Society of Electromyography and Kinesiology. Aalborg, Denmark.

Epigenetics in animal models of addiction: opportunities and challenges

Wed, 15 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Stitzel. Date: 2010-09-30. Event: National Hispanic Science Network on Drug Abuse (NHSN) Annual International Scientific Meeting.

Prevention and treatment of arterial endothelial dysfunction with aging

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Seals. Date: 2010-05-15. Event: Cedars Sinai Research Center, Cardiology Grand Rounds, Las Angeles, California.

Dr. Lisa Lesniewski (Seals lab) abstract presentation at Experimental Biology Conference, April 2010

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Poster titled "Endothelial dysfunction with advancing age is associated with increased arterial apoptosis and increased expression of the pro-apoptotic protein Bim: Potential role of FoxO3a acetylation status".

Katherine Magerko, M.S. (Seals lab) abstract presentation at Experimental Biology Conference, April 2010

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Poster titled "Age-related impairment in endothelium-dependent dilation is related to diminished sirT deacetlylase expression and increased eNOS acetylation".

Methodological Challenges to GxE Research on the Genome-Wide Scale

Tue, 21 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: McQueen. Date: 2010-06-03. Event: Society for Prevention Research Meeting.

Data Issues with Large-Scale Genetic Studies

Tue, 21 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: McQueen. Date: 2010-05-20. Event: CCTSI Seminar series.

Brooke Lawson, M.S. (Seals lab) abstract presentation at Experimental Biology Conference, April 2010

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Poster titled "Short-term AMPK activation improves vascular endothelial function in old mice by a different mechanism than habitual aerobic exercise".

Dr. Amy Sindler (Seals lab) abstract presentation at Experimental Biology Conference, April 2010

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Poster titled "Nitrite supplementation reverses vascular endothelial dysfunction in old mice via improved nitric oxide bioavailability".

Coffee protects against in vivo Abeta toxicity via activation of the skn-1 (Nrf2) detoxification pathway

Mon, 20 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker Chris Link also chaired a session on non-murine models of Alzheimer's disease.

Snooze or Lose: The Role of Sleep in Young Children's Emotion Regulation and School Readiness

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: LeBourgeois. Date: 2010-09-21. Event: University of Michigan Center for Human Growth and Development Tuesday Noon Seminars.

Aging, habitual exercise and endothelium-dependent dilation in humans

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Seals. Date: 2010-04-15. Event: Annual Experimental Biology Conference, Anaheim, CA.

Expression and Function of Myostatin During Food Deprivation and Stress

Sat, 05 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Allen. Date: 2010-06-05. Event: American College of Sports Medicine.

Dr. Catarina Rippe (Seals lab) abstract presentation at Experimental Biology Conference, April 2010

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Poster titled "Replicative senescence may be a suitable model for assessing in vivo endothelial cell oxidative stress and inflammation with aging in humans".

Family-Based Methods in Genome-Wide Association Studies

Tue, 21 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: McQueen. Date: 2010-05-10. Event: Seminar for research group in Korea.

Sleep Regulation in Early Childhood

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: LeBourgeois. Date: 2010-04-05. Event: Harvard Sleep Medicine Grand Rounds.

The neurophysiology of muscle fatigue

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Enoka. Date: 2010-07-06. Event: Seminar. Brussels, Belgium.

Specificity of neuromuscular adaptations

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Enoka. Date: 2010-06-12. Event: Summer School on Neurorehabilitation - Recovery of motor function. Aalborg, Denmark.

Family-Based Association Short Course

Tue, 21 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Prof. Matt McQueen taught a two-day shortcourse/workshop held in Korea.

Exercise and dietary strategies to combat arterial aging

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Seals. Date: 2010-03-15. Event: Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri.

CHRNA5 D398N SNP: Implications for Addiction and Lung Cancer Risk

Wed, 15 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Stitzel. Date: 2010-09-20. Event: Gene Environment Association Studies (GENEVA) Steering Committee Meeting.

Dr. Anthony Donato (Seals lab) abstract presentation at Experimental Biology Conference, April 2010

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Poster titled "Increased leukocyte adhesion molecules, macrophage and lymphocyte infiltration, and pro-inflammatory cytokine suppression of arterial function with aging".

The Rationale for Evidence Based Medicine

Tue, 21 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: McQueen. Date: 2010-03-11. Event: Continuing medical education at Wardenburg Health Clinic.

Hylke Snieder (Seals lab) awarded BURST grant, 2010-2011

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Description: BURST (Bioscience Undergraduate Research Skills and Training) Research Assistantship, project titled "Curcumin in Attenuating Age Related Artertial Stiffness".

Publishing tips for new investigators

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Seals. Date: 2010-07-15. Event: National Institue on Aging Summer Research Insitute.

Dr. Brad Fleenor (Seals lab) abstract presentation at Experimental Biology Conference, April 2010

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Poster titled "Human arterial endothelial cells develop a mesenchymal phenotype with aging".

Seals Lab Featured on Spanish-language TV

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0600

The Integrative Physiology of Aging Lab, headed by Dr. Doug Seals, was featured in a short news segment on Spanish-language TV. The segment featured information about the research the Seals lab is conducting at the Clinical Translational Research Center. Link: http://www.kcectv.com/

Mark Blimline, M.S. (Seals lab) abstract presentation at Experimental Biology Conference, April 2010

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Poster and short presentation titled "MicroRNA expression with "aging" in human aortic endothelial cells".

Kristen Jablonsk, M.S. (Seals lab) non-competitive renewal of pre-doctoral NRSA

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Funding provided by National Institue on Aging, project titled "Vascular Endothelial Dysfunction in Older Adults: Dietary Sodium Restriction".

Expression and Function of MicroRNAs during Murine Skeletal Muscle Atrophy

Sat, 05 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Allen. Date: 2010-06-05. Event: American College of Sports Medicine.

Only as Old as Your Arteries

Wed, 13 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Prof. Doug Seals' work on the aging of artery walls is featured in the CU College of Arts & Sciences Magazine. His group studies how exercise, dietary salt restriction, and other lifestyle factors can promote cardiovascular health. Now their research focus has expanded to explore the benefits of natural pharmaceuticals such as Vitamin D. Link: http://artsandsciences.colorado.edu/magazine/2010/10/only-as-old-as-your-arteries/

Prof. Pei-San Tsai Receives Provost's Faculty Achievement Award

Fri, 17 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Prof. Pei-San Tsai has received the 2010 Provost's Faculty Achievement Award. This new award of $1,000 is granted in recognition of a coherent body of work, such as a publication or series of related publications, that has made a significant impact on the field.

Faculty Position (Tsai lab)

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Dr. Wilson Chung has accepted a tenure-track Assistant Professor position at Kent State University, Department of Biological Sciences (starting Jan. 2011).

Postdoctoral Fellowship (Tsai Lab)

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Dr. Johanna Rochester awarded NIH Individual Postdoctoral National Research Service Award (NRSA). "The Role of Social Interaction in Restoring the Aging GnRH System". 07/01/10-06/30/13.

Dizzy After First Smoke? Your Genes Might Be 'Loaded'

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Prof. Marissa Ehringer's work on the genetics of substance abuse is featured in the CU College of Arts & Sciences Magazine. Her group has shown that people who experience dizziness after their first cigarette have a genetic variation that puts them at a higher risk of becoming addictive smokers. Link: http://artsandsciences.colorado.edu/magazine/2010/06/dizzy-after-first-cigarette-your-genes-might-be-loaded/

Gender-Bending Fish Problem Mitigated With Treatment Plant Upgrade

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Media outlet: TheDenverChannel.com. Date: 2010-6-21. Link: http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/23978000/detail.html

Arman Serebrakian (Fleshner lab) wins National Big 12 Student Athlete award, 2009-2010

Tue, 08 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Arman Serebrakian, a BS/MA student, is one of two Colorado winners of this award.

Ex-tennis champ finds a new focus

Tue, 02 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Media outlet: Athens Banner-Herald. Date: 2010-5-3. Link: http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/050310/new_631637645.shtml

Benjamin Greenwood appointed as assistant research professor

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Dr. Greenwood completed undergraduate and graduate degrees at the University of Colorado at Boulder with a double major (1999) in psychology and kinesiology, an M.S. (2001) in Kinesiology and Applied Physiology, and a Ph.D. (2005) in Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience. His postdoctoral training at CU-Boulder included a project that was funded by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. His current research, which is funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, examines the neurobiological mechanisms by which physical activity status impacts cognitive and behavioral responses to stress, focusing primarily on learning and memory, depression, and anxiety-related behaviors in rodents. His long-term goals are to do identify the neurobiological mechanisms by which physical activity increases resistance against stress-related psychiatric disorders.

Christopher DeSouza promoted to professor

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Since being promoted to the rank of associate professor with tenure in 2005, Dr. DeSouza has continued to be among the top performers in the department each year in teaching, research, and service. These accomplishments have been recognized by the University as they have agreed with the recommendation of the Department that he be promoted to the rank of professor. His research focuses on vascular biology, as he examines the interface between physiology and blood chemistry. The significance of this work is underscored by the breadth of topics he has studied, which include the effects of aging, obesity, hormone replacement therapy, HIV-1 infection, oxidative stress, and regular physical activity. The Department concurs with the University's conclusion that we are fortunate to claim a colleague of his calibre among our ranks.

Dr. Tom Johnson receives Denham Harman Research Award for the Lifetime Achievement in Research

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Established in 1978, this award was named in honor of Dr. Denham Harman, a co-founder of the American Aging Association and honors a person who has made significant contributions to biomedical aging research.

Kathleen Dady (Lowry lab) wins Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP)/HHMI Individual Grant, 2009-2010

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Inhibition of thermal activation of a serotonergic pathway through antagonism of thermosensitive TRPv4 channels.

Novel Mechanisms Regulating Myostatin Expression and Function

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Allen. Date: 9/17/09. Event: Departmental Colloquium.

Chrna4 T529A knockin mice: A model for understanding the role of naturally occurring polymorphisms in modulating brain function, nicotine sensitivity and gene by age interactions.

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Stitzel. Date: 2/25/10. Event: Society for Nicotine and Tobacco Research Annual Meeting.

The role of CHRNA6 and CHRNB3 in tobacco and alcohol behaviors - Human molecular genetics

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Ehringer. Date: 2/15/10. Event: Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD.

The Role of CHRNA5/A3/B4 in Early Disinhibitory Behaviors - Human Molecular Genetics

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Ehringer. Date: 2/15/10. Event: Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD.

Load type and muscle fatigue

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Enoka. Date: 12/3/09. Event: Seminar, University of Arizona.

GxE Interplay in the Development of Drug Abuse and Comorbid Problems

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Investigator: McQueen. Funding agency: NIH/NIDA. Period: 8/1/2009-07/31/2011. Amount: $1,640,769.

Michael Long (Lowry lab) wins Biological Sciences Initiative Bioscience Undergraduate Research Skills and Training Program (BURST) Grant, 2009-2014

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Effects of post-weaning social isolation on serotonergic and glutamatergic systems, and anxiety in males.

Drinking from the Fire Hose: Complex Disease Genetics in the Post-Genome Era

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: McQueen. Date: 9/15/09. Event: University of Colorado Department of Integrative Physiology Colloquium Series.

Unraveling the neurophysiology of muscle fatigue

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Enoka. Date: 10/23/09. Event: Seminar, University of Illinois at Chicago.

Naomi Zelin (Lowry lab) wins Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) Assistantship, Spring 2010

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Effects of post-weaning social isolation on anxiogenic drug-induced c-Fos expression in the basolateral amygdala.

Post-doctoral Position (Stitzel lab)

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Tristan McClure-Begley will be joining Dr. Marina Piccioto's laboratory at Yale as a Post-doctoral fellow after completiong his PhD this spring.

Grant Award (Stitzel lab)

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Anne Tammamaki, A Post-Doctoral researcher in my lab was awarded a grant from the Finnish Academy of Sciences to help support her research.

Learning goals for IPHY 5800

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Dr. Matt McQueen, working with the SEI team, developed learning goals for the graduate statistics course.

Course Revision of IPHY 3060 Completed by SEI Team

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Dr. David Allen assisted SEI in developing teaching goals for IPHY 3060.

McKenzie Valentine (Lowry lab) wins Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP)/HHMI Individual Grant, 2009-2010

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Effects of both acute and repeated social defeat on serotonergic systems in rats undergoing maternal separation in the early stages of life.

The effect of Chrna5 delection on nicotine consumption in mice is dependent upon genetic background

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Stitzel. Date: 2/26/10. Event: Society for Nicotine and Tobacco Research Annual Meeting.

Tamara Strickland (Lowry lab) wins Biological Sciences Initiative Bioscience Undergraduate Research Skills and Training Program (BURST) Grant, 2009-2012

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Modulation of serotonergic and corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) systems via CRF2 receptors.

Exploiting Family-Based Information in Complex Disease Research

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: McQueen. Date: 8/15/09. Event: The Joint Statistical Meetings (SJM).

Allison Stout (Lowry lab) wins Biological Sciences Initiative Bioscience Undergraduate Research Skills and Training Program (BURST) Grant, 2009-2013

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Effects of intragastric administration of Mycobacterium obuense on serotonergic systems.

Alex Westerman (Lowry lab) wins Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) Individual Grant for Empirical, Experimental, and Theoretical Research, Fall, 2009

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Identification of functional subsets of BLA neurons regulating anxiety.

Neural systems regulating anxiety states: focus on serotonergic systems

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Lowry. Date: 11/17/09. Event: Integrative Neuroscience Research Center, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, USA.

The role of CHRNA6 and CHRNB3 in tobacco and alcohol behaviors - Human, molecular, and mouse genetics

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Ehringer. Date: 9/15/09. Event: Translational Nicotine Research Meeting, Dusseldorf, Germany.

Glenn Engelman (Lowry lab) wins Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP)/HHMI Individual Grant, 2009-2010

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Effects of adolescent social isolation on serotonergic systems and anxiety in females.

Kathryn Helmerick (Lowry lab) wins Biological Sciences Initiative Bioscience Undergraduate Research Skills and Training Program (BURST) Grant, 2009-2011

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Characterization of corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) type I receptor systems using a fluorescent CRF conjugate.

Muscle fatigue: what, why, and how it influences muscle function?

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Enoka. Date: 11/23/09. Event: Seminar, University of Southern California.

Meta-Analysis of Genetic Association Data: The AlzGene, SzGene, PDGene and MSGene Databases

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: McQueen. Date: 1/17/10. Event: Winter Conference on Brain Research.

Philip Siebler (Lowry lab) wins Biological Sciences Initiative Bioscience Undergraduate Research Skills and Training Program (BURST) Grant, 2009-2010

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Effects of activation of the temperature-sensitive ion channel TRPv4 on serotonergic systems.

Nicotinic Receptor Genes & Substance Abuse: Functional Studies of Associated SNPs

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Investigator: Ehringer. Funding agency: NIH/NIDA. Period: 2009-2011. Amount: $900,000.

Andrew Wacker (Lowry lab) wins Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP)/HHMI Individual Grant, 2009-2010

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Effect of chronic low-, medium- or high-dose treatment with corticosterone (CORT) on plasma CORT concentrations and tph2 mRNA expression in the dorsal raphe nucleus.

Monika Fleshner Elected President

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Professor Monika Fleshner was elected to a two-year term as president of the International Society for Exercise Immunology (http://www.isei.dk). The Society provides a forum for the exchange of ideas among researchers interested in exercise and immunology and its members include biochemists, exercise physiologists, hematologists, immunologists, neuroscientists, physicians, and traumatologists. The Society organizes a biennial convention and the next meeting will occur on July 11-13, 2011 in Oxford, England.

Marissa Ehringer promoted with tenure

Mon, 29 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0600

After evaluations by the Department, College of Arts of Sciences, and the University, Dr. Marissa Ehringer has been promoted to the rank of associate professor with tenure. She is also a faculty fellow in the Institute of Behavioral Genetics. Dr. Ehringer's research focuses on understanding the molecular genetic mechanisms that contribute to the development of substance abuse, mainly alcohol- and nicotine-related problems. The Department is fortunate to claim a colleague of her caliber among our ranks.

Dr. Tom Johnson receives BFA Faculty Excellence Award

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Dr. Tom Johnson has been awarded the 2010 Boulder Faculty Assembly Award for Excellence in Research, Scholarly and Creative Work. This award of $3,000 emphasises work of high quality that does not receive recognition through the usual channels, such as interdisciplinary research, work accomplished with undergraduate students, or integrated long-term achievements.

Megan Reamy (Norris Lab) receives Jacob Van Ek Scholar Award

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Description: This award from the College of Arts and Sciences recognizes superior academic achievement combined with distinguished service to the university or the community at large.

Realizing campus accessibility through collaboration

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0600

IPHY undergrad, Theresa Nguyen, is featured in a university newsletter. She initiated a collaboration between IPHY instructors Adam Hayes and Ruth Heisler, Disabilities Services and Facilities management to allow her to fully participate in the Human Anatomy Lab. Read the full story here: http://www.colorado.edu/insidecu/editions/2010/3-9/story4.html.

Phys Ed: Internally Fit -- How exercising keeps your cells young

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Media outlet: New York Times / Well. Date: 2010-1-27. Link: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/27/phys-ed-how-exercising-keeps-your-cells-young/?pagemode=print&scp=3&sq=Internally%20fit%20how%20exercising%20keeps%20your%20cells%20young&st=cse

Study by Dr. Ehringer's group links family of genes to nicotine addiction

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Dr. Ehringer's work on nicotine addiction is featured prominently in the most recent edition of the National Institute of Drug Abuse's NIDA Notes. Her group has identified key genes that influence the effect of early smoking responses and the age of smoking initiation on the likelihood of becoming addicted to nicotine. Link: http://www.nida.nih.gov/NIDA_notes/NNvol22N6/Studies.html

Dr. Tom Johnson awarded distinction of AAAS Fellow

Tue, 17 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Prof. Tom Johnson has been awarded the distinction of AAAS Fellow for his contributions in developing the C. elegans model for the understanding of the genetics of longevity. The AAAS is the largest scientific membership organization in the world. Each year a few hundred are nominated by their peers for elevation to Fellow status which is one of the highest honors conferred by the AAAS and ranks among the major awards and recognitions that can be obtained in the United States.

IPCL Staff Research Assistant

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Job Opening: IPCL Staff Research Assistant. Full Time Staff Research Assistant. Position Description: Provide technical assistance for IPCL (Integrative Physiology Core Laboratory) measurements and other procedures, including GXT, VO2 max testing, exercise blood pressures; Resting EKG and blood pressure measurements; Resting Metabolic Rate; Body Composition (DXA); Exercise prescription and supervision of training; Assessment of physical activity; Computer data entry (PC computer, Windows xp, Microsoft Word, Excel); Heart Rate Monitors (initializing/subject instruction/downloading); Help with lab setup and take down for different protocols; Calibration and preventative maintenance of equipment; Ordering supplies; Writing policies and procedures. Provide assistance for clinical research training related to these procedures. Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in exercise physiology, or related field; Experience in performing measurements related to exercise and applied physiology on human subjects. Application: Please send or e-mail resumes to: Mary Jo Reiling, University of Colorado at Boulder, Clinical Translational Research Center, Wardenburg Health Center, Rm 370, 119 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309-0119. Ph: (303) 735-1377. Fax: (303) 735-1968. reiling@colorado.edu.

Phys Ed: Why Exercise Makes You Less Anxious

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Media outlet: New York Times / Well. Date: 2009-11-18. Link: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/18/phys-ed-why-exercise-makes-you-less-anxious/

Dr. Rodger Kram's Research Plays Key Role in Debate About Athletes with Prosthetic Limbs

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Dr. Rodger Kram, his former PhD student Alena Grabowski and collaborators have published a study that found that amputee runners with prosthetic limbs do not have an unfair advantage over runners that have their biological limbs. In fact, prosthetic limbs impart a slight disadvantage. Kram is also the lead author of a debate on the topic that was recently published in the Journal Of Applied Physiology. Their work was inspired by Oscar Pistorius' successful bid to try out for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing. The study has received extensive media attention, including coverage in The New York Times.

Are High-Tech Prostheses Fair?

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Media outlet: New York Times / Moral of the Story. Date: 2009-11-10. Link: http://ethicist.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/10/are-high-tech-prostheses-fair/?ex=1273467600&en=6dadc96b7ef483e8&ei=5087&WT.mc_id=GN-D-I-NYT-MOD-MOD-M123-ROS-1109-HDR&WT.mc_ev=click

CU Finds No Advantage In Running with Prosthetic Leg

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Media outlet: Colorado Public Radio / Colorado Matters. Date: 2009-11-16. Link: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?i=63559141&id=174890525

Dr. Monika Fleshner's Research Featured in Upcoming PBS Documentary

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Media outlet: Rocky Mountain PBS / Science Of Healing With Dr. Esther Sternberg. Date: 2009-11-28. Link: http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/show/149653/

New Study Further Disputes Notion That Amputee Runners Gain Advantage From Prostheses

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Media outlet: CU News Services. Date: 2009-11-04. Link: http://www.colorado.edu/news/r/14de1a1049d4df00e6fd0614606e42d5.html

CU Study Links Dirt to Happiness

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Media outlet: News Team Boulder. Date: N/A. Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPxbvOJ_sh0

Research Experience for Undergraduates

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Investigator: Tsai. Funding agency: NSF. Period: 06/01/09-12/31/09. Amount: $6,000.

Johanna Rochester's abstract (Tsai Lab) selected as "Hot Topic" for Neuroscience 2009

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Description: "Restoration of the GnRH system in aging male transgenic animals paired with females".

Brooke Tata (Tsai Lab) wins HHMI biosciences UROP

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Description: "Compound deficiencies in multiple FGF signaling components exacerbate disruption of the GnRH system".

Dr. Tom Johnson Receives Glenn Award for Research in Biological Mechanisms of Aging

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Paul Glenn Foundation.

Short-term Caloric Restriction Improves Glucose Tolerance in Older Mice Independent of Changes in SIRT-1 by Catarina Rippe

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Seals. Date: 2009-04-21. Event: Experimental Biology 2009, New Orleans, LA.

Aging and vascular endothelial cell senescence: potential role of SIRT1 in development of inflammation and dysfunction by Mark Blimline

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Seals. Date: 2009-04-22. Event: Experimental Biology 2009, New Orleans, LA.

Brad Fleenor (Seals Lab) wins the NIH sponsored T32 training grant based in the cardiology division at the University of Colorado

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Description: NIH postdoctoral training grant that provides research training support.

Aging Increases Susceptibility to Western Diet-Induced Glucose Intolerance and Insulin Resistance in Mice by Molly Russell

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Seals. Date: 2009-04-22. Event: Experimental Biology 2009, New Orleans, LA.

Undergraduate Fellowship

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Derek Sarchet awarded Biological Sciences Initiative Bioscience Undergraduate Research Skills and Training Program (BURST) fellowship, Summer 2009.

Function of the CHRNA5 D398N SNP: implications for addiction and lung cancer risk

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Investigator: Stitzel. Funding agency: NIH (NIDA). Period: 9/30/09-8/31/11. Amount: $921,131.

Basic to Clinical Molecular Neurobiology of Nicotinic Receptors in Schizophrenia

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Investigator: Stitzel. Funding agency: NIH (NIMH). Period: 8/01/09-7/31/14. Amount: $612,156.

Age-associated endothelial dysfunction is associated with IKKbeta-mediated reductions in FoxO3a activity and MnSOD expression by Lisa Lesniewski

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Seals. Date: 2009-04-22. Event: Experimental Biology 2009, New Orleans, LA.

Cellular Mechanisms of Vascular Aging: Role of NFkB by Tony Donato

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Seals. Date: 2009-09-17. Event: 2009 AVDRC International Symposium, Vascular Aging and Disease: from Cells to Human, Daegu, South Korea.

Developing neuroendocrine brain, androgen and fibroblast growth factor signaling (P.I. Wilson Chung)

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Investigator: Tsai. Funding agency: NIH. Period: 09/01/09-08/30-14. Amount: $925,652.

Transfer of dynamic learning across postures

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Ahmed. Date: 2009-08-26. Event: American Society of Biomechanics.

Reduced Inflammatory Suppression of EDD with Habitual Exercise in Older Adults

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Investigator: Seals. Funding agency: National Institute on Aging. Period: 09/01/09-08/31/10. Amount: $22,422.

Undergraduate Fellowship

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Glenn Engelman awarded Biological Sciences Initiative Bioscience Undergraduate Research Skills and Training Program (BURST) fellowship, Summer 2009.

Response to Stress: Epigenetic and Stochastic Aspects

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Johnson. Date: 2009-05-18. Event: International Association Biomedical Gerontology.

Nicotinic receptor genes & substance abuse: Functional studies of associated SNPs

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Investigator: Stitzel. Funding agency: NIH (NIDA). Period: 9/30/09-8/31/11. Amount: $876,200.

Weight Loss, Inflammation, and Vascular Endothelial Function in Older Adults

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Investigator: Seals. Funding agency: National Institute on Aging. Period: 07/01/09-06/30/10. Amount: $22,422.

Ageing well from Worm to Man; Genes, mitochondria and heat shock

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Johnson. Date: 2009-06-18. Event: Fifth GEHA Annual Meeting.

Muscle fatigue and task failure

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Enoka. Date: 2009-05-29. Event: Motor Control Summer School.

Collaborative Research: Novel corticosteroid actions on neurotransmitter function

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Investigator: Lowry. Funding agency: NSF. Period: 08/01/09-07/31/12. Amount: $1,080,000.

Teaching local kindergarten class about DNA, building DNA models with marshmallows and Twizzlers

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Ehringer. Date: 2009-05-01. Event: DNA Day, Sponsored by American Society of Human Genetics mentor network.

Molly Madden (Allen lab) won poster competition at the Rocky Mountain American College of Sports Medicine Conference in June 2009

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Description: N/A.

Kristen Jablonski (Seals Lab) wins the Experimental Biology American Physiological Society Cardiovascular Section Research Award (4/09)

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Junior Invesitgator award based on abstracts submitted to the Cardiovascular Section of the American Physiological Society at the annual Experimental Biology Meeting.

Vascular Endothelial Nuclear Factor-kB Contributes to Endothelial Dysfunction via Oxidative Stress in Middle-Aged and Older Overweight/Obese Humans by Gary Pierce

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Seals. Date: 2009-04-22. Event: Experimental Biology 2009, New Orleans, LA.

Regulation of gene expression: Where did that noise come from?

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Johnson. Date: 2009-09-28. Event: 18th International C. elegans Meeting: Los Angeles, CA.

Caloric restriction prevents age-related vascular endothelial dysfunction in B6D2F1 mice by Tony Donato

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Seals. Date: 2009-04-22. Event: Experimental Biology 2009, New Orleans, LA.

Extracellular Superoxide Dismutase Activity is Reduced with Aging in Humans: Relation to Impaired Vascular Endothelial Function and Exercise Capacity by Tom LaRocca

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Seals. Date: 2009-04-22. Event: Experimental Biology 2009, New Orleans, LA.

Genetic variation in the murine lifespan response to dietary restriction.

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Johnson. Date: 2009-09-28. Event: American Aging Association: Scottsdale, AZ.

Voluntary aerobic exercise abolishes age-associated arterial stiffening in mice: relation to collagen subtype expression in the medial and adventitial layers by Brad Fleenor

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Seals. Date: 2009-04-22. Event: Experimental Biology 2009, New Orleans, LA.

Translational Studies of Nicotinic Receptor Genes: Alcohol and Nicotine

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Investigator: Ehringer. Funding agency: NIH: NIAAA. Period: 09/01/09-05/31/14. Amount: $2,750,000.

Modulation of motor unit activity

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Enoka. Date: 2009-08-12. Event: American Physical Theraphy Association, Research Retreat.

Expression of Myostatin and its Receptor is Regulated by Energy Intake in Adipose and Skeletal Muscle

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Allen. Date: 2009-06-01. Event: American College of Sports Medicine Annual Conference.

Absence of Inhibitor of Nuclear Factor k B Kinase-Mediated Suppression of Vascular Endothelial Function in Middle-Aged/Older Adults Who Exercise by Ashley Walker

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Seals. Date: 2009-04-22. Event: Experimental Biology 2009, New Orleans, LA.

Muscle energetics during fatiguing contractions in young and old men (with Thorsten Rudroff)

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Investigator: Enoka. Funding agency: NIH/NIA. Period: 12/01/09-11/31/11. Amount: $400,000.

Dr. Lukkes elected Student Councilor

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Dr. Jodi Lukkes elected Student Councilor for the International Behavioral Neuroscience Society (IBNS), March 14, 2009, http://www.ibnshomepage.org/bylaws.htm.

Role of serotonin and CRF pathways in anxiety and HPA regulations

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Investigator: Lowry. Funding agency: NIMH R01. Period: 07/01/09-6/30/14. Amount: $1,731,940.

Stretching the truth about object dynamics

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Ahmed. Date: 2009-09-18. Event: Institute of Cognitive Science, CU-Boulder.

Undergraduate Fellowship

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Peter Hibl awarded Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Individual Grant, Summer, 2009.

Cellular and Molecular mechanisms underlying skeletal muscle changes in response to acute and chronic psychological stress

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Investigator: Allen. Funding agency: CU. Period: 2009-2011. Amount: $42,000.

Dr. Thomas Johnson Receives Schober Award for Aging Research

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

The Schober award was given to Thomas E. Johnson on Sept. 15, 2009 at the Biomarkers of Ageing program in Martin Luther University, Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, in Halle, Germany. Dr. Johnson spoke on "Life Span as a Biomarker of Aging: What Does It Tell Us?" The Schober Award is given annually to a scientist who has made significant contributions to the field of aging research.

Candace Geolfos (Seals Lab) wins the Biological Science Initiative: Bioscience Undergraduate Research Skills and Training Program grant

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Age Related Arterial Stiffness: Effects of Exercise and Exercise Mimetics.

Alex Van Engelenburg (Seals Lab) wins HHMI Biosciences UROP

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Description: The effect of exercise, aspirin, and caloric restriction on vascular inflammation.

Is Dirt the New Prozac?

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Media outlet: The Huffington Post. Date: 2009-08-12. Link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-larry-dossey/is-dirt-the-new-prozac_b_256625.html

Molecular Genetics of Aging in C. elegans

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Investigator: Johnson. Funding agency: National Institute on Aging. Period: 1999-2010. Amount: $1,935,076.

Undergraduate Fellowship

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Andrew Wacker awarded Biological Sciences Initiative Bioscience Undergraduate Research Skills and Training Program (BURST) fellowship, Summer 2009.

Reduction in mononuclear cell mRNA expression of pro-inflammatory and pro-oxidant genes with habitual aerobic exercise in older humans by Lindsey Gano

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Seals. Date: 2009-04-22. Event: Experimental Biology 2009, New Orleans, LA.

Habitual aerobic exercise is associated with reduced vascular endothelial cell oxidative stress, NADPH oxidase and NFkB in middle-aged and older humans by Gary Pierce

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Seals. Date: 2009-04-22. Event: Experimental Biology 2009, New Orleans, LA.

Gonadotropin-releasing hormone in lophotrochozoans: An evolutionary and functional analysis

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Tsai. Date: 2009-06-25. Event: 16th International Congress on Comparative Endocrinology, Symposium presentation.

Oldest-Old Mortality: Demographic Models and Analyses

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Investigator: Johnson. Funding agency: National Institute on Aging. Period: 1995-2010. Amount: $1,941,631.

Ethanol Teratogenesis and Genomic Imprinting

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Investigator: Johnson. Funding agency: N/A. Period: 2006-2011. Amount: $1,409,825.

Undergraduate Fellowship

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Kathleen Dady awarded Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Individual Grant, Summer, 2009.

Undergraduate Research Award

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Benjamin Spannuth winds CU Sigma Xi Chapter Undergraduate Research Award, April 21, 2009.

Vascular Endothelial Dysfunction in Older Adults: Dietary Sodium Restriction

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Investigator: Seals. Funding agency: National Institute on Aging. Period: 06/04/09 - 06/03/11. Amount: $58,750.

Undergraduate Fellowship

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Alex Westerman awarded Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Individual Grant, Summer, 2009.

Young Investigator Award

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Dr. Jodi Lukkes, awarded the Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology (SBN) Young Investigator Award to attend the 13th Annual Meeting of the Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology, June 25-27, 2009, East Lansing, Michigan, $1000.

Undergraduate Fellowship

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Kelsy Anbuhl awarded Summer Multicultural Access to Research Training (SMART) fellowship, Summer 2009.

Voluntary wheel running abolishes vascular inflammation and restores endothelial function in old mice by Melanie Connell

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Seals. Date: 2009-04-22. Event: Experimental Biology 2009, New Orleans, LA.

The role of Chrna6 and Chrnb3 genes in alcohol behaviors - human, molecular, and mouse genetics

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Ehringer. Date: 2009-06-08. Event: Annual Meeting of the International Behavioral and Neural Genetics Society, Dresden, Germany.

Mechanisms underlying stress-induced activation of serotonergic systems

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Investigator: Lowry. Funding agency: NIMH R01. Period: 09/08/09-06/30/13. Amount: $1,216,955.

Aortic microRNA expression is altered with aging in mice by Brooke Lawson

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Seals. Date: 2009-04-22. Event: Experimental Biology 2009, New Orleans, LA.

C. Elegans- Stochastic Patterns in Aging

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Johnson. Date: 2009-05-29. Event: 38th Annual Meeting of the American Aging Association.

Publishing Tips for New Investigators by Doug Seals

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Seals. Date: 2009-07-15. Event: National Institute on Aging, Summer Institute, Maryland Eastern Shore.

FGF signaling, olfactory development, and reproductive failure

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Tsai. Date: 2009-09-03. Event: University of Colorado at Denver Anxchutz Medical Campus, Neuroscience Seminar Series.

The hygiene hypothesis and psychiatric disorders: focus on serotonergic systems

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Lowry. Date: 2009-11-06. Event: Neuroscience Frontiers seminar series, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine.

Novel pathways mediating dietary-restriction-induced longevity in C. elegans: NLP-7 signaling and endocytosis by coelomocytes.

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Johnson. Date: 2009-09-28. Event: 17th International C. elegans Meeting: Los Angeles, CA.

Genetics of Alcohol and Tobacco Use

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Ehringer. Date: 2009-07-29. Event: Teacher Institute Workshop on "Genetics of Taste: A Flavor of Health", Denver Museum of Nature and Science.

Of Mice and Men: A translational study of nicotinic receptor genes and drug behaviors

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Ehringer. Date: 2009-07-14. Event: Invited talk, Department of Biology, IUPUI, Indianapolis, IN.

Vascular endothelial dysfunction with aging by Doug Seals

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Seals. Date: 2009-05-15. Event: University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dept of Medicine, Division of Hypertension Grand Rounds.

Genes Specifying Aging and Longevity in the Mouse

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Investigator: Johnson. Funding agency: National Institute on Aging. Period: 2004-2010. Amount: $1,251,250.

Postdoctoral Fellow Helen Huang wins spot on NIH sponsored T32 Training Grant on Aging

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Description: N/A.

Chronic aerobic exercise opposes age- and high fat diet associated vascular endothelial dysfunction: relation to IKKbeta and AMPK by Jessica Durrant

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Seals. Date: 2009-04-22. Event: Experimental Biology 2009, New Orleans, LA.

Undergraduate Fellowship

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Description: McKenzie Valentine awarded Biological Sciences Initiative Bioscience Undergraduate Research Skills and Training Program (BURST) fellowship, Summer 2009.

Molecular Pathways Mediating Response to Oxidative Stress

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Johnson. Date: 2009-09-26. Event: MiMage symposium on Ageing, Mitochondria in Ageing and Age-related Disease.

Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Investigator: Lowry. Funding agency: NSF. Period: 05/20/09-08/07/09. Amount: $6,000.

Undergraduate Fellowship

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Thanh Nguyen awarded Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Individual Grant, McNair Program Fellow, Summer, 2009.

Sedentary Aging is Associated with a Senescent Endothelial Cell Phenotype that is Ameliorated by Habitual Aerobic Exercise by Tony Donato

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Seals. Date: 2009-04-22. Event: Experimental Biology 2009, New Orleans, LA.

Leukocyte Telomere Length is Preserved with Age in Adults Who Exercise and is Related to Vascular Endothelial Function by Tom LaRocca

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Seals. Date: 2009-04-22. Event: Experimental Biology 2009, New Orleans, LA.

Response to stress: epigenetic and stochastic aspects.

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Johnson. Date: 2009-09-28. Event: International Association Biomedical Gerontology: Quebec City.

Habitual exercise and vascular aging by Doug Seals

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Seals. Date: 2009-07-15. Event: 36th International Congress of Physiological Sciences, Kyoto, Japan.

Muhammad Hamza (Seals Lab) wins Norlin Scholars Program, Norlin Enrichment Fund

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Description: Funding for research for Summer 2009.

Low dietary sodium intake is associated with augmented brachial artery flow-mediated dilation in older adults with elevated baseline systolic blood pressure by Kristen Jablonski

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Seals. Date: 2009-04-22. Event: Experimental Biology 2009, New Orleans, LA.

Endocrine-disrupting compounds in a Rocky Mountain Stream: Effect of a major wastewater treatment plant upgrade

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Investigators: Norris, Ryan (Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering), Vajda (University of Colorado Denver). Funding agency: NSF. Period: 10/01/09-9/30/12. Amount: $350,037.

Estrogenic chemicals in wastewater dominated steams and their effects on fishes and other life

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Speaker: Norris. Date: 2009-09-29. Event: American Water Resources Association - Colorado Section.

Dr. Ken Wright among CU faculty receiving federal economic stimulus money

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Media outlet: Daily Camera. Date: 2009-9-25. Link: http://www.dailycamera.com/cu-news/ci_13423712

NPR interview on gender-bending bass

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Media outlet: All Things Considered on National Public Radio. Date: 2009-9-15. Link: N/A

Gender-bending bass found in Yampa River

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Media outlet: Denver Post. Date: 2009-9-15. Link: http://www.denverpost.com/search/ci_13338020

Recipient of the 2009 Caroline tum Suden Professional Opportunity Awards

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Description: Kyle J. Diehl (DeSouza lab) is a 2009 tum Suden/Hellebrandt Awardee selected by the APS (American Physiological Society) Women in Physiology Committee. This award provides funds for junior physiologists to attend and participate fully in the Experimental Biology meeting.

Assistant Professor Position

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0600

The Department is recruiting for an assistant professor in integrative physiology. This is a tenure-track position that begins August 16, 2010. Applicants must add synergy to existing strengths in the Department. The review of applications will begin on November 1, 2009. Additional information can be obtained from Marsha Cook (marsha.cook@colorado.edu).