Clinical and Translational Science 2023 CHHS Research Day Poster Show Category

Awarded Clinical and Translational Science – Distinction in Graduate Research

Title: The Transcallosal Highway: The ipsilateral silent period as a neural biomarker for impaired corpus callosum communication in multiple sclerosis

Additional Authors: Andrew Hagen and Brett Fling

Faculty Mentor: Brett Fling

Academic Unit: Health and Exercise Science

Title: Facilitators and Barriers to Clinical Decision-Making with Families and Patients in Disorders of Consciousness: A Qualitative Study of Rehabilitation Practitioners’ Perceptions

Additional Authors: Marie Gonsar and Jennifer Weaver

Faculty Mentor: Jennifer Weaver

Academic Unit: Occupational Therapy

Awarded Clinical and Translational Science – Distinction in Research

Title: An Investigation of Skeletal Muscle Derived Extracellular Vesicles as Modulators of Adipose Tissue Metabolism

Additional Authors: Zackary Valenti and Daniel Lark

Academic Unit: Health and Exercise Science

Title: Understanding the Role of the Gut Microbiome in Blueberry Polyphenol Bioavailability: A Reverse Translational Approach

Additional Authors: Emily Woolf, Janee Terwoord, Sylvia Lee, Nicole Litwin, Allegra Vazquez, Sangeeta Rao, Douglas Seals, Frank Dinenno, Ana Rodriguez-Mateos, Christopher Gentile, Tiffany Weir, and Sarah Johnson

Faculty Mentor: Sarah Johnson

Academic Unit: Food Science and Human Nutrition

Title: Splitting the Difference: Split-Belt Treadmill Training Improves Spatial and Temporal Gait Symmetry in People with Multiple Sclerosis

Additional Authors: Jordan Acosta and Brett Fling

Faculty Mentor: Brett Fling

Academic Unit: Health and Exercise Science

Title: Microgreens for Planetary and Human Health

Additional Authors: Joshua Craver, Tiffany Weir, Jessica Prenni, Adam Heuberger, Mark Uchanski, Marisa Bunning, Henry Thompson, Charlene Van Buiten, and Sarah Johnson

Faculty Mentor: Sarah Johnson

Academic Unit: Food Science and Human Nutrition

Awarded Undergraduate Research and Creativity – Top Honors

Title: Neural Control of Balance: Smartphone-instrumented measures of sensory contributions to postural stability in older adults

Additional Authors: Dana Lervick, Chasmine Malabanan, Madeline Stanger, Jinqiu Yang, Angela Bryan, and Brian Tracy

Faculty Mentor: Brian Tracy

Academic Unit: Health and Exercise Science

Title: Impact of Acute, Isocaloric Time-Restricted Eating on Resting Metabolic Rate and Obesogenic Factors in Healthy Lean Adults

Additional Authors: Sophie Seward, Corey Rynders, and Josiane Broussard

Faculty Mentor: Josiane Broussard

Academic Unit: Health and Exercise Science

Title: Neural Substrates of Mobility and Postural Impairments in People with Multiple Sclerosis

Additional Authors: Brett Fling

Faculty Mentor: Brett Fling

Academic Unit: Health and Exercise Science

Title: Time-restricted Eating Reduces Sleep Duration and Subjective Alertness in Healthy Adults

Additional Authors: Corey Rynders and Josiane Broussard

Faculty Mentor: Josiane Broussard

Academic Unit: Health and Exercise Science

Title: Tailoring the Recovery Ruler to Facilitate Adoption in Clinical Practice

Additional Authors: Tran J, McGuire A, Kot A, Ford P, O’Brien K, Watters K, Sheau K, Mallinson T, and Weaver JA

Faculty Mentor: Jen Weaver

Academic Unit: Occupational Therapy

Title: Skeletal Muscle Extracellular Vesicles: Insights from In Vivo and Ex Vivo Models

Additional Authors: Colleen Hart, Darby Easterday, Devin Wahl, Tom LaRocca, and Dan Lark

Faculty Mentor: Daniel Lark

Academic Unit: Health and Exercise Science

Awarded Clinical and Translational Science – Distinction in Research

Title: Acute thrombosis analytes predict PASC development in COVID-19 patients

Additional Authors: Taru Dutt, Kailey Berry, Stephanie LaVergne, Nicole Natter, Sangeeta Rao, Bridget Baxter, Maddy Tipton, Tracy Webb, Julie Dunn, Marcela Henao-Tamayo, Adam Chicco, Julie Dunn, and Elizabeth Ryan

Academic Unit: Biomedical Sciences

Title: Enhancing the Benefits of Blueberry Polyphenols with Plant Proteins

Additional Authors: Michael Diehl, Nancy Ghanem, Sylvia Lee, Emily Woolfe, Sarah A. Johnson, and Charlene Van Buiten

Faculty Mentor: Charlene Van Buiten and Sarah Johnson

Academic Unit: Food Science and Human Nutrition