Primary Laboratory (122 IBIF): 666 sq. feet
Shared Wet Lab (Jenkins/Stanhewicz; 111 IBIF): 995 sq. feet
Exercise Training Lab (Gorzelitz/Jenkins; 129 IBIF): 1697 sq. feet
Research Coordinator Office (133C IBIF): 81 sq. feet
Shared Grad Assistant Office (Jenkins/Stanhewicz 133 IBIF): 223 sq. ft
Equipment and Techniques:
- Cardiorespiratory Fitness Testing (ParvoMedics TrueOne 2400)
- Resting Metabolic Rate and Substrate Utilization (ParvoMedics TrueOne 2400)
- Endothelium-Dependent/Independent Vasodilatory Function
- Macrovascular (GE Logiq P9 + Quipu FMD Studio)
- Microvascular (Moor Instruments Vascular Monitoring System)
- Non-invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring (Finapres NOVA)
- ECG
- Central Blood Pressure and Arterial Stiffness (SphymoCor XCEL)
- Non-invasive Monitoring of Skeletal Muscle Oxygenation (Artinis Portamon MKII)
- Postprandial Metabolic Function
- Body Composition (seca 514, with access to BodPod + DXA)
- Skeletal Muscle and Motor Unit Function (Muscle Strength and Size, Peripheral Nerve Stimulation, HdEMG Signal Decomposition)
- Exercise Training (Resistance and Aerobic Exercise Equipment)
- Phlebotomy
- Alaris 8015 Point of Care Unit with (2x) IV Pump Modules, Syringe Module, and SpO2 Module with sensor
- ELISA/Colorimetric Assays (ThermoFisher MultiSkan FC)
- Point of Care Lipid + Glucose Panels (Cholestech LDX)
- Actigraphy-based Physical Activity Monitoring (activPal)
- Actigraphy-based Sleep Monitoring (Actiwatch Spectrum Plus/Condor ActTrust2)
- Type 2 Home Sleep Testing (Sleep Profiler PSG2)
Current Studies
- Interactions of Adverse Childhood Experiences, Sleep Disruption, and Mechanistic Links to Vascular Dysfunction in Emerging Adults
- Email Nathaniel Jenkins or Laura Schwager for more information.
- Funded by the NIH/NHLBI (Award #1R01HL167788-01).
- Associations Among Perceived Daily Stress, Discrimination, Sleep Quality and Vascular Insulin Sensitivity In Healthy Young Latinx/a/o versus non-Hispanic White Adults
- Email Mark Flores for more information.
- Influence of resistance training status on skeletal muscle sympathetic outflow in response to mixed meal consumption
- Email Kylee West for more information.
Recently Completed Studies
- Acute effects of daily walking dose on cardiometabolic function in adults.
- Led by Emily Rogers
- Clinical Utility of Resistance Training for Cardiovascular Risk in Post-Menopausal women.
- Led by Nile Banks and Funded by the American Heart Association.
- Effects of a Novel Energy Drink on Cognitive and Gaming Performance and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Young Adult Gamers
- Led by Laura Schwager