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
- Skeletal muscle blood flow during exercise in men with erectile dysfunction and low-testosterone.
- Led by Nathaniel Helwig in collaboration with Dr. Amy Pearlman, Urologist, UIHC.
- Mechanisms of hypertensive risk in young adults with exposure to adverse childhood experiences.
- Email Nathaniel Jenkins for more information.
- Interactions of Adverse Childhood Experiences, Sleep Disruption, and Mechanistic Links to Cardiometabolic Disease Risk in Adolescents and Young Adults
- Email Nathaniel Jenkins or Laura Schwager for more information.
- Funded by the Injury Prevention Research Center [through the CDC (R49 CE003095)].
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