Our research programs are grant funded both nationally and locally and include research in:
- Human Exercise Physiology and Metabolism
- Bone Density and Exercise
- Vitamin D and Bone Growth
- Lipid and Carbohydrate Metabolism
- Molecular Mineral Nutrition
- Obesity Research
Research Collaborations
| Researcher | Topic | Collaborators |
|---|---|---|
| Jaume Padilla | Vascular dysfunction, physical inactivity, insulin resistance, diabetes | Limberg Vieira-Potter Bruzina Rector Kanaley Parks |
| Jacqueline Limberg | Control of blood flow, CVD regulation | Vieira-Potter Parks Padilla |
| Katherene Osei-Boadi Anguah | Diet and appetite control, microbiome, cardiometabolic health | Vieira-Potter Rector Parks Dhillon |
| Victoria Vieira-Potter | Behavior/biologic modulation of adipose tissue, sex effects | Bruzina Rector Kanaley Peterson Parks Dhillon Padilla Limberg Anguah |
| Pam (Hinton) Bruzina | Energy balance and bone turnover | Vieira-Potter Padilla Rector |
| R. Scott Rector | Exercise, fatty liver, liver metabolism, mitochondria | Bruzina Vieira-Potter Anguah Padilla Parks Kanaley Frank Booth |
| Frank Booth | Response to increased physical activity | Rector Parks |
| Jill Kanaley | Endocrine and glycemic control, exercise, diabetes | Rector Vieira-Potter Padilla Dhillon Parks |
| Catherine A. Peterson | VitD in health protection, adipoinsular axis & fetal programming | Vieira-Potter Parks |
| Elizabeth J. Parks | Lipid metabolism, obesity, fatty liver | Peterson Kanaley Frank Booth Rector Vieira-Potter Anguah Limberg Padilla |
| Jaapna Dhillon | Diet/exercise, cardiometabolic health, microbiome & health disparities | Anguah Vieira-Potter Kanaley |