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I received a PhD from University of California-Berkeley and completed a post-doc at the Muscle Research Center in Copenhagen, Denmark. In 2018, I moved from Colorado State University to the Aging and Metabolism Research Program at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF). This move to OMRF was prompted by its growing reputation as a leader in aging research. At OMRF, I retained the title of Full Professor and in 2023 became the Department Chair of the Aging and Metabolism Research Program. My expertise is in skeletal muscle, aging, mitochondria, stable isotope labeling, proteostasis and drug and lifestyle (primarily exercise) interventions. My work with tracers and in muscle aging is nationally recognized and has led to many collaborations, extensive mentoring, and leadership positions. Our work is almost exclusively focused on prolonging the period spent in good health (i.e., healthspan) by targeting mitochondrial energetics and proteostatic maintenance. Specific ongoing projects in the lab include cell-type specific proteomic maintenance, how to improve skeletal muscle recovery in aged muscle after a period of disuse, how metformin has different effects on muscle mitochondria depending on overall metabolic health, and the DNA replication in myonuclei (a cell type previously thought to be post-mitotic). Along with my own research, I co-direct the Multiplexing Protein Analysis Core (MPAC) within the NIA-funded Oklahoma Nathan Shock Center and am part of the leadership to help direct the Center’s efforts. I am also involved in leadership and activities of the Oklahoma Center for Cellular Metabolism (NIH COBRE), and the Harold Hamm Diabetes Center.

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I received my Bachelor’s in Kinesiology from the University of Michigan, where I also served as an Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach with the University of Michigan Football team. I then received a Master’s degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and PhD from the University of Illinois, where I discovered the molecular signal that causes load-induced muscle hypertrophy. I did my postdoctoral studies on the molecular mechanism underlying the muscular adaptation to endurance exercise under the direction of the legendary Dr. John O. Holloszy at Washington University in St. Louis. 
I am currently the head of the Functional Molecular Biology Laboratory (FMBLab) at the University of California Davis. My research is focused on determining the effect of exercise, nutrition, age, and disease on musculoskeletal tissue function. Work from my lab spans from the molecular mechanisms that lead to adaptation to human studies that translate these basic discoveries to interventions that improve longevity and quality of life.

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My scholarly activity is helping students learn physiology better. I teach a number of different populations of students and have tried numerous active learning and team-based learning pedagogies in my classes to help students learn interactively and enthusiastically. I have also published a number of papers to improve the learning of physiology in Advances in Physiology Education. I am a tenured full professor at a medical school at a midwestern university.  

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My research is focused on the vestibular system, a sensory system in the inner ear that detects head movements and changes in head position, and how it influences autonomic regulation. A major focus in recent years is the neural pathways responsible for producing motion sickness. In my administrative (vice chancellor) role at the University of Pittsburgh, I am responsible for assuring that all research is conducted ethically and in compliance with all regulations. Thus, I have expertise in the regulations and ethical framework related to human and animal subject research, biosafety, gene manipulation, human stem cell experiments, radiation safety, clinical trials, research integrity, export control and research security. I can provide background on the regulatory requirements related to the safe and ethical conduct of research.

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I was named director of the FASEB Office of Public Affairs (OPA) in June 2018 and assumed the dual role of deputy executive director in June 2022. I work with a team of policy analysts, legislative affairs specialists, and the elected leadership of the Federation and its member societies to develop and promote policies to advance biomedical research. 
Prior to my current role, I served as the director of legislative relations/deputy director of OPA. In that role, I represented FASEB on Capitol Hill, managed FASEB’s communications with the U.S. Congress, and developed legislative strategies related to funding for the National Institutes of Health and other federal science agencies. I also coordinated FASEB’s advocacy efforts with coalition partners in the biomedical and scientific research community. 
I am a member of the Executive Committee of the Friends of VA Health Research (FOVA) Coalition and served two terms on the Board of the Coalition for Health Funding. My areas of expertise include the federal budget and appropriations process, IRS regulations related to nonprofit organizations, and grassroots advocacy.
Previously, I was director of congressional relations at the Alzheimer’s Association. I have a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the Pennsylvania State University.  

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I am an assistant professor and a senior global futures scientist at Arizona State University. I have a bachelor’s degree in marine biology and natural resources management and a PhD in marine biology and geochemistry from the University of Western Australia. I conducted postdoctoral research with Nastassja Lewinski at Virginia Commonwealth University and focused on creating nanotechnologies to prevent coral bleaching.
My current research examines the impacts of environmental change on symbiotic marine organisms, such as corals, mollusks, anemones and jellyfish, from a wide range of marine ecosystems. My long-term research goal is to develop coral model systems to unlock the next level of coral research and aid in developing technologies to preserve and restore coral reefs.
Before obtaining my PhD, I worked for the Australian Institute of Marine Science where I collaborated on a variety of reef-based projects, such as biological and physical oceanography and benthic ecology.
 

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I am a public affairs expert with a focus on advocating for sound science policy that supports
scientists and a thriving research community. I work closely with scientists to advocate
effectively and focus on engaging all stakeholders within the scientific community. I have
experience with public/private partnerships, regulatory policy, and global health policy. I earned
my Master's degree in biomedical science policy and a Bachelor's in international relations.

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I bring more than 20 years of science policy experience to the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB), a coalition of 23 scientific societies collectively representing more than 110,000 individual biological and biomedical researchers. I oversee the Federation's strategic investments in diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion and data sharing and reuse, while also guiding the overall strategic vision for FASEB’s science policy initiatives. My policy interests include scientific workforce development, open scholarship, and policy and regulatory oversight of research activities.
 I launched my policy career at the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine as a Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Fellow, where I worked on a report examining processes for identifying and appointing scientists to key federal advisory positions. After leaving the Academies, I held senior policy analyst positions at the research advocacy group FasterCures, the National Institutes of Health Office of Science Policy, and Thomson Reuters before joining FASEB in 2013. I hold a PhD in Genetics from Stony Brook University and received a BA in Zoology (Genetics Concentration) and Politics and Government from Ohio Wesleyan University.

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Common hair loss and prostate drug may also cut heart disease risk in men and mice

Dr. Jaume Amengual contributes to the reduction of cardiovascular disease by examining how carotenoids and lipid metabolism interact to mediate atherosclerosis. Using animal models and cell culture techniques, he explores the structure and function of vitamin A and its metabolites to mitigate metabolic disease progression.
More information: Dr. Amengual is from Spain (Palma de Mallorca). He obtained his PhD in 2009 at the University of the Balearic Islands (Spain). He was a post-doctoral fellow at Case Western Reserve University (2009-2013) and at New York University (2013-2015). In 2016 he became a Research Assistant Professor at the School of Medicine – NYU (2016-2017). In 2018, he joined the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition at the University of Illinois Urbana – Champaign.
Affiliations: Dr. Amengual is an assistant professor of personalized nutrition in the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition and the Division of Nutritional Sciences, both part of the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. 

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Expert available to speak on Americans' attitudes toward military aid to Ukraine

Florian Justwan is an associate professor of political science at University of Idaho. His work focuses on political psychology. In particular, his core research agenda is devoted to the study of foreign policy attitudes and political misperceptions. Recently, he and his team collected data to determine how supportive Americans are towards more financial and military aid to Ukraine and how this breaks down by likely Trump and Biden voters. 
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Public opinion toward international affairs (ongoing and emerging international crises, including the war in Ukraine, international agreements and organizations).
International conflict (causes of interstate conflict, management and resolution of interstate conflict, U.S. role in existing international security crises).
Political misinformation in the U.S. (causes and consequences of false beliefs about political topics broadly defined).

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U of I political science professor answers questions about Ukrainian crisis

Treasure Valley Ukrainian man reacts to Russian conflict

Vandal Theory Podcast — Florian Justwan — How Our Brains Wrestle With Politics

UI students examine relationship between politics and vaccine attitudes

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Your Back Hurts? There’s Physical Therapy for That

Kathryn Sawyer is certified as an orthopedic clinical specialist by the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties and serves as the director of clinical education for Tufts University School of Medicine's Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program in Seattle. Sawyer has practiced in both inpatient and outpatient orthopedic settings since 2007. Her primary clinical interests include evaluation and treatment of neck and low back pain, and she has collaborated extensively with spinal surgeons to enhance postoperative rehabilitation protocols for patients undergoing spinal surgery. As a clinician, Sawyer mentored numerous DPT students, and she holds advanced clinical instructor certifications from the American Physical Therapy Association and the Texas Consortium for Clinical Education. Her research interests are varied and currently include gait analysis and fall risk reduction in persons with Parkinson’s Disease as well as contemporary issues in DPT clinical education. 

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Dr. Marla Levine is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics in the division of Emergency Medicine at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.  She is also the director of Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) within their Pediatric Emergency Department.  After completing her pediatric emergency medicine fellowship at Children’s National Medical Center and Emergency Ultrasound fellowship at Maimonides Medical Center, she has been recognized as a leader within the field of Pediatric Emergency medicine (PEM) POCUS, particularly as an educator in emergency ultrasound, regionally, nationally, and internationally.  
She has authored numerous papers on the utility of POCUS in the care of pediatric patients, as well as having helped create educational guidelines for how to incorporate POCUS into educational curricula.  Her passion is teaching POCUS, especially the vital role that POCUS can serve in resource limited settings.  As a Pediatric Emergency Medicine specialist, she is passionate about injury and illness prevention. Her intention is to use her platform as a Pediatric Emergency Medicine specialist to provide families with helpful information and guidance that can help keep children safe and healthy. 

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Podcast: Experts in Health: How we can design our houses to improve our health

An MSc in Energy Policy at the University of Exeter first got me thinking seriously about energy use in buildings. My research into consumer acceptance of a short-lived retrofit policy, the Green Deal, helped me understand the human side of the problems we face in reducing energy use in homes.

A knowledge transfer partnership position followed at the Global Sustainability Institute (Anglia Ruskin University) where I evaluated effective marketing strategies for new Green Deal customers in a project funded by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (as it then was). The industry host for my KTP was an insulation and heating engineering company. I learned how businesses are run, how they are affected by government policy and the way they interact with academic research.
I then joined Loughborough University to pursue a PhD in the London-Loughborough Centre for Doctoral Training in Energy Demand. I completed an MRes degree as a prerequisite to the PhD measuring the energy-saving potential of zonal heating controls.
Mitigation of summertime overheating in existing UK homes, without using air-conditioning, was my PhD research area. The intention of my PhD was to provide recommendations to occupants for maintaining safe, healthy, and comfortable environments in homes during heatwaves and to create a resource of data using CIBSE TM59 window opening schedules and gain profiles to validate models.
I am currently an EPSRC Doctoral Prize Fellow and since 2019 have been a Research Associate working on a range of projects.

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Podcast: Experts in Health: The menopause and the controversial ‘male menopause’

Eef Hogervorst did her PhD at the University of Maastricht on the modelling of age-related cognitive decline.
She subsequently worked at the Universities of Oxford (1998-2005), Arkansas Medical Sciences USA, and Cambridge as a neuropsychologist and epidemiologist, investigating risk factors for Alzheimer's disease and age-related cognitive decline.

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Dementia house inspires design ideas to aid independence

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I am Professor and Chair of the Department of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics at the Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina. I am also the John C. West Chair in Cancer Research and Director of the Developmental Cancer Therapeutics Program at the Hollings Cancer Center.
I received a B.Sc. in microbiology/genetics from the University of Wales, Swansea, UK; a PhD in biochemical pharmacology; and a DSc. from the University of London. My past research and teaching positions include Georgetown University School of Medicine, Lombardi Cancer Center, Fox Chase Cancer Center, and the University of Pennsylvania.
I have served on numerous peer review committees and scientific advisory boards in the United States, Canada, Italy, UK, and United Arab Emirates.
I am currently serving as chair of ASPET’s Publication Committee. I previously served as editor in chief for the Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics and associate editor for Molecular Pharmacology, as well as held several other roles with editorial boards of many other journals.
 
My primary research interests include anticancer drug discovery/development and drug target identification, mechanisms of redox stress response, glutathione metabolism, and mechanisms of drug resistance. I have published over 170 research articles; 130 editorials, reviews, and book chapters; and two books. Additionally, I served as an editor on nearly 20 books and hold a number of patents.
 

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S-Glutathionylated Serine Proteinase Inhibitors as Biomarkers for Radiation Exposure in Prostate Cancer Patients

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Podcast: Experts in Health: How to make nutritious meals on a budget – advice from a Performance Chef

I have spent the last 23 years working with Elite Sport, some of the World's best wellness resorts, done a few TV shows, including the popular Biggest Loser and a cooking show alongside legendary Masterchef Paul Bocuse. Most of my career has been spent working with athletes, spas, resorts, restaurants, television and contract catering developing recipes, menus and as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

I would like to use my global experience and skills in culinary nutrition and fitness to help future employers- either as a consultant or full time.

Specialties: healthy cooking, weight loss programs, improving athletic performance, spa cuisine

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Food for Thought: A fresh perspective on food with Gregg Wallace

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Podcast: Experts in Health: The unexpected ways that drama improves our health

Catherine joined Loughborough University in 2007, straight after her PhD at Aberystwyth University, which focused on the playwright Martin McDonagh. She is programme leader for MA Theatre. 
Catherine's main research activity is in the field of contemporary British and Irish Theatre. She has published widely on the plays and films of Martin McDonagh, and also on the work of Harold Pinter and Sarah Kane. Her main research interest is in theatre and gender, nationalism, political theatre, and applied theatre. She is the author of three monographs - on theatre and adaptation, the plays of Harold Pinter, and contemporary British Drama - and is currently preparing a fourth monograph on the topic of Martin McDonagh for Routledge.
Her work in applied theatre includes working on interdisciplinary projects with external partners to explore the effectiveness of applied approaches to eating behaviour, typically under 18s and older adults.

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Expert Available: April 8, 2024, Total Solar Eclipse - Deborah Skapik, NASA Partner Eclipse Ambassador

Deborah Skapik, adjunct professor of physics at Saint Joseph’s University, has been studying eclipses for decades. A NASA Partner Eclipse Ambassador and a SEAL Solar Eclipse Expert, she earned her Master of Science degree in Astronomy from the Institute of Astronomy at the University of Hawai’i in 1994
Following her graduation, she worked under Jay Pasachoff, an astronomer at Williams College, who pursued eclipses across the globe. Pasachoff saw a record 36 total eclipses in his lifetime. 
Skapik herself has traveled globally to witness these stunning astronomical events. She also published the book “Look UP, Below! An educator’s guide to the April 8, 2024 total eclipse of the Sun.” 

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Consumers across political spectrum share food pricing frustrations

Dr. Maria Kalaitzandonakes is an agricultural and consumer economist who studies what we eat and why we eat it. She is especially interested in how food marketing and domestic food policy influence consumer preferences and demand. She applies this knowledge by working with folks up and down the supply chain and sharing the field with students in the classroom.

Affiliations: Kalaitzandonakes is an assistant professor in the Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics in the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. 

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Dr. Hallenbrook teaches courses in political theory, American politics, and constitutional law. His research focuses on conceptions of political obligation in the Anglo-American world, as well as how political theory informs modern public policy debates (including gun control and climate change policy). His work has been published by the Review of Politics and Critical Policy Studies.

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Why political scientists should talk to annoying strangers

Returning to in-person education was harder than I expected

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