Congratulations, Sung Gi! He successfully completed the doctoral comprehensive exam and is preparing his dissertation proposal.
Congratulations, Dr. Laura Mangone! Laura successfully defended her dissertation project titled ‘Vascular Dysfunction in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): The Role of Mitochondrial-derived Reactive Oxygen Species.’ She will be starting Adjunct Professor position in the Department of Kinesiology at the Southern Connecticut State University.
Congratulations to Dr. Kwon on securing an USDA Hatch Capacity Grant to study the Effects of Black Elderberry Supplementation on Physical Inactivity-induced Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) and Endothelial Dysfunction.
2023
Welcome Siyun Kim! Siyun is from South Korea and has joined the lab as a master’s student in the Department of Kinesiology.
Congratulations to Dr. Kwon on securing an NIH K01 grant to study the Effects of MitoQ on Vasodilation, Mobility and Cognitive Performance in Frail Older Adults.
2022
Congratulations to Dr. Kwon on securing an NIH R01 grant to study the translational strategies for optimizing musculoskeletal recovery after ACL injury.
Congratulations, Ahram! Ahram successfully defended his thesis project titled ‘Physical Inactivity and Endothelial Dysfunction: The Role of Toll-Like Receptor 2/4.’ He will be starting his doctoral program in the Department of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Miami.
Dr. Kwon received Patterson Trust Mentored Research Award titled ‘The Mito-Frail Trial: Effects of MitoQ on Vasodilation, Mobility and Cognitive Performance in Frail Older Adults’.
2021
Welcome Sung Gi Noh! Sung Gi is from South Korea and has joined the lab as a doctoral student in the Department of Kinesiology.
Congratulations to Dr. Kwon on securing an USDA Hatch Capacity Grant to study the Curcumin as a nutraceutical treatment for statin-associated muscle symptoms (SAMS).
Congratulations to Dr. Kwon on securing an NIH Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center at UConn as a Co-Investigator and Pilot Study Leader.
2020
Welcome Laura Mangone! Laura has joined the lab as a doctoral student in the Department of Kinesiology.
Welcome Ahram Ahn! Ahram is from South Korea and has joined the lab as a master’s student in the Department of Kinesiology.