Biology undergrad Matt Tran awarded URS to work with Dr. Zan Gao

AAEAAQAAAAAAAAYxAAAAJDRjMTg2MTkxLWY5YzItNGU0YS05ZTM5LTkzNGUyNjY3NWZlNQ Matt Tran, sophomore in Biology, has been awarded an Undergraduate Research Scholarship (URS) to work with Zan Gao, Ph.D., assistant professor in Kinesiology and director of the Physical Activity Epidemiology Laboratory (PAEL).  The URS award is granted to prospective freshmen at the U. Tran received the award last year and has since been working with Dr. Gao to come up with his research project studying the feasibility of the smartphone application, MapMyFitness, in promoting physical activity in breast cancer survivors. Tran has an interest in sports medicine and has been involved in related research since June 2015.