Six members of the School of Kinesiology will be representing the Clinical Exercise Physiology Laboratory at the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Annual Meeting in Boston, MA.

Graduate assistant Eli Kelley and lecturer Chris Lundstrom, Ph.D., will both be giving talks, with Eli presenting on how genetic variation of the beta-2 adrenergic receptor can influence muscular strength in healthy subjects and Dr. Lundstrom presenting on the effects of marathon training on substrate utilization in runners.

Graduate student researchers Erin McGuirk, Hanan Zavala, Emma Lee, and Kate Uithoven will all be presenting research findings at various poster sessions. Erin will be presenting data exploring the effect of gender on substrate utilization and how differences in substrate utilization influence pacing strategies in marathon runners, and Hanan will be presenting findings that demonstrate that non-invasive estimates of pulmonary vascular function are not accurate in patients with cystic fibrosis during exercise. In addition, Emma will be discussing recent findings that demonstrate variables involved in sustained muscular efficiency in patients with cystic fibrosis, and Kate will be presenting data that compares stimulation of the lungs with a drug compared to exercise and the resulting lung fluid changes.

The students are mentored by CEPL director and assistant professor Eric Snyder, Ph.D.