Zan Gao, Ph.D., associate professor in the School of Kinesiology and director of the Physical Activity Epidemiology Laboratory, along with Professors Brundage and Sarafoglou from the Medical School, has been awarded a three-year research grant for $1.4 million. The project, “Phase 2a Study of Subcutaneous Hydrocortisone Infusion Pump for the Treatment of Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia” is funded by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Gao will serve as a co-investigator and the physical activity specialist for the study the study. Through this, he will lead the analysis of patients’ physical activity behavior, sedentary behavior, sleep patterns and cognitive functions.