Kinesiology undergrad awarded UROP to do research in CEPL

Michael VogelMichael Vogel, a senior in the School of Kinesiology, has received a U of M Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) award to work with assistant professor and faculty mentor Eric Snyder, Ph.D., in the Clinical Exercise Physiology Laboratory (CEPL). Vogel has been involved with research in CEPL since March 2015, looking at the role of inflammatory cytokines in cystic fibrosis, a genetic disease in which mucous build-up in the lungs eventually causes respiratory failure. Vogel’s research aims to characterize the inflammatory profiles of stable and non-stable patients.

“Mike has been working on a volunteer basis in our laboratory for over a year and has a keen interest in research,” Dr. Snyder notes. “This award will allow Mike to chase down an interesting area that is important for patients with CF, and our laboratory is excited to work with him on this.”