Health Sciences

AHPRC Student Research Initiative poster event, April 25 

The Marquette AHPRC Student Research Initiative is designed to facilitate undergraduate research across campus and support the mission and global goals of the AHPRC. Join the AHPRC staff, SRI awardees and their research mentors from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Thursday, April 25, to celebrate the conclusion of the 2023-24 SRI program. Coffee and bagels will be provided.

Student poster presentations begin at 8 a.m. Presentations include:

  • Tess Birmingham, exercise physiology major (mentored by Dr. Christopher Sundberg): “Impact of Blood Flow Restriction on Satellite Cell and Capillary Content in Skeletal Muscle of Older Adults” 
  • Lilianna Buss, medical laboratory science major (mentored by Dr. Nilanjan Lodh): “Health Monitoring and Educational Intervention: Improving Well-being of the African American Community”
  • Joanna Lee, biomedical sciences major (mentored by Dr. Christopher Sundberg): “Potential Role of Cellular Senescence on Skeletal Muscle Fiber Type-Specific Atrophy with Aging” 
  • Grace Tostrud, exercise physiology major (mentored by Dr. Jacob Capin): “Bone Density in Athletes Participating in Jumping, Cutting, and Pivoting Sports: An Understudied Population” 

To register for this event, please email AHPRC Lab Manager, Dr. Mike Haischer.