Undergraduate Research

Undergraduate research in the Kinesoilogy & Health Sciences Department at the College of William & Mary takes place in a wide variety of venues and covers a broad range of projects. Highlighted below are some of the specific research projects conducted by our students in recent years.

2008-2009

Persistance of IHE Acclimation to Altitude
Reina Chamberlain '09
Ian Fuller '11
Emily Barrows '09
Greg Grisockie
Marilyn Auza '11

2007-2008

Olfactory Sensation at 4300 m Simulated Altitude
Niha Zubair '09
Reina Chamberlain '09
Marilyn Auza '11
Kristen Kappos
Julie Barnes

IHE Pre-acclimation of a 69.5-year-old man Prior to a Climb of Mount Kilimanjaro
Reina Chamberlain '09

2006

Crystal Rader '07
Is there an age related effect on the modification on hemispheric connection that contributes to the control of bimanual hand coordination? (funded by 2006 Cummings Scholorship for Summer Research)

David Prestosa '06
Acute statin exposure on the modification of eNOS protein-protein interactions in BAECs(funded by 2006 HHMI Student Research Grant)

Kristen Slack '07
Effect of resistance training on SIRT1 levels in young and adult rats(funded by 2006 HHMI Summer Research Fellowship)

Michelle Wolf '07
Relationship between changes in cardiovascular disease risk factors and C-reactive protein following a 500-mile, 30-day pilgrimage (funded by 2006 American Physiological Society Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship)

2005

Blair Ashley '09
Cardiac Connexin Expression in Hyperhomocysteinemic Mice (funded by 2005 HHMI Student Research Grant)

The Effects of Hyperhomocysteinemia in Endothelial Cells and Its Implications in Vascular Health (funded by 2005 HHMI Sumer Research Fellowship)

Janelle Billig '07
Role of Smooth Muscle Proliferation in Artery Remodeling(funded by 2005 HHMI Student Research Grant)

The Effect of Flow in Gene Expression in Cultured Arteries(funded by 2005 HHMI Summer Research Fellowship)

David Prestosa '06
Resistance training and vessel myography in young and aged rats