On March 18th, the Department of Physical Therapy held its poster session at the 17th Annual Neuromuscular Plasticity Symposium. This year, 52 students from various colleges presented their cutting-edge research to an esteemed panel of judges. The department would like to congratulate the following poster presentation winners:

Post-Doctoral Poster Winners
Sabhya Rana -“Ampakine CX717 Stimulated Diaphragm Activity following Mid-Cervical Spinal Contusion Injury” – Mentor: David Fuller, PhD
Alexandria Marciante – “Aging Impairs Phrenic Long-Term Facilitation in Rats by an Adenosine-Dependent Mechanism” – Mentor: Gordon S. Mitchell, PhD
Kyoungrae Kim – “A Murine Iliac Arteriovenous Fistula Model for Examination of Hemodialysis Access-Related Limb Pathophysiology” – Mentor: Terence Ryan, PhD
Pre-Doctoral Poster Winners
Alessandra Norris – “Uncovering a Novel Mechanism of Intramuscular Fat Formation and Muscle Regeneration” – Mentor: Daniel Kopinke, PhD
Ethan Benevides – “Prolonged Diaphragm Activation Using Closed Loop Optogenetic Stimulation” – Mentor: David Fuller, PhD
Ryan Montalvo – “Sexually Dimorphic Respiratory Outcomes in Rats Exposed to Exercise and Doxorubicin” – Mentor: Ashley J. Smuder, PhD
Congratulations to these students on their outstanding research presentations !