Dr. Smith’s research examines the time course and extent of respiratory muscle remodeling in response to respiratory muscle overload training, using a combination of basic science and clinical approaches. Her current research projects include 1) examining the biology of acute muscle remodeling following a respiratory overload, 2) using translational strategies…
Dr. Sabo-Attwood’s primary research investigates how environmental contaminants impact organisms at the cellular and molecular levels. She is specifically interested in chemicals that can disrupt endocrine systems (components of plastics, surfactants, pharmaceuticals), and nanomaterials, emerging contaminants with widespread use in consumer and industrial products. Her focus centers on both the…
Dr. Heil’s primary research focuses on the development methodologies to assess exposure history of populations at risk of infection by zoonotic influenza viruses. Current methodologies are confounded by significant cross-reactivity, and Dr Heil’s works to provide better assessments of exposure history to provide more acurate data for the determination of…
Dr. Gray’s current research interest include emerging infectious diseases, zoonotic infections, clinical trials, rapid diagostics, epidemiology of respiratory infections, adenovirus infections, influenza, human metapneumovirus, group A streptococcal infections, vaccinology, public health among military populations, and tropical infectious diseases.
Dr. Martin’s research efforts focus primarily on the development and implementation of respiratory muscle rehabilitation programs for lung transplant and ventilator dependent patients. The respiratory muscles are of interest because of the role they play in dyspnea perception, exercise tolerance and ventilator dependence. Weaning patients from mechanical ventilation is a…
