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Sanna Darvish receives American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship
Sanna Darvish, a PhD student in the Laboratory, has received an American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship. The title of her fellowship is Chronic MitoQ Supplementation for Improving Cerebrovascular Function in Older Adults. Congratulations Sanna!

Dr. Daniel Craighead accepts position at the University of Minnesota
Dr. Daniel Craighead, who has been a Postdoctoral Fellow and Assistant Research Professor in the Laboratory, has accepted a position as an Assistant Professor of Integrative Exercise Physiology in the School of Kinesiology at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. Dan will be starting this new position in the fall semester. We wish Dan the best of luck moving forward!

Dr. Zachary Clayton starts new position at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical campus
Dr. Zachary Clayton, who was a Postdoctoral Fellow and an Assistant Research Professor in our Laboratory, has started a new position as an Assistant Professor in the Division of Geriatric Medicine in the Department of Medicine at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. We wish Zach all the best on this exciting next step in his career!

Laboratory receives NIH STTR award for Inspiratory Muscle Strength Training
On May 23, 2023, the laboratory was awarded funding to begin developing an app that guides users through a form of training called Inspiratory Muscle Strength Training (IMST) that has been shown to lower systolic blood pressure in midlife and older adults. Read more here.

Laboratory awarded NIH Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias administrative supplement to heat therapy R01
On May 15, 2023, the laboratory was awarded an administrative supplement to add assessments of cognitive and cerebrovascular function to our ongoing study testing repeated hot water immersion (heat therapy) for improving cardiovascular health. Read more here.

Dr. Seals Interviewed on Radio New Zealand
Dr. Seals recently gave an in-depth interview to Radio New Zealand. In this interview, Dr. Seals discusses the impact the mitochondria-targeted antioxidant, MitoQ, can have on aging blood vessels. Give it a listen here.

Dr. Kevin Murray awarded AHA Postdoctoral Fellowship
Dr. Kevin Murray was awarded a 2-year postdoctoral fellowship from the American Heart Association to support his research on mitochondria-targeted antioxidant supplementation for improving age-related vascular dysfunction in older adults.

The Nicholas Catchlove Lecture 2022
Dr. Douglas Seals presented The Nicholas Catchlove Lecture 2022 at the University of Sydney is Australia on Monday, November 14. A recording of the lecture can be view here.

Daily ‘breath training’ can work as well as medicine to reduce high blood pressure.
Dr. Daniel Craighead was recently interviewed on NPR about inspiratory muscle strength training. You can listen to the interview here

Integrative Physiology of Aging Laboratory awarded NIH Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias administrative supplement.
The laboratory was recently awarded an administrative supplement to add assessments of cognitive and cerebrovascular function to our ongoing study testing inspiratory muscle strength training for lowering blood pressure and improving vascular function in postmenopausal women. Read more here.

Sophia Mahoney receives NIH fellowship award.
Sophia Mahoney, a PhD student in the Integrative Physiology of Aging Laboratory, has been awarded an F31 Fellowship from the National Institutes of Health. The title of her project is “Targeting cellular senescence with oral fisetin supplementation to improve vascular aging.”