Director- Dr. Richard Kreider
Manager- Chris Rasmussen
- Coordinated 6-month nutrigenetic weight loss study (dissertation project), funded by Curves International (Waco, TX) and Interleukin Genetics (Waltham, MA)
- Coordinated all testing sessions on lab schedule and manage staff one day per week
- Conducted the following tests and procedures on a daily basis:
- Treadmill stress test
- Wingate
- Time Trials
- Resting energy expenditure
- ECG measurement and interpretation
- Blood draw and processing
- Muscular strength and endurance via leg press and bench press
- Bioelectrical impedance (handheld and supine)
- DXA scan
- Assessment of fat deposition via ultrasound device (similar to skin caliper procedures)
- Resting and exercise blood pressure and heart rate
- Provided diet education to participants enrolled in weight loss studies
- Developed menus for weight loss studies testing various macronutrient compositions within a hypocaloric diet
- Assisted with data collection and entry of various studies conducted in the lab
- Conducted the following tests and procedures in analytical lab:
- ELISA kit to measure fasting insulin, cortisol, testosterone, superoxide dismutase, total antioxidant status, and nitrotyrosine
- COBAS machine to measure fasting blood lipid profile and complete metabolic panel (excluding electrolytes)
- Cell Dyn to measure complete blood count