{"id":39,"date":"2026-03-02T14:35:47","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T19:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/rsg-lab\/?page_id=39"},"modified":"2026-04-10T15:25:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T19:25:49","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/rsg-lab\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"39\" class=\"elementor elementor-39\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bed39c8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7bed39c8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47b1e6fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"47b1e6fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Research<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c78ce6f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c78ce6f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed692d2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ed692d2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35ea1f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"35ea1f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our 3 Research Pillars<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b93069 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9b93069\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ea42a0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9ea42a0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff9fa5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ff9fa5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#pillar-one\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"268\" height=\"238\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/rsg-lab\/files\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-23-145730.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-large size-large wp-image-274\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61f38bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"61f38bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"#pillar-one\">Pillar 1<\/a><\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73f8ce9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"73f8ce9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Early Life Inactivity &amp; Muscle Quality\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68a820d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"68a820d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16929a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"16929a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#pillar-two\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"213\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/rsg-lab\/files\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-23-145814.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-large size-large wp-image-273\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8235345 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8235345\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pillar 2<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08e6ceb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"08e6ceb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Inactivity, Metabolism &amp; Immune Health<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af95d61 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"af95d61\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a39d5da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a39d5da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#pillar-three\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"445\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/rsg-lab\/files\/2026\/03\/Pillar-3-1-e1774640400477.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-365\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/rsg-lab\/files\/2026\/03\/Pillar-3-1-e1774640400477.png 525w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/rsg-lab\/files\/2026\/03\/Pillar-3-1-e1774640400477-300x254.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b547e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0b547e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pillar 3<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59eb26e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"59eb26e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Specialized Research &amp; Collaboration<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eef1f65 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eef1f65\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"pillar-one\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c31b2f5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c31b2f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49cf10d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"49cf10d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pillar 1<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90311f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"90311f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/rsg-lab\/files\/2026\/03\/Gemini_Generated_Image_mnxy65mnxy65mnxy-1-1.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Gemini_Generated_Image_mnxy65mnxy65mnxy (1)\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjI2OCIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9zaXRlcy5taWFtaW9oLmVkdVwvcnNnLWxhYlwvZmlsZXNcLzIwMjZcLzAzXC9HZW1pbmlfR2VuZXJhdGVkX0ltYWdlX21ueHk2NW1ueHk2NW1ueHktMS0xLnBuZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"437\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/rsg-lab\/files\/2026\/03\/Gemini_Generated_Image_mnxy65mnxy65mnxy-1-1-1024x559.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-268\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/rsg-lab\/files\/2026\/03\/Gemini_Generated_Image_mnxy65mnxy65mnxy-1-1-1024x559.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/rsg-lab\/files\/2026\/03\/Gemini_Generated_Image_mnxy65mnxy65mnxy-1-1-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/rsg-lab\/files\/2026\/03\/Gemini_Generated_Image_mnxy65mnxy65mnxy-1-1-768x419.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/rsg-lab\/files\/2026\/03\/Gemini_Generated_Image_mnxy65mnxy65mnxy-1-1.png 1408w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acf7c2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"acf7c2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pre-Clinical Studies<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7abd5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b7abd5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Early Life Inactivity &amp; Muscle Quality\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19e84c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19e84c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This pillar investigates the long-term, programmed effects of physical inactivity during critical developmental periods.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75de89c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"75de89c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8e308e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b8e308e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Project 1.1: Early Life Physical Inactivity and Adult Muscle Quality<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-023ec4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"023ec4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Goal<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ab6314 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ab6314\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To determine how changes in physical activity level during early postnatal growth influence skeletal muscle size\/function, structural quality of muscle in adulthood and development of premature aging via accelerated functional decline (frailty? lifespan \/healthspan?).\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b53d7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b53d7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Focus<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7cb6f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d7cb6f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We have recently discovered a potential mechanism involving <\/span><b>extracellular matrix (ECM) alteration<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> that may explain functional changes that occur later in life. This NIH-funded work is focused on characterizing these structural and cellular changes.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f010b64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f010b64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Model<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c741fb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c741fb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Novel mouse models of varying levels of physical inactivity ranging from stress and inactivity (HU) to moderate movement reduction (small-cage model and sedentary cage) to active wheel running mice .<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a28cdec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a28cdec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key Techniques<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f5bce6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f5bce6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mouse welfare and tissue dissection, tissue sectioning, microscopy, muscle image processing and analysis, <\/span><b>Immunohistochemistry\/Immunofluorescence<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (for muscle structure and ECM), gene expression analysis (PCR), metabolic assessment,\u00a0 Muscle functional assessment (grip strength, balance\/coordination, aerobic endurance, muscle endurance) In-vivo muscle testing, and behavior testing.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38774fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"38774fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Status: Active NIH R15 Grant (NIAMS)<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12d2b42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12d2b42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (PI: Reidy).<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec32b10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ec32b10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Representative Publications: Reidy PT et al. J Appl Physiol, 2023.\n<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72fe5b3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"72fe5b3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f826ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5f826ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3deee3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c3deee3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"pillar-two\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ba666f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8ba666f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17b013c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"17b013c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Project 2.1: Physical Inactivity, Impaired Glucose Control, and Vascular Health\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f4eb31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4f4eb31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Goal<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8931b95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8931b95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To examine how quickly symptoms of metabolic dysfunction (like pre-diabetes) develop following periods of reduced activity (step-reduction model in humans) and how factors like cardiorespiratory fitness and adiposity modulate recovery.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f9daaf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2f9daaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Model<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca5f63a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca5f63a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Human clinical trial using carefully controlled, time-restricted reduction of daily physical activity.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2f85d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a2f85d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key Techniques<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-552ef09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"552ef09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Clinical Coordination, Participant Screening, Blood Draws, Sample Collection, Metabolic Measurements.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e258c85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e258c85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Status: Active NIH R15 Grant (NHLBI) <\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb92cf9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb92cf9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (PI: Ballard, Co-PI: Reidy).<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34cb647 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"34cb647\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-888edf2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"888edf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Project 2.2: The Longitudinal Effect of Physical Inactivity on Immune Health<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb5d8dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eb5d8dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Goal<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0be3182 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0be3182\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To phenotype immune cells and assess immune system function in response to physical inactivity and recovery, exploring if inflammation links inactivity to metabolic dysfunction.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1674d4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1674d4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Model<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f38bea8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f38bea8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Human clinical trial (integrated with Project 2.1 participants).<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45e566c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"45e566c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key Techniques<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6921896 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6921896\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Blood sample analysis, <\/span><b>Flow Cytometry<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (for immune cell phenotyping), collaboration with Microbiology specialists.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2888571 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2888571\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Status: Funded by the Miami University Faculty Research Grants Program (FRGP).<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7553e79 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7553e79\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b49057 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2b49057\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pillar 2<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9681f16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9681f16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pillar 2.1<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-812269d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"812269d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/rsg-lab\/files\/2026\/03\/Pillar-2.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Pillar 2\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjM2MyIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9zaXRlcy5taWFtaW9oLmVkdVwvcnNnLWxhYlwvZmlsZXNcLzIwMjZcLzAzXC9QaWxsYXItMi5wbmcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"441\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/rsg-lab\/files\/2026\/03\/Pillar-2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-363\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/rsg-lab\/files\/2026\/03\/Pillar-2.png 937w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/rsg-lab\/files\/2026\/03\/Pillar-2-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/rsg-lab\/files\/2026\/03\/Pillar-2-768x424.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b553fa6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b553fa6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pillar 2.2<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e939e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1e939e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/rsg-lab\/files\/2026\/03\/Gemini_Generated_Image_mnxy65mnxy65mnxy-2.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Gemini_Generated_Image_mnxy65mnxy65mnxy (2)\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjI2OSIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9zaXRlcy5taWFtaW9oLmVkdVwvcnNnLWxhYlwvZmlsZXNcLzIwMjZcLzAzXC9HZW1pbmlfR2VuZXJhdGVkX0ltYWdlX21ueHk2NW1ueHk2NW1ueHktMi5wbmcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"437\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/rsg-lab\/files\/2026\/03\/Gemini_Generated_Image_mnxy65mnxy65mnxy-2-1024x559.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-269\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/rsg-lab\/files\/2026\/03\/Gemini_Generated_Image_mnxy65mnxy65mnxy-2-1024x559.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/rsg-lab\/files\/2026\/03\/Gemini_Generated_Image_mnxy65mnxy65mnxy-2-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/rsg-lab\/files\/2026\/03\/Gemini_Generated_Image_mnxy65mnxy65mnxy-2-768x419.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/rsg-lab\/files\/2026\/03\/Gemini_Generated_Image_mnxy65mnxy65mnxy-2.png 1408w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b3189a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b3189a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Clinical Studies<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80cc010 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"80cc010\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Inactivity, Metabolism &amp; Immune Health<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18a7c3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18a7c3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This pillar addresses the rapid, detrimental health effects of reduced physical activity in human subjects and the potential for recovery.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0af5397 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0af5397\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6374072 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6374072\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ba172c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7ba172c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"#pillar-three\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cca4e0b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cca4e0b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0dd7c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b0dd7c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pillar 3<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-366a66c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"366a66c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/rsg-lab\/files\/2026\/03\/Pillar-3.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Pillar 3\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjM2NCIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9zaXRlcy5taWFtaW9oLmVkdVwvcnNnLWxhYlwvZmlsZXNcLzIwMjZcLzAzXC9QaWxsYXItMy5wbmcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/rsg-lab\/files\/2026\/03\/Pillar-3.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-364\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/rsg-lab\/files\/2026\/03\/Pillar-3.png 946w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/rsg-lab\/files\/2026\/03\/Pillar-3-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/rsg-lab\/files\/2026\/03\/Pillar-3-768x429.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ca15b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ca15b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Specialized Research &amp; Collaboration\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-644e523 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"644e523\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This pillar highlights high-profile applied projects and collaborative efforts that broaden the lab&#8217;s impact.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7db225d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7db225d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a99534e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a99534e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Project 3.1: Protein Nutrition, Skeletal Muscle, and Exercise Adaptation\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-362f741 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"362f741\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Goal<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e00a57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e00a57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To challenge and refine the &#8220;dogma&#8221; of sports nutrition by definitively assessing the optimal protein sources, timing, and quantity required to maximize muscle size and strength gains following various types of exercise.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53051e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"53051e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Focus<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fafcb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8fafcb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Translating evidence from extensive clinical trials and meta-analyses into actionable scientific consensus for the field.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53aa8a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"53aa8a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Model<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ed85f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ed85f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and collaboration on comprehensive literature reviews.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e16ff62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e16ff62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key Contribution<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad71263 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad71263\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Invited landmark review in the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Journal of Nutrition<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and comprehensive review in progress for <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Physiological Reviews<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ab2a29 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1ab2a29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1489882 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1489882\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Project 3.2: Applied Rehabilitation and Novel Interventions<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-398d46d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" 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