Shuichi Sato, Ph.D., ATC
Bourgeois Hall Room 134-A
Lafayette, LA 70503
s.sato@louisiana.edu
As of April 2019

1. Current position:
Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) & Program Coordinator, Exercise Science, School of Kinesiology, University ofLouisiana at Lafayette
Researcher, New Iberia Research Center, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
2. Education/Training:
Institution & location
Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan
Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan
Univ. of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS
Univ. of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS
Univ. of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
Univ. of Louisville SOM, Louisville, KY

Degree
BS
MS
BS
MS
Ph.D.
Post doc

Year(s)
1994
1996
2003
2005
2012
2015

Field of Study
Chemistry
Chemistry
Athletic Training
Exercise Science
Applied Physiology
Cell Biology

3. Research experience:
University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA (2015 - Current)
Principle Investigator, Exercise Science, School of Kinesiology
University of Louisville, Louisville, KY (2012 – 2015)
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Anatomical Sciences & Neurobiology, School of Medicine
Mentor: Dr. Ashok Kumar
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC (2006 - 2012)
Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health
Mentor: Dr. James Carson (Integrative Muscle Biology Lab)
Dissertation: The effect of sex and exercise training during the progression of cancer cachexia in the ApcMin/+
Mouse.
Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan (1994 - 1996)
Graduate Student, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology
Mentors: Drs. Gen P. Sato and Haruko Ikeuchi (Analytical Chemistry Lab)
Thesis: The viscosities of [tris(acetylacetonato) cobalt(III)] in some organic solvents.
Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan (1993 – 1994)
Undergraduate Student, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology
Mentor: Dr. Gen P. Sato (Analytical Chemistry Lab)
Thesis: The partial molar volumes of [tris(acetylacetonato) cobalt(III)] in some organic solvents.
4. Publication:1

1. Sato S, Gao S, Puppa MJ, Kostek MC, Wilson LB, Carson JA. High-Frequency Stimulation on Skeletal
Muscle Maintenance in Female Cachectic Mice. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2019 Mar 30. doi:
10.1249/MSS.0000000000001991.
2. Hindi SM, Sato S, Xiong G, Bohnert KR, Gibb AA, Gallot YS, McMillan JD, Hill BG, Uchida S, Kumar A. TAK1
regulates skeletal muscle mass and mitochondrial function. JCI Insight. 2018 Feb 8;3(3). pii: 98441.
3. Bohnert KR, Gallot YS, Sato S, Xiong G, Hindi SM, Kumar A. Inhibition of ER stress and unfolding protein
response pathways causes skeletal muscle wasting during cancer cachexia. FASEB J. 2016
Sep;30(9):3053-68.
4. Hardee JP, Mangum J, Gao S, Sato S, Hetzler KL, Puppa MH, Fix D, and Carson JA. Effect of cachexia
severity on eccentric contraction-induced myofiber growth in tumor-bearing mice. J Appl Physiol (1985).
2016 Jan 1;120(1):29-37. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00416.2015.
5. Ogura Y, Hindi SM, Sato S, Xiong G, and Kumar A. TAK1 is a critical regulator of satellite stem cellhomeostasis and skeletal muscle repair. Nat Commun. 2015 Dec 9;6:10123. doi: 10.1038/ncomms10123.
6. Sato S. Ogura Y, Tajrishi MM, and Kumar A. Elevated levels of TWEAK in skeletal muscle promote visceralobesity, insulin resistance, and metabolic dysfunction. FASEB J. 2015 Mar;29(3):988-1002.
7. Hetzler KL, Hardee JP, Puppa MH, Narsale AA, Sato S, Davis JM, Carson JA. Sex differences in therelationship of IL-6 signaling to cancer cachexia progression. Biochim Biophys Acta. 2015
May;1852(5):816-25.
8. Ogura Y, Tajrishi MM, Sato S, Hindi SM, and Kumar A. Therapeutic potential of matrix metalloproteinases
in muscular dystrophy. Front. Cell Dev. Biol., 01 April 2014 | doi: 10.3389/fcell.2014.00011.
9. Tajrishi MM, Sato S (Equal contribution), Shin J, and Kumar A. The TWEAK-Fn14 signaling axis mediates
age-associated fiber atrophy, inflammation, and interstitial fibrosis in skeletal muscle of mice. Biochem
Biophys Res Commun. 2014 Mar 26. pii: S0006-291X(14)00533-6. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2014.03.084.
10. Sato S, Ogura Y and Kumar A. TWEAK/Fn14 signaling axis mediates skeletal muscle atrophy andmetabolic dysfunction. Front. Immunol. 5:18. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2014.00018.
11. Hindi SM, Sato S, Choi Y, Kumar A. Distinct roles of TRAF6 at early and late stages of muscle pathology inthe mdx model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Hum Mol Genet. 2014 Mar 15;23(6):1492-505.
12. Sato S, Ogura Y, Mishra V, Shin J, Bhatnagar S, Hill BG, Kumar A. TWEAK promotes exercise intolerance bydecreasing skeletal muscle oxidative phosphorylation capacity. Skelet Muscle. 2013 Jul 8;3(1):18. doi:
10.1186/2044-5040-3-18.
13. White JP, Puppa MJ, Gao S, Sato S, Welle SL, and Carson JA. Muscle mTORC1 suppression by IL-6 duringcancer cachexia: a role for AMPK. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2013 May 15;304(10):E1042-52. doi:
10.1152/ajpendo.00410.2012. Epub 2013 Mar 26.
14. Lima M, Sato S, Enos RT, Baynes JW, and Carson JA. Development of an UPLC mass spectrometry method
for measurement of myofibrillar protein synthesis: application to analysis of murine muscles duringcancer cachexia. J Appl Physiol. 2013 Mar 15;114(6):824-8. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01141.2012. Epub2

2013 Jan 17.
15. White JP, Gao S, Puppa MJ, Sato S, Welle SL, and Carson JA. Testosterone regulation of
Akt/mTORC1/FoxO3a signaling in skeletal muscle. Mol Cell Endocrinol. 2013 Jan 30;365(2):174-86. doi:
10.1016/j.mce.2012.10.019. Epub 2012 Oct 29.
16. White JP, Sato S, Puppa MJ, Baynes JW, Kostek, MC, Matesic LE and Carson JA. IL-6 regulation of muscle
mitochondrial biogenesis and fission/fusion dynamics during the progression of cancer cachexia.
Skeletal Muscle. 2012 Jul 6;2:14. doi: 10.1186/2044-5040-2-14.
17. Puppa MJ, White JP, Velasquez KT, Baltgalvis KA, Sato S, Baynes JW, and Carson JA. The Effect of Exercise
on IL-6-induced Cachexia in the ApcMin/+ mouse. J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle. 2012 Jun;3(2):117-37. doi:
10.1007/s13539-011-0047-1. Epub 2011 Nov 30.
18. Puppa MJ, White JP, Sato S, Cairns M, Baynes JW, and Carson JA. Gut barrier dysfunction in the ApcMin/+
mouse model of colon cancer cachexia. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta – Molecular Basis of Disease.
Dec;1812(12):1601-6. Epub 2011 Sep 2.
19. White JP, Baynes JW, Welle SL, Kostek MC, Matesic LE, Sato S, and Carson JA. The regulation of skeletal
muscle protein turnover during the progression of cancer cachexia in the ApcMin/+ mouse. PLoS One.
2011. 6(9):e24650. Epub 2011 Sep 19.
20. Sato S. The effect of growth factors and anabolic agents on skeletal muscle regeneration. Journal ofhealth, physical education, and recreation. Vol.61 No.4, 2011. p.277-283.
21. Washington TA, White JP, Davis JM, Wilson LB, Lowe LL, Sato S, and Carson JA. Skeletal muscle mass
recovery from atrophy in IL-6 knockout mice. Acta Physiol (Oxf). Acta Physiol (Oxf). 2011 Aug;202(4):65769.
22. White JP, Baltgalvis KA, Puppa MJ, Sato S, Baynes JW, Carson JA. Muscle oxidative capacity during IL-6
dependent cancer cachexia. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol; 2011 Feb;300(2):R201-11.
23. White JP, Baltgalvis KA, Sato S, Wilson LB, Carson JA. The effect of nandrolone decanoate administration
on recovery from bupivacaine-induced muscle injury. J Appl Physiol. 2009 Nov;107(5):1420-30.
24. White JP, Reecy JM, Washington TA, Sato S, Le ME, Davis JM, Wilson LB, Carson JA. Overload-induced
skeletal muscle extracellular matrix remodelling and myofibre growth in mice lacking IL-6. Acta Physiol(Oxf). 2009 Dec;197(4):321-32.
4. Scholarly/Conference presentations and abstract publications:
National/International Conference
1. Sato S, Boudreaux SP, Bellar DM. The Effect of Royal Jelly on Satellite Cell Activation in Aged Monkey
Muscle Cells. Experimental Biology, Orland, FL (2019).
2. Anderson KA, Walker ER, Abston LH, and Sato S. Impaired compensatory muscle hypertrophy following 7
days of functional overload in ApcMin/+ Mice. SEACSM annual meeting. Greenville, SC (2019). Selected as a
finalist for undergraduate poster competition.
33. Sato S, Pecor IJ, Walker ER, and Nguyen TN. Potential involvement of Yes-Associated Protein in anabolic
resistance during mechanical loading in cachectic mice. 11th International Conference on Cachexia,
Sarcopenia & Muscle Wasting, Maastricht, Netherlands (2018).
4. Gooden LJ, Lim BW, & Sato S. The Role of Hippo Signaling Pathway on Muscle Wasting in ApcMin/+ Mice:A Pilot Study. Experimental Biology, Chicago, IL (2017).
5. Sato S. Hindi SM, Xiong G, & Kumar A. Skeletal muscle-specific deletion of TAK1 activates AMPK and
autophagy in mice. The Integrative Biology of Exercise VII, Phoenix, AZ (2016).
6. Sato S, Hindi SM, Tajrishi MM Xiong G, Kumar A. TAK1 is a key regulator of skeletal muscle maintenance inmice. National ACSM's Annual Meeting and World Congresses, Boston, MA (2016)
7. Bohnert, K, Sato, S, Xiong, G, and Kumar, A. Unfolding Protein Response Pathways Attenuates Skeletal
Muscle Wasting in Mouse Models of Cancer Cachexia. Advances in Skeletal Muscle Biology in Health andDisease Conference. Gainesville, FL (2016).
8. Bohnert K, Sato S, Xiong G, and Kumar A. Unfolded protein response pathways mediates skeletal muscle
wasting in mouse models of cancer cachexia. The 2015 Midwest membrane trafficking and signaling
symposium. Louisville, KY (2015).
9. Sato S, Ogura Y, and Kumar A. Skeletal muscle-specific transgenic overexpression of TWEAK causes
metabolic abnormalities and obesity in mice. The Muscle Microenvironment: A Niche for the Next
Generation of Biomedical Scientists. Columbus, OH (2014).
10. Hetzler KL, Sato S, Narsale AA, Puppa MJ, and Carson JA. The effect of sex on IL-6 regulation of cancer
cachexia progression in the Apcmin/+ mouse. Experimental Biology. San Diego, CA (2014).
11. Hindi SM, Sato S, Tajrishi MM, Mishra V, Ogura Y, and Kumar A. Reciprocal interaction between TWEAKFN14 system and PGC-1α regulates skeletal muscle atrophy program. EMBO workshop-molecularmechanisms of muscle growth and wasting in health and disease. Ascona, Switzerland (2013).
12. Hindi SM, Sato S, and Kumar A. Distinct roles of TRAF6 at early and late stages of disease progression in
the mdx model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Cardiovascular Forum, Louisville, KY (2013).
13. Sato S, Hetzler KL, Puppa MJ, Gao S, and Carson JA. The effect of acute and repeated eccentric muscle
contractions on cachectic muscle anabolic signaling in the female mouse. Southeast ACSM annual
meeting, Greenville, SC (2013).
14. Sato S, Puppa MJ, Gao S, and Carson JA. The effect of muscle contraction on cachectic muscle mTOR
signaling and protein synthesis in ApcMin/+ mouse. APS Intersociety Meeting: Integrative Biology of
Exercise, Westiminster, CO (2012).
15. Sato S, Gao S, Puppa MJ, Narsale AA, Aartun JD, and Carson JA. The effect of resistance training on muscle
maintenance in the ApcMin/+ mice. Advances in Skeletal Muscle Biology in Health and Disease,
Gainesville, FL (2012).
16. Puppa MJ, White JP, Sato S, and Carson JA. IL-6 signaling regulates muscle FIS1 expression during the
progression of cachexia. Advances in Skeletal Muscle Biology in Health and Disease, Gainesville, FL (2012).
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17. Hardee JP, Velázquez KT, Puppa MJ, Aartun JD, Narsale AA, Sato S, Davis JM , and Carson JA. The effect ofquercetin supplementation on volitional fatigue and skeletal muscle mass retention during cancer
cachexia. Annual Meeting of the Southeast Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine,Jacksonville, FL (2012).
18. Puppa MJ, Narsale AA, Velazquez KT, Sato S, White JP, and Carson JA. The effect of exercise training on
muscle energy status in IL-6 induced cachexia. Annual Meeting of the Southeast Chapter of the American
College of Sports Medicine, Jacksonville, FL (2012).
19. White JP, Sato S, Puppa MJ, and Carson JA. IL-6 receptor signaling antagonism maintains muscle oxidative
capacity during the progression of cachexia in the ApcMin/+ mouse: a role for exercise.6th Cachexia
Conference, Milan, Italy (2011).
20. White JP, Sato S, Puppa MJ, and Carson JA. Exercise training prevents IL-6 suppression of muscle PGC-1α
and Mitofusin 1 & 2 proteins during the progression of cachexia in the ApcMin/+ mouse. American
Institute for Cancer Research (AICAR) Annual Research Conference, Washington DC (2011).
21. Sato S, Puppa MJ, Velazquez KT, White JP, Narsale AA and Carson JA. The Effect of tumor growth andmoderate exercise on ApcMin/+ mouse cage activity. Annual Meeting of American College of Sports
Medicine, Denver, CO (2011).
22. White JP, Puppa MJ, Sato S, Baynes JW and Carson JA. IL-6 inhibition attenuates activation of ubiquitin
proteasome-dependent degradation in cachectic muscle. Experimental Biology, Washington, DC (2011).
23. Sato S, Lima M, Enos RT, Baynes JW, and Carson JA. The effect of oxidative capacity on mouse muscle
protein synthesis during cachexia. Experimental Biology, Washington, DC (2011).
24. Puppa MJ, Aartun JD, White JP, Velázquez KT, Sato S, and Carson JA. The Effect of Exercise Training on
Neuromuscular Performance in Cachectic Mice. Southeast ACSM. Greenville, SC (2011).
25. White JP, Sato S, Puppa MJ, Velazquez KT, Baynes JW, Welle SL and Carson JA. Skeletal muscle protein
synthesis and IL-6 induced cancer cachexia. ACSM conference on integrative physiology of exercise, Miami,
FL (2010).
26. Puppa MJ, White JP, Sato S, Baynes JW and Carson JA. Role of gut barrier dysfunction and endotoxemia indevelopment of colon cancer cachexia. Experimental Biology, Anaheim, CA (2010).
27. White JP, Sato S, Puppa MJ, Baynes JW, Welle SL and Carson JA. IL-6-induced cachexia and muscle IGF-1
signaling. Experimental Biology, Anaheim, CA (2010).
28. Velazquez KT, Sato S, White JP, Puppa MJ, Baynes JW and Carson JA. Skeletal muscle oxidative capacity incachectic mice. Experimental Biology, Anaheim, CA (2010).
29. White JP, Puppa MJ, Sato S, Baynes JW, and Carson JA. Glucose Tolerance and Exercise in a Mouse Modelof Cancer Cachexia. Annual Meeting of the Southeast Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine,Greenville, SC (2010).
30. Sheehan J, White JP, Sato S, and Carson JA. The association between glucose tolerance and cachexia in the
APCMin/+ mouse. Annual Meeting of the Southeast Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine,5Greenville, SC (2010).
31. White JP, Sato S, Baltgalvis KA, Baynes JW and Carson JA. Inflammatory Cytokine IL-6 and Cachectic Muscle
Oxidative Capacity, Experimental Biology, New Orleans, LA (2009).
32. Sato S, White JP and Carson JA. Effect of castration on mouse skeletal muscle oxidative capacity.
Experimental Biology, New Orleans, LA (2009).
33. White JP, Sato, S and Carson JA. Nandrolone Decanoate Administration and Growth-Related Signaling
during Muscle Recovery from Myotoxin-induced Injury. Annual Meeting of American College of Sports
Medicine. Seattle, WA (2009).
34. Sato S, White JP and Carson JA. Nandrolone Decanoate and Mouse Tibialis Anterior Muscle Regeneration:
The Effect of Fiber Type. Annual Meeting of American College of Sports Medicine. Seattle, WA (2009).
35. Sato S, White JP and Carson JA. Nandrolone Decanoate administration and skeletal muscle recovery fromdisuse atrophy. Annual Meeting of American College of Sports Medicine, Indianapolis, IN (2008).
36. White JP, Sato S, Cairns M, and Carson JA. (Feb 2008). The effect of anabolic steroids on tibialis anterior
muscle force production after recovery from myotoxin-induced injury (Poster). Annual Meeting of theSoutheast Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine, Birmingham, AL (2008).
37. Sato S, White,JP, Washington TA, and Carson JA. Anabolic steroid administration and muscle recovery fromdisuse. Annual Meeting of the Southeast Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine,
Birmingham, AL (2008).
38. Sato S, Okuno S, Sato R, Kanai T, Ikeuchi H, Satô GP. Partial molar volumes and viscosities of [tris(acetylacetonato) cobalt (III)] -dichloromethane and -benzene solutions. 2CP06. The 45th Symposium on
Coordination Chemistry, Fukuoka, Japan (1995).
Local/State conference
1. Walker ER, Anderson KA, Abston LH, and Sato S. Reduced mTOR response after 7-day mechanical overload
in cachetic mice. Student Research Symposium at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA.
(2019).
2. Walker ER, Nguyen TN, and Sato S. Genotyping ApcMin/+ mice with standard PCR. Student Research
Symposium at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA. (2018).
3. Gooden LJ, Lim BW, and Sato S. The Change of MST1 Expression in Cancer Cachexia Mice. Student Research
Symposium at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA. (2017).
4. Bohnert, K, Sato S, Xiong G, and Kumar A. Unfolding protein response pathways mediate skeletal muscle
wasting in mouse models of cancer cachexia. Research!Louisville, Louisville, KY. (2015).
5. Sato S, Ogura Y, Tajrishi MM, and Kumar A. Overexpression of TWEAK in skeletal muscle promote visceralobesity, insulin resistance, and metabolic dysfunction. Research!Louisville, Louisville, KY. (2014).
6. Sato S, Ogura Y, Hill B, and Kumar A. Skeletal muscle-specific transgenic overexpression of TWEAK causes
metabolic abnormalities and obesity in mice. Research!Louisville, Louisville, KY. (2013).
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5. Research grants:
FundedActive:Shuichi Sato (Principle Investigator)
07/01/2017 – 06/30/2020
Louisiana Board of Regents Support Fund
$150, 761 (Total costs, 3 years)
Research Competitiveness Subprogram (Health and Medical Sciences)
Title: The effect of Yes-associated protein YAP during the development of cancer cachexia
Completed:
Shuichi Sato (Principle Investigator)
12/01/2016 – 1/31/2018
Yamada Research Grant
Approximately $9,400 (1 year)
Title: The effect of royal jelly on skeletal muscle atrophy in cancer cachexia
6. Honors:
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Joan D. and Alexander S. Haig/BORSF Endowed Professorship in Education (2018-Current)
Travel Grants for Emerging Faculty (TGEF), Louisiana Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive
Research (EPSCoR, September 2017)
Faculty Member of the Year (2016-2017), School of Kinesiology, University of Louisiana at Lafayette(September 2017)
Award for Excellence in Academic Advising, University of Louisiana at Lafayette (May 2017)
Rising Star Award, Center for Research, Innovation, and Economic Development at the University ofLouisiana at Lafayette (November 2016)
Summer Research Award, University of Louisiana at Lafayette (June 2016)
Research!Louisville, 1st place in Postdoctoral Fellow Award (September 2014)
Norman J. Arnold Foundation Doctoral Student Fellowship (August 2011)
Mississippi Athletic Trainers’ Association Scholarship (August 2002)

7. Books:
Translation into Japanese. Essentials of Strength and Training and Conditioning, 3rd edition. (2nd chapter,biochemistry of exercise and metabolism, Book House HD Ltd., ISBN 4938335085)
8. Participated in reviewing manuscripts for the following journals:
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FASEB journal
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
AJP: Cell Physiology
AJP: Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology
AJP: Endocrinology and Metabolism
AJP: Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology
Journal of Applied Physiology
BMC Cancer
BMC International
PLOS One
Muscle & Nerve
BBA - Molecular Basis of Disease
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Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology
Acta Physiologica
Frontier in Physiology
Experimental Gerontology
International Journal of Orthopaedics

9. Other activities:
Abstract reviewer for SEACSM annual meeting
SEACSM annual meeting, Session Chair: Tutorial Session XXIII, Making the Most of Your
Graduate Exercise Science Experience
Editorial Board Member: International Journal of Orthopaedics (ISSN 2311-5106)

2018
2017
2013-present

10. Professional affiliations:
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American Physiological Society (APS)Southeast Chapter of American College of Sports Medicine (SEACSM)
American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
Athletic Trainer, Certified (ATC, NATA Board of Committee)
National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA)
Louisiana Athletic Trainers' Association (LATA)

11. Mentoring/Teaching experience:
Research mentor

2008-present

University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lane Abston (Master’s student in Exercise Science) Emily Walker (Undergraduate student in Exercise Science) Kayla Anderson (Undergraduate student in Exercise Science)
Project: The role of Hippo signaling on anabolic resistance in tumor-bearing miceAugust 2018-Current

Chisato Kataoka, Ph.D. (Visiting Research Scholar)
Project: The potential risk of silver nanoparticles on mouse immune system

March 2018-March 2019
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Ian Pecor (Master’s student in Exercise Science)
Emily Walker (Undergraduate student in Exercise Science)
Thao Nguyen (Undergraduate student in Nursing)
Project: The role of Hippo signaling on muscle atrophy in tumor-bearing miceAugust2017-May 2018

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Janesha Gooden (Undergraduate Student in Exercise Science)
August 2016-May 2017
Benjamin Lim (Undergraduate Student in Exercise Science)
Project: The role of Hippo signaling during the development of cancer cachexia in ApcMin/+ mice

University of Louisville Kyle Bohnert (Doctoral student in Anatomical Sciences and Neurobiology)
Project: Skeletal muscle loss due to ER stress in C26 cancer cachexia miceAman Mann (duPont Manual High School Student, Science Project)
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August 2014– July 2015

August 2013– May 2014

Project: Relationship between TWEAK/FN14 system and skeletal muscle loss
University of South Carolina
 Mark Hilla (Master’s student in Athletic Training)
January 2012– May 2012
 Joseph Panchella (Master’s student in Athletic Training)
Project: Methacillin Resistant Stapholococcus Aureus (MRSA) in athletic facilities
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Nick Thomas (Master’s student in Athletic Training)
January 2011– May 2011
Project: Methacillin Resistant Stapholococcus Aureus (MRSA) in collegiate football players and theirequipment

Erica Littles (Undergraduate student at Claflin University)
EXPORT Summer Research Internship Program
Project: The effect of testosterone on skeletal muscle oxidative capacity

Assistant Professor
University of Louisiana at Lafayette – School of Kinesiology

May 2008 – July 20082015-present

Undergraduate courses
KNES 303 – Physiology of Exercise
KNES 304 – Physiology of Exercise Lab
KNES 497 – Independent Study
KNES 499 – Internship in Kinesiology
Graduate courses
KNES 502 – Measurement and Evaluation Instrumentation in Exercise Physiology (taught wet lab section)
KNES 507 – Bioenergetics
KNES 509 – Organization and Management of Exercise and Activity Programs
KNES 510 – Research Methods in Kinesiology
KNES 512 – Muscle physiology
KNES 597 – Independent study
KNES 600 – Internship in Kinesiology
Graduate Teaching Assistant
University of South Carolina - School of Public Health2006-2012

Undergraduate courses
EXSC 223 - Anatomy / Physiology I Lab
EXSC 224 - Anatomy / Physiology II Lab
Graduate courses
EXSC 742 - Clinical Exercise Testing
EXSC 743 - Laboratory Measurements for Exercise Testing
EXSC 780 - Physiology of Exercise
EXSC 785 - Advanced techniques in Exercise Physiology Lab
Guest speaker/ Temporary Instructor
EXSC 223 - Anatomy / Physiology I, Topic: Fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance
EXSC 224 - Anatomy / Physiology II, Topic: Lymphatic System
EXSC783 - Seminar Series in Public Health9•Topic: Skeletal muscle adaptations to gravitational loading•
Topic: The role of testosterone and androgen receptor during the development of cancer cachexia
EXSC780 - Physiology of Exercise, Topic: Cardiovascular physiology & Nervous system and motor control
Approved Clinical Instructor
Athletic Training Educational Program, Quinnipiac University, Hamden, Connecticut

2003-2004

12. Professional work experience
Encore Rehabilitation Inc., Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Athletic Trainer
 Purvis High School (Head athletic trainer) William Carey University

August 2005 – May 2006

Lab technician

August 2005 – May 2006

Compaq Computer Japan, Tokyo, Japan(Tandem Computers Japan)
Sales Representative

April 1996 – August 1999

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