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NAU Boundless Feature – Improving Health for Older Populations

Posted by CEFNS Web Admin on December 10, 2022

Original Article posted on NAU Boundless – November 21, 2022

Improving health for older populations

Undergrad researchers join redox biologist Tinna Traustadóttir in a clinical study of broccoli-based interventions for healthier aging.

A new study led by NAU Associate Professor Tinna Traustadóttir is investigating the relationship between aging, exercise, and phytonutrients—nutrients found in plants such as broccoli. Paradoxically, her team includes undergraduates from a decidedly younger population.

Does exercise + phytonutrients = healthy aging?
Funded through a $448,752 grant from the National Institutes… Read more

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Yasmin Leon and Ellaine Villano received the best oral presentation award for undergraduates at the 2021 Arizona Physiological Society Meeting

Posted by CEFNS Web Admin on December 6, 2021

Yasmin and Ellaine presented their preliminary data on the effects of Astaxanthin supplementation on global thiol oxidation and stimulated antioxidant gene expression at the AZ PS 2021 Annual Meeting held in person at Midwestern University in Glendale, AZ.  They received the top award in the undergraduate category. Ellaine is funded by LSAMP and HURA and Yasmin is funded by RISE and LSAMP. Congratulations to Yasmin and Ellaine!

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The wet lab has moved!

Posted by CEFNS Web Admin on August 31, 2021

This summer we moved the wet lab (and Dr. T’s office) to the Wettaw building, second floor. The room number for the lab is #233 and the office is directly across the hall in room #235. The clinical lab remains in the Bio building, room #121.

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Ethan Ostrom defended his doctoral dissertation and received his Ph.D.

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Ethan Ostrom completed his Ph.D. and graduated in the spring of 2021. He has started a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Washington in Seattle and received an F-32 training grant from the National Institute on Aging. Please join us in congratulating him and wish him all the best in his post-doc.

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Results published from the recently completed NIH funded Exercise Intervention Study

Posted by CEFNS Web Admin on September 25, 2020

The first paper from the 3 year study on exercise training and redox balance was recently published in Free Radical Biology and Medicine (see our publications page). This study was an 8-week randomized controlled where young and older individuals were randomly assigned to either exercise training or a non-exercise control group. The primary outcome tested whether the exercise intervention would improve Nrf2 activation and signaling in response to acute exercise. The two main findings were i) the exercise… Read more

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Dr. Traustadóttir receives Cayman’s & CABRI Women in Research Award

Posted by CEFNS Web Admin on September 23, 2020

Dr. Traustadóttir was among the 40 recipients of the Women in Research Award granted by Cayman and CABRI.  “The company planned to award five well-qualified applicants,” said Dr. Kirk Maxey, President and CEO of Cayman. “But the applicant pool was so impressive, we extended the award to forty women who are working to answer essential research questions. Reviewing the value of the contributions these women are making to scientific discovery has made us optimistic for overcoming the many challenges… Read more

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Biological Sciences
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Flagstaff, AZ 86011
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