Research Interests
To understand how high and low oxygen levels influence mitochondrial quality control and bioenergetics.
Selected Grants
Remotely Monitored, Mobile health-supported High Intensity Interval Training after COVID-19 Critical Illness (REMM HIIT-Covid19)
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2021 - 2027Applied Physiology of CNS Oxygen Toxicity: Mechanisms in Humans
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Office of Naval Research · 2023 - 2026The Role of GABA in Susceptibility to Oxygen Toxicity with Repeated HBO2 Exposure
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Office of Naval Research · 2022 - 2025Ketone Ester Supplement for CNSOT Mitigation
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Naval Sea Systems Command · 2022 - 2025Repair Mechanisms of Oxidative Tissue Damage
EquipmentPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Office of Naval Research · 2024 - 2025AQP5 as a Target for Prophylactic Countermeasures for Pulmonary Hyperbaric Oxygen Toxicity
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Case Western Reserve University · 2023 - 2024Perfluoromethane to Reduce Decompression Sickness
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Naval Sea Systems Command · 2021 - 2023Enhanced Assessment of Oxidative Tissue Damage
EquipmentPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Office of Naval Research · 2022 - 2023METABOLIC SYSTEM FOR IN VIVO RODENT TESTING
EquipmentPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Office of Naval Research · 2021 - 2022Characterizing Hyperoxia-Induced Alterations in Muscular Physiology
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Navy Experimental Diving Unit · 2021 - 2022Effects of HBO2 on skeletal muscle calcium regulation and mitochondrial function
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Office of Naval Research · 2021 - 2022Effects of Exercise on Skeletal Health in Iron Deficient Female Rats
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Henry M. Jackson Foundation · 2019 - 2021Fellowships, Gifts, and Supported Research
Ketone Ester Supplement for CNSOT Mitigation ·
2022
- 2024
Co-I ·
Awarded by: Naval Sea Systems Command
· $825,248.00
Perfluoromethane toxicity study ·
2021
- 2022
Co-I ·
Awarded by: Naval Sea Systems Command
· $71,725.00
REMM HITT-Covid19 ·
2021
- 2026
Co-I ·
Awarded by: National Institutes of Health (NHLBI)
· $4,174,449.00
Oxidative tissue damage after HBO2 exposure using selected FDA-approved anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) ·
2020
- 2022
PI ·
Awarded by: Office of Naval Research
· $287,000.00
Heme oxygenase-1 regulation of skeletal muscle inflammation and mitochondrial fitness in sarcopenic obesity ·
2020
- 2021
PI ·
Awarded by: Duke University
· $30,000.00
Decrements in skeletal muscle performance and mitochondrial function following hypobaric exposure and enhancing oxyhemoglobin affinity to attenuate these effects in a rodent model ·
2017
- 2019
Co-I ·
Awarded by: Office of Naval Research
· $319,988.00
The Effects of Vitamin D on Upper Respiratory Tract Infections and Immune Function in Marine Corps Recruits ·
2016
- 2018
PI ·
Awarded by: Defense Health Program
· $470,000.00
Application of low dose inhaled carbon monoxide to attenuate diet induced obesity in rats ·
2015
- 2018
PI ·
Awarded by: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
· $90,000.00
The importance of nitrate-nitrite-NO pathway in regulating systemic blood flow under hypobaric and the impact of nitrate supplementation on exercise performance at high altitude ·
2012
- 2013
Co-I ·
Awarded by: Office of Naval Research
· $198,179.00
Exhaled nitric oxide (NO) and carbon monoxide (CO) as noninvasive markers of hyperbaric oxidative stress in humans ·
2010
- 2013
Co-I ·
Awarded by: Office of Naval Research
· $435,000.00
The role of nitric oxide in hyperbaric hyperbaric stress ·
2010
- 2011
Co-I ·
Awarded by: Defense Health Medical Research and Development Program
· $247,000.00
Bone Health in US Submariners ·
2010
- 2013
PI ·
Awarded by: Office of Naval Research
· $828,000.00
The effects of immediate post-resistance exercise protein ingestion on protein synthesis using 2H2O ·
2006
- 2007
PI ·
Awarded by: Gatorade Sports Science Institute
· $1,500.00
The effects of a carbohydrate-protein drink on performance and mood in US pararescue trainees ·
2005
- 2006
PI ·
Awarded by: USAF, 59th Clinical Research Squadron
· $5,000.00