LaDora Thompson, PT, PhD, is the Travis M. Roy Endowed Professor in Rehabilitation Sciences at Boston University College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College. Her scientific expertise is in the areas of muscle physiology and protein structure/function. Dr. Thompson’s research contributions over the past 20 years are in the fields of skeletal muscle aging and disease; however, recently her research program developed a mouse phenotype to identify frailty, which was patterned after the frailty phenotype used in clinical and community settings. Dr.

By Elizabeth Chapin

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 9, 2021) — Findings from a new University of Kentucky College of Medicine and College of Health Sciences study add to growing evidence that resistance exercise has unique benefits for fat loss.

By Ryan Clark
CHS Communications Director

Part of the great experience, I have been told, of attending classes in the College of Health Sciences, revolves around the opportunities our students have — to research, to publish and to gain real-world academic skills.

Nothing could illustrate this better than the list Timothy Uhl, PhD, ATC, PT, FNATA, recently compiled showcasing some of the notable achievements he and his students have made over the past few months.

By Ryan Clark
CHS Communications Director

Several students, faculty and staff in the College of Health Sciences are presenting this month at the 2021 annual meeting of the Association of University Programs in Health Administration.

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month is a time to remember those who have experienced it, showcase those doing research

3 Questions with … Gera Geetanjali, PhD, PT

By Isabel Phillips
CHS Contributor

Alan Daugherty, Associate Vice President for Research

Mark Suckow, Director, Office of the Attending Veterinarian

Alicia Gregory, Director, Research Communications

Bernard Doerning, Director, Division of Laboratory Animal Resources