Jeff Volek
Principal Investigator: Jeff Volek, Department of Human Sciences
Co-Investigators: William Kraemer; Orlando Simonetti
Project Dates: 06/28/2017 – 06/30/2019
Anticipated Total Award Amount: $471,650
Project Sponsor: Metagenics
Impact of exogenous ketones on indices of keto-adaptation in obese subjects on weight reducing diets
The primary objective is to determine the effect of specific exogenous ketone supplement products incorporated into a ketogenic diet on indices of keto-adaptation in obese subjects consuming a hypocaloric ketogenic diet. Key outcome variables will include: 1) magnitude of ketosis, 2) weight and fat loss trajectories, 3) visceral adipose tissue, 4) ectopic fat accumulation in liver and skeletal muscle, 5) resting energy expenditure and substrate oxidation, 6) serum cardio-metabolic risk factors, and 7) subjective measures of satiety. A secondary purpose is to determine the time-course of keto-adaptation with and without ketone supplement products.
Christopher Zirkle
Principal Investigator: Christopher Zirkle, Department of Educational Studies
Project Dates: 07/01/2017 – 06/30/2018
Anticipated Total Award Amount: $112,000
Project Sponsor: Ohio Department of Education
Career-Technical Education (CTE) teacher education programs FY2018 funding
The grant funds outreach and teacher mentoring for approximately 40 new career and technical education teachers in more than 20 Ohio school districts for the 2017-18 school year.