From Left: Taylor Banh, Brad Cotton, Ruri Famelia, Emi Tsuda
TAYLOR BANH
BANH.4@OSU.EDU
HUMAN SCIENCES, HUMAN NUTRITION
MARTHA BELURY, ADVISOR
DOES OVEREXPRESSION OF ADIPONECTIN PREVENT MUSCLE WASTING IN MICE WITH CANCER CACHEXIA?
Cancer-induced cachexia results in uncontrolled weight loss and is responsible for one-third of all cancer-related deaths. Fat secretes a protein, adiponectin, that I hypothesize protects against muscle loss during cancer cachexia. The purpose of my study is to determine if overexpression of adiponectin can prevent muscle wasting in this disease.
BRAD COTTEN
COTTEN.6@OSU.EDU
HUMAN SCIENCES, HUMAN NUTRITION
MARTHA BELURY, ADVISOR
WHAT IS THE IMPACT OF FLAVONOIDS ON ACCUMULATION AND METABOLISM IN SKELETAL MUSCLE?
Skeletal muscle mass and function decrease with aging. The onset of muscle loss can be hastened by metabolic alteration resulting from diet and diseases. My research project will evaluate the flavonoids, naringenin and 8-prenylnaringenin, to maintain muscle in a muscle-wasting mouse model.
RURI FAMELIA
FAMELIA.1@OSU.EDU
HUMAN SCIENCES, KINESIOLOGY
JACQUELINE GOODWAY, ADVISOR
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY OF INDONESIAN CHILDREN ATTENDING PRESCHOOL
Preliminary findings of a study that describes the nature of physical activity, motor competence, and perceived motor competence of Indonesian preschoolers in urban and rural areas in Padang, West Sumatera, Indonesia will be shared.
EMI TSUDA & RURI FAMELIA
TSUDA.6@OSU.EDU, FAMELIA.1@OSU.EDU
HUMAN SCIENCES, KINESIOLOGY
JACQUELINE GOODWAY, ADVISOR
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MOTOR COMPETENCE, PERCEIVED MOTOR COMPETENCE, AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ON THE PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUND
Recent research shows that levels of physical activity (PA) are low in child care centers and when given the opportunity to be physically active many children chose to be inactive. This study examined the relationship between motor competence, perceived motor competence, and PA during free play on the playground among preschoolers.