Postdoctoral Fellows
Wesley Tucker, PhD, RD (2016 – 2019)
Dr. Wesley Tucker completed his postdoctoral fellowship in the APAI lab, July 2016 – June 2019. Dr. Tucker obtained a tenure-track position at a Texas university, where he will continue his research.
Notable publications include:
- Near-infrared diffuse correlation spectroscopy tracks changes in oxygen delivery and utilization during exercise with and without isolated arterial compression.
Tucker WJ, Rosenberry R, Trojacek D, Sanchez B, Bentley RF, Haykowsky MJ, Tian F, Nelson MD.
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2020 Jan 1;318(1):R81-R88. doi: 10.1152/ajpregu.00212.2019. Epub 2019 Nov 20. - Studies into the determinants of skeletal muscle oxygen consumption: novel insight from near-infrared diffuse correlation spectroscopy.
Tucker WJ, Rosenberry R, Trojacek D, Chamseddine HH, Arena-Marshall CA, Zhu Y, Wang J, Kellawan JM, Haykowsky MJ, Tian F, Nelson MD.
J Physiol. 2019 Jun;597(11):2887-2901. doi: 10.1113/JP277580. Epub 2019 Apr 29.
Garen Anderson, PhD – Postdoctoral Fellow (2022)
During his time in the APAI lab, Garen primarily focused on mechanisms contributing to exercise intolerance in pediatric patients recovering from thromboembolism.
Miles Bartlett, PhD (2019 – 2024)
Dr. Bartlett completed his postdoctoral fellowship in the APAI lab, July 2019 – Feb 2024. His research focused on examining skeletal muscle perfusion and oxygenation using near-infrared diffuse correlation spectroscopy, a novel optical imaging technique. Miles also led studies in muscle energetics using both 31P MRS and NIR-DCS.
Notable publications include:
- Epinephrine iontophoresis attenuates changes in skin blood flow and abolishes cutaneous contamination of near-infrared diffuse correlation spectroscopy estimations of muscle perfusion. Bartlett MF, Palmero-Canton A, Oneglia AP, Mireles J, Brothers RM, Trowbridge CA, Wilkes D, Nelson MD.Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2023 Mar 1;324(3):R368-R380. doi: 10.1152/ajpregu.00242.2022. Epub 2023 Jan 24.PMID: 36693173
- Impact of cutaneous blood flow on NIR-DCS measures of skeletal muscle blood flow index. Bartlett MF, Akins JD, Oneglia AP, Brothers RM, Wilkes D, Nelson MD. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2021 Sep 1;131(3):914-926. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00337.2021. Epub 2021 Jul 15.PMID: 34264131
- Impact of changes in tissue optical properties on near-infrared diffuse correlation spectroscopy measures of skeletal muscle blood flow. Bartlett MF, Jordan SM, Hueber DM, Nelson MD. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2021 Apr 1;130(4):1183-1195. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00857.2020. Epub 2021 Feb 11.PMID: 33571054
- Kinetic differences between macro- and microvascular measures of reactive hyperemia. Bartlett MF, Oneglia A, Jaffery M, Manitowabi-Huebner S, Hueber DM, Nelson MD. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2020 Nov 1;129(5):1183-1192. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00481.2020. Epub 2020 Sep 17.PMID: 32940560
PhD Students
T. Jake Samuel, PhD (2016 – 2020)
Jake graduated with a PhD (Integrative Physiology Track) in May 2020. His dissertation focused on the development and application of a novel, MRI compatible, diastolic stress test. Dr. Samuel is now completing a post-doctoral fellowship at Johns Hopkins University Medical Center in Baltimore.
Notable publications include:
- Diastolic Stress Testing: Have you considered isometric handgrip echocardiography?
Samuel TJ, Haykowsky MJ, Sarma S, Nelson MD.
JACC Cardiovascular Imaging. 2019 Oct;12(10):2095-2097. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2019.07.023. PMID: 31601382 - Diastolic Stress Testing Along the Heart Failure Continuum
Samuel TJ, Beaudry R, Sarma S, Zaha V, Haykowsky MJ, Nelson MD.
Curr Heart Fail Rep. 2018 Dec; 15(6):332-339. doi: 10.1007/s11897-018-0409-5.
PMID: 30171472 - Diastolic stress testing: Similarities and differences between isometric handgrip and cycle echocardiography
Samuel TJ, Beaudry R, Haykowsky MJ, Sarma S, Nelson MD.
J Appl Physiol (1985). 2018 Aug 1;125(2):529-535. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00304.2018. Epub 2018 May 10. PMID: 29745795 - Isometric handgrip echocardiography: A noninvasive stress test to assess left ventricular diastolic function
Samuel TJ, Beaudry R, Haykowsky MJ, Sarma S, Park S, Dombrowsky T, Bhella PS, Nelson MD.
Clin Cardiol. 2017 Dec;40(12):1247-1255. doi: 10.1002/clc.22818. Epub 2017 Dec 16. PMID: 29247511
Ryan Rosenberry, PhD (2016 – 2020)
Ryan graduated with a PhD (Integrative Physiology Track) in December 2020. His dissertation focused on defining the determinants of skeletal muscle reperfusion following a brief period of ischemia. After graduating, Dr. Rosenberry continued his training as a postdoctoral research fellow.
Notable publications include:
- Determinants of skeletal muscle oxygen consumption assessed by near-infrared diffuse correlation spectroscopy during incremental handgrip exercise.
Rosenberry R, Tucker WJ, Haykowsky MJ, Trojacek D, Chamseddine HH, Arena-Marshall CA, Zhu Y, Wang J, Kellawan JM, Tian F, Nelson MD.
J Appl Physiol (1985). 2019 Sep 1;127(3):698-706. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00273.2019. Epub 2019 Jul 18.
PMID: 31318612 - Interindividual differences in the ischemic stimulus and other technical considerations when assessing reactive hyperemia.
Rosenberry R, Trojacek D, Chung S, Cipher DJ, Nelson MD.
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2019 Oct 1;317(4):R530-R538. doi: 10.1152/ajpregu.00157.2019. Epub 2019 Jul 17.
PMID: 31314545 - Age-related microvascular dysfunction: novel insight from near-infrared spectroscopy.
Rosenberry R, Munson M, Chung S, Samuel TJ, Patik J, Tucker WJ, Haykowsky MJ, Nelson MD.
Exp Physiol. 2018 Feb 1;103(2):190-200. doi: 10.1113/EP086639. Epub 2017 Dec 7.
PMID:29114952
Andrew Oneglia, PhD
Andrew graduated with a PhD (Integrative Physiology Track) in Aug 2023. His dissertation focused on myocardial steatosis and its impact on left ventricular diastolic function. After graduating, Dr. Oneglia joined CD Leycom as a Clinical Application Specialist.
Notable publications include:
- Myocardial steatosis impairs left ventricular diastolic-systolic coupling in healthy humans.
Oneglia AP, Szczepaniak LS, Jaffery MF, Cipher DJ, McDonald JG, Haykowsky MJ, Moreau KL, Clegg DJ, Zaha V, Nelson MD.
J Physiol. 2023 Apr;601(8):1371-1382. doi: 10.1113/JP284272. Epub 2023 Mar 18. - Acute effects of β-hydroxybutyrate on left ventricular function in young, healthy adults.
Oneglia AP, Young BE, Cipher DJ, Zaha V, Nelson MD.
J Appl Physiol (1985). 2023 Oct 26. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00630.2023. Online ahead of print.
PMID: 37881851 - Sex Differences in Cardiovascular Aging and Heart Failure.
Oneglia A, Nelson MD, Merz CNB.
Curr Heart Fail Rep. 2020 Dec;17(6):409-423. doi: 10.1007/s11897-020-00487-7. Epub 2020 Sep 28.
PMID: 32984923
MSc Students
Susie Chung, BA, MSc (2016 – 2018)
Susie received her Master’s degree from UTA in Spring 2018. Susie’s thesis focused on skeletal muscle oxidative capacity with aging.
Notable publications include:
- Near-infrared spectroscopy detects age-related differences in skeletal muscle oxidative function: promising implications for geroscience.
Chung S, Rosenberry R, Ryan TE, Munson M, Dombrowsky T, Park S, Nasirian A, Haykowsky MJ, Nelson MD.
Physiol Rep. 2018 Feb;6(3). doi: 10.14814/phy2.13588. PMID: 29411535
Darian Trojacek, BA, MSc (2019 – 2020)
Darian received her Master’s degree from UTA in December 2020. During her time in the APAI lab, Darian’s research focused predominantly on myocardial steatosis and left ventricular function.
Research Personnel
Madison Munson, BS (2017)
Madison, a UTA and Kinesiology alumna, spent a year in the APAI lab as a graduate research intern in 2017.
Houda Chamseddine, Research Scientist Assistant (2018-2019)
Houda served as the lab’s first staff Research Scientist Assistant, March 2018 – July 2019. In August 2019 she started a PhD program full-time.
Manall Jaffery, MSc (2019 – 2023)
Manall served as the lead Research Coordinator in the APAI lab between 2019 – 2023. While she played a pivotal role in many of the research projects in the lab during her tenure, she was instrumental to the successful execution of two large federally funded clinical trials.
Alberto Palmero Canton, MSc – Research Scientist (2021 – 2023)
Alberto was born and raised in Southern Spain. He obtained a BSc in Exercise Science at the University of Granada. His passion for research led him to pursue a Master of Science in Kinesiology at Iowa State University. He joined the APAI lab in 2021 as a Research Scientist, contributing significantly over his tenure.
Julissa Mireles – Research Scientist (2022-2023)
Julissa completed her undergraduate degree in biological chemistry at UT Arlington. She joined the APAI lab to broaden her background in cardiovascular physiology, was part of the inaugural SURPINT class, before joining the lab as a full-time research scientist. Julissa is now pursuing her medical degree.
Erica Robuck – Research Assistant (2023)
Erica joined the APAI lab to expand her knowledge of cardiovascular physiology and gain human participant research experience. She is now training to be a Physician Assistant.
Gabriel Hillebrand, BSc – Visiting MD Student (Summer 2023)
Gabriel received his BSc in Exercise Science from the Department of Kinesiology at the University of Texas at Arlington (with honors) in 2020. He joined the APAI lab during a summer research rotation while a medical student at Ponce Health Sciences University in Ponce, Puerto Rico.
Kelly Dang (2022-2023)
Kelly volunteered in the lab as an undergraduate student pursuing her Bachelor’s in Biology at UT Arlington. She was a member of the 2023 SURPINT class, and continued working in the lab through the academic year on studies related to skeletal muscle oxygen delivery and utilization.