Researcher Information
Qing-Hui Chen
qinghuic@mtu.edu
906-487-1629
Research Interests
- Cardiovascular physiology, neurophysiology and exercise science.
- Neural mechanisms of cardiovascular diseases and metabolic disorders.
- Neural mechanisms of exercise training in regulating autonomic and cardiovascular function.
William Cooke
wcooke@mtu.edu
906-487-3389
Research Interests
- Autonomic Cardiovascular Control in Humans
- Orthostatic and Simulated Orthostatic Stress
- Traumatic Injury and Device Development
Carolyn Duncan
caduncan@mtu.edu
906-487-2147
Research Interests
- Mobility and postural control in aging and special populations
- Ergonomics and design of built environments for special populations
Steven Elmer
Research Interests
- Adaptations to exercise training
- Functional losses following injury
- Skeletal muscle function
- Cycling biomechanics
- Physiology education
Robert Larson
ralarson@mtu.edu
906-487-2254
Research Interests
- Neural Control of the Heart
- Autonomic Function in Health and Disease
Erich Petushek
ejpetush@mtu.edu
906-487-3204
Research Interests
- Injury/Illness Prevention
- Implementation Science
- Information Design
- Risk Assessment and Communication
Zhiying (Jenny) Shan
zhiyings@mtu.edu
906-487-1757
Research Interests
- Central Mechanism of Salt Sensitive Hypertension
- Brain Prorenin Receptor and Hypertension
- Brain Orexin System and Hypertension
- Stress and Neuroinflammation and Hypertension
- Neuronal Mechanism of Metabolic Syndrome
Xiaoqing Tang
xtang2@mtu.edu
906-487-1872
Research Interests
- Diabetes and Obesity
- MicroRNA and Diabetes
- Islet beta-cell function and Identity
- MicroRNA Technologies
Ashutosh Tiwari
tiwari@mtu.edu
906-487-1840
Research Interests
- Identify experimental conditions that can generate diverse aggregated protein structures from the same proteins.
- Develop novel tools and techniques to differentiate amongst the varied aggregated species of proteins.
- Understand the relationship between aggregated protein species and its associated cellular toxicity.
Kevin Trewartha
kmtrewar@mtu.edu
906-487-3206
Research Interests
- Cognitive Aging
- Cognitive Neuroscience
- Motor Learning
- Sensorimotor Control
- Memory
- Cognitive Control
Chunxiu (Traci) Yu
chunxiuy@mtu.edu
906-487-2353
BME Research Areas
- Biosensors and Biomedical Instrumentation
- Biomedical Optics and Ultrasound