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Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge."

                                                                                                          - Carl Sagan

Description

The Bone and Muscle Research Group uses research as an effective teaching tool. Projects are advanced in a collaborative fashion by individual and small group hands-on research experiences; journal clubs and data meetings; and mentored exposure to responsible conduct of research training, statistical methods, and scientific writing.

Description
Mission Statement

Mission Statement

The mission of the Bone and Muscle Research Group is to develop critical-thinkers who demonstrate themselves as conscientious scholars and engaged citizens of the wider scientific community.

 

  • A critical-thinker will:

    • Remain cognizant of the relevant literature.

    • Formulate testable and specific hypotheses.

    • Design and carry out quality experiments.

    • Analyze complex data and objectively interpret results in the context of the wider literature.

 

  • A conscientious scholar will:

    • Seek to learn and question continuously

    • Be an expert in his/her field of study and excited by the advancement of discovery.

    • Participate in supporting the learning, scientific development, and inspiration of others.

 

  • A citizen of the scientific community will:

    • Value collaboration and appreciate his/her role and the role of others within our community.

    • Disseminate his/her discoveries via peer-reviewed publication and/or presentation, as appropriate.

    • Serve as a peer reviewer for others, providing constructive and reasonable feedback.

    • Participate in and support the scientific community at the local, state, and national levels.

Leadership

Leadership

Jonathan Lowery, PhD
Director

Jonathan Lowery is a tenured Associate Professor of Physiology at Marian University. His primary teaching appointments are in the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Program and the MS in Biomedical Science Program. Additionally, Dr. Lowery leads research development at Marian University through the Center for Teaching & Learning.

Among other lines of investigation, Dr. Lowery's main research interests are i) examining the cell-to-cell communication pathways that regulate postnatal bone remodeling and ii) exploiting molecular targets for addressing age-related musculoskeletal decline.

 

To date, he has mentored more than thirty-five research trainees to authorship on articles that are published or in process.

Julia Hum, PhD
Co-Director

Julia Hum is an Assistant Professor of Physiology & Pharmacology at Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine. Her primary teaching appointment is in the MS in Biomedical Science Program, for which she also serves as Associate Director.

 

Dr. Hum's research program centers on outstanding basic and translational questions in phosphate homeostasis. She additionally serves as principal investigator on BMRG projects related to inter-professional education.

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Kevin Gries, PhD
Investigator

Kevin Gries is an Assistant Professor of Exercise Sports & Science at Marian University. His primary teaching appointment is in the BS and graduate program in the Exercise Sports Science department. Dr. Gries’s research interests center around understanding i) how exercise can be used as medicine for various conditions, and ii) ways to enhance performance and adaptations to exercise in young/old and trained/untrained. Specifically, Dr. Gries is interested in translating how skeletal muscle’s response to exercise can relate to improvements in whole body health and performance.

Dr. Gries’s work has been highlighted in The New York Times, Runner’s World, and National Public Radio.
 

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