Proposals funded: Ballard, Comstock-Ferguson, Hayden, Rejeski
Congratulations to Grey Ballard, assistant professor of computer science, whose proposal entitled “Robust, Scalable, and Practical Low-Rank Approximation” has been funded by the National Science Foundation.
Congratulations to Lindsay Comstock-Ferguson, associate professor of chemistry, whose proposal entitled “RNA Modification and Antibiotic Resistance” has been funded by the National Institutes of Health and by (subaward/subcontract from) Emory University.
Congratulations to Seth Hayden, associate professor of counseling and clinical mental health program coordinator, whose proposal entitled “Bi-Erasure and the Impact on Health and Well-Being” has been funded by the American Institute of Bisexuality.
Congratulations to Jack Rejeski, research professor of health and exercise science, whose proposal entitled “Long-term function and health effects of intentional weight loss in obese elders” has been funded by the National Institutes of Health and by (subaward/subcontract from) WFU Health Sciences.
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Proposals funded: Alqahtani, Messier, Yazdani
Congratulations to Sarra Alqahtani, assistant professor of computer science, whose proposal entitled “CRII-IIS: Secure Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning Algorithms” has been funded by the National Science Foundation.
Congratulations to Stephen Messier, professor of health and exercise science and director of the J.B. Snow Biomechanics Laboratory, whose proposal entitled “Preventing Incident Knee Osteoarthritis: The Osteoarthritis Prevention Study (TOPS)” has been funded by the National Institutes of Health.
Congratulations to Saami Yazdani, associate professor of engineering, whose proposal entitled “Ex Vivo Testing Assessment of Varying Drug Coated Balloon Coating” has been funded by Advanced NanoTherapies, Inc.
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HES recruits participants for bone health study
Researchers in the Department of Health and Exercise Science are conducting a study called INVEST in Bone Health, designed to identify the best way for older adults to lose body fat without losing muscle and bone. Kristen Beavers, associate professor of health and exercise sciences, is the study’s principal investigator. 
All study participants receive, at no cost, a 1-year weight loss program led by a registered dietitian and including a name-brand meal replacement program delivered directly to your home. Additionally, study participants may be assigned to a supervised strength or vest training program.
Kristen Beavers, associate professor and principal investigator
Individuals may qualify to participate if they are 60-85 years old, overweight, willing to attend up to three exercise classes per week at WFU, and not currently smoking or using insulin.
To learn more, please call 336.713.8539, option 2; email the research team at InvestStudy@wakehealth.edu; or read and submit the “INVEST in Bone Health” pre-screening questionnaire to see if you qualify.
More information is available on the Department of Health and Exercise Science INVEST website.
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Registration now open for fall 2021 HELPS TLC program
This is a guest post from Wake Forest’s Healthy Exercise & Lifestyle ProgramS (HELPS):
The HELPS TLC program is a three-month medically directed, professionally supervised “Therapeutic Lifestyle Change” program available to all full-time, permanent Wake Forest University employees free of cost. TLC is designed to help participants develop a healthy and active lifestyle utilizing exercise and education programs. 
The HELPS TLC program is accepting applications for its next group, which will begin the program on Sept. 13. Interested staff and faculty are encouraged to contact Kristy Lievense at lievk20@wfu.edu or 336.758.3486 to sign up or request more information. Space is limited, so please act soon.
What will I receive?
- Individualized assessments, therapies and follow-up: Entry physical activity levels are evaluated; this information is used to determine and define the amount of physical activity you need to foster a healthy and active lifestyle.
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Proposals funded: Iltis, Rejeski, Silman
Congratulations to Ana Iltis, professor of philosophy and director of the Center for Bioethics, Health and Society, whose proposal entitled “Policy Innovation Leaders of Tomorrow (Pilot 21)” has been funded by the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation and by (subaward/contract from) North Carolina State University.
Congratulations to Jack Rejeski, research professor of health and exercise science, whose proposal entitled “Wake Forest Translational Research Alcohol Center (WFTRAC)” has been funded by the National Institutes of Health and by (subaward/subcontract from) WFU Health Sciences.
Congratulations to Miles Silman, professor of biology and director of the Center for Energy, Environment, and Sustainability, whose proposal entitled “Collaborative Research: BEE: Impacts of abiotic environment, pathogen resistance and Pre-Columbian human management on Neotropical canopy palm abundances” has been funded by the National Science Foundation.
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