Human & Environmental Physiology Laboratory

Two of our graduate students conducting our current study to quantify changes in neuroplasticity and physiological related mechanisms associated with intermittent hypoxia exposure

This graphical abstract shows the primary findings of our research examining the effects of acute moderate and severe hypoxic exposure on neurophysiological mechanisms associated with task-performance. This is one study in a series of our work aimed at better understanding the effects austere environments have on cognition and physiological processes. Take a look at the link below for the full article.



https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2665944121000298

Dr. David Julius recently received the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine where he focused on how the human body senses heat, cold, and chemical irritants.
Our research laboratory is currently examining the effects of multi-stressor environments on neurophysiological mechanisms which are fundamentally impacted by the discoveries of Dr. Julius.

In honor of Veterans Day, we want to thank all veterans and their families for their service and sacrifice.

We would like to share an important scientific discovery with you all that is fundamental to the physiological basis our team's research relies upon to improve the rehabilitation and performance of military personnel under extreme environments. Look at the attached BioRender image for how we sense low oxygen levels *hypoxia) in the human body.

Congratulations to our Master's student Joel Jauregui who presented his first abstract at the UTEP GradExpo 2021! Help us congratulate him on this excellent achievement!

Jasmin Jenkins has first-authored a journal article accepted to Military Medicine entitled "Moderate and Severe Acute Normobaric Hypoxia and the 3 Repetition Deadlift, Hand-Release Push-up, and Leg Tuck events from the Army Combat Fitness Test"

We congratulate Jasmin on her continued efforts and accomplishments!

Congratulations to Dr. Cory Smith for his publication in the Current Research in Physiology Journal on the Effect of moderate and severe hypoxic exposure coupled with fatigue on psychomotor vigilance testing, muscle tissue oxygenation, and muscular performance!

Follow the link below to learn more!
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crphys.2021.11.001

Congratulations to our very own Jasmin Jenkins for getting her first author publication in the Journal of Current Research in Physiology!

Follow the link below to learn more
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crphys.2021.09.002

Hello everyone, we are looking for volunteers to participate in a research study that examines how the human body physiologically responds to a hypoxic exposure and what happens to your cognitive and motor abilities!

With this study, we can further analyze how hikers, mountaineers, pilots, and/or astronauts would respond to low levels of oxygen exposure!

Please share!

If you or anyone you know is interested please reach out to Joel or DM us!

National Strength and Conditioning Annual Conference 2021

Our first Conference representing the Human & Environmental Physiology Laboratory at NSCA was a success. See you all next year!

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