{"id":66,"date":"2020-02-13T15:32:18","date_gmt":"2020-02-13T20:32:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/research\/?p=66"},"modified":"2020-02-14T09:23:15","modified_gmt":"2020-02-14T14:23:15","slug":"students-make-big-moves-for-umove","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/research\/2020\/02\/13\/students-make-big-moves-for-umove\/","title":{"rendered":"Students Make Big Moves for UMOVE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There\u2019s no sophomore slump for the annual UMOVE Student Research Symposium. The UMass Movement Research Center (UMOVE) recently held its 2<sup>nd<\/sup> annual symposium and welcomed more than double the number of participants that attended the inaugural event. Students, faculty, staff and experts from the university and in the region gathered to share and discuss innovations in biological movement, and more importantly, to learn about the research conducted by students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-0 is-cropped\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2020\/02\/Poster-Presenter-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"71\" data-link=\"http:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/research\/?attachment_id=71\" class=\"wp-image-71\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2020\/02\/Poster-Presenter-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2020\/02\/Poster-Presenter-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2020\/02\/Poster-Presenter-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2020\/02\/Poster-Presenter-2-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2020\/02\/Poster-Presenter-3-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"72\" data-link=\"http:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/research\/?attachment_id=72\" class=\"wp-image-72\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2020\/02\/Poster-Presenter-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2020\/02\/Poster-Presenter-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2020\/02\/Poster-Presenter-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2020\/02\/Poster-Presenter-3-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2020\/02\/Poster-Presenter-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"70\" data-link=\"http:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/research\/?attachment_id=70\" class=\"wp-image-70\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2020\/02\/Poster-Presenter-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2020\/02\/Poster-Presenter-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2020\/02\/Poster-Presenter-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2020\/02\/Poster-Presenter-1-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Julia Schneider, a graduate student pursing a master\u2019s\ndegree in Biotechnology, was the graduate poster winner of the day. She\npresented her project studying a protein which is involved in heart muscle\ncontraction. Alterations in this protein are responsible for heart diseases\nsuch as dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) which is the leading cause of heart\ntransplants in the United States. \u201cWith increased knowledge and understanding\nof heart function and alterations, it is my hope that new therapies can be\ndeveloped for people suffering from heart diseases such as DCM,\u201d says\nSchneider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Other students are also focusing on understanding proteins and their role in human health and performance. Colleen Kelly, a PhD student in Chemistry at UMass Lowell and winner of the symposium\u2019s student talk competition, is conducting research on immunoglobulin domains in the muscle protein, titin, and the correlation between its mechanical and chemical unfolding. Proteins must take shape in order to function properly, and if they do not fold correctly, medical complications may develop. Kelly uses magnetic tweezers to study the mechanical folding of domains in muscle protein which helps determine the parallels between mechanical behaviors and chemical manipulations derived from previous studies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to presentations, students were also tasked with\nplanning and managing the entire symposium. From coordinating the keynote\nspeaker, <a href=\"http:\/\/physioweb.uvm.edu\/faculty-profile\/?user=Michael_Previs\">Michael\nPrevis<\/a>, assistant professor of molecular physiology and biophysics from the\nUniversity of Vermont, to managing sponsors such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biophysics.org\/\">Biophysical Society<\/a>, a team of students\nmade the event a true success. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uml.edu\/profile\/Matthew_Gage\">Matthew Gage<\/a>, associate\nprofessor of chemistry and director of UMOVE, intentionally relies on student\nleaders of the center, offering a unique professional development opportunity\nin addition to the students\u2019 technical science-based learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"417\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2020\/02\/UMOVE-Michael-Previs-1024x417.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-68\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2020\/02\/UMOVE-Michael-Previs-1024x417.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2020\/02\/UMOVE-Michael-Previs-300x122.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2020\/02\/UMOVE-Michael-Previs-768x313.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2020\/02\/UMOVE-Michael-Previs-500x204.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Keynote Speaker: Michael Previs, assistant professor of molecular physiology and biophysics, University of Vermont<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Gage looks forward to continuing the UMOVE Student Research\nSymposium: \u201cI believe it is important to provide as many opportunities as\npossible for students to present their work and to get feedback on what they\nare doing, especially from their peers. We are starting to see&nbsp;students\nhave a broader&nbsp;perspective in their understanding of how\ntheir&nbsp;research impacts more than their specific field, and we anticipate\nthat will grow in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As evidenced by the symposium, UMOVE is not only living up\nto its promise to engage, train and support the next generation of scientists,\nbut the center is poised to expand in its other values. UMOVE was recently\ndesignated as an official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uml.edu\/Research\/Centers-Institutes\/\">UMass Lowell research\nseed center<\/a> with its strong potential for increased research funding,\nsynergistic activities and interdisciplinary work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gage hopes to build upon and increase collaborations among faculty across the university in the future. By applying a strong interdisciplinary approach combining comparative biology, nutrition and public health, UMOVE already transcends the capabilities and offerings of traditional biomechanical centers. With an array of expertise and perspectives from UMOVE members, the Center is making strides in its goal of understanding the principles of movement and ultimately translating basic discovery into clinical applications that address movement related issues in health, injury rehabilitation and injury prevention. It\u2019s safe to say UMOVE is moving in the right direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-2 is-cropped\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"885\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2020\/02\/Presenter-1-1024x885.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"82\" data-link=\"http:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/research\/?attachment_id=82\" class=\"wp-image-82\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2020\/02\/Presenter-1-1024x885.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2020\/02\/Presenter-1-300x259.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2020\/02\/Presenter-1-768x664.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2020\/02\/Presenter-1-347x300.jpg 347w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2020\/02\/Presenter-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"78\" data-link=\"http:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/research\/?attachment_id=78\" class=\"wp-image-78\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2020\/02\/Presenter-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2020\/02\/Presenter-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2020\/02\/Presenter-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2020\/02\/Presenter-2-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2020\/02\/Group-Photo-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"79\" data-link=\"http:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/research\/?attachment_id=79\" class=\"wp-image-79\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2020\/02\/Group-Photo-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2020\/02\/Group-Photo-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2020\/02\/Group-Photo-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2020\/02\/Group-Photo-2-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2020\/02\/Group-Photo-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"77\" data-link=\"http:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/research\/?attachment_id=77\" class=\"wp-image-77\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2020\/02\/Group-Photo-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2020\/02\/Group-Photo-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2020\/02\/Group-Photo-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2020\/02\/Group-Photo-1-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s no sophomore slump for the annual UMOVE Student Research Symposium. The UMass Movement Research Center (UMOVE) recently held its 2nd annual symposium and welcomed more than double the number of participants that attended the inaugural event. Students, faculty, staff &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/research\/2020\/02\/13\/students-make-big-moves-for-umove\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":825,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4,2,3,5,14],"tags":[15,16],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/825"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":88,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66\/revisions\/88"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}