Exciting chance for undergraduate students to gain insight into Kinesiology and Health Sciences graduate programs! Don't miss the opportunity to attend and be paired with a graduate student mentor! VCU College of H&S VCU Graduate Student Association VCU Undergraduate Research VCU SGA docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Did you know that #COPD is the leading cause of death among women smokers in the U.S.? The VIP lab is joining NHLBI and its Breathe Better program to raise awareness about this serious lung disease that affects millions of Americans. #COPDAwarenessMonth

Congratulations to @simovic_jo who got notification of her AHA predoctoral fellowship!! 🥳 Jo will be continue working on expanding our program in #ecigs ! #proudmentor VCU Dept of Kinesiology and Health Sciences VCU Research VCU College of H&S

A great first #APSSummit2023 for The VIP lab with 3 presentations from @simovic_jo and Kolton Cobb and even a cardiovascular section abstract of distinction.

This week, @simovic_jo and Kolton Cobb also represented The VIP lab at the VCU 2023 Graduate Research Symposium sharing part of their research projects! VCU Graduate School VCU Research VCU Dept of Kinesiology and Health Sciences

Congratulations to Connor and Fauzan as new graduates from VCU Dept of Kinesiology and Health Sciences and The VIP lab !!

This week, we had the honor of joining Communities In Schools of Virginia Communities In Schools of Virginia at their Summit, celebrating 25 years of service to the kids in our communities! We are so proud of their work and appreciate the opportunity to support their mission! #AllinforKids!

Great first day at Tobacco Regulatory Science meeting at NIH and an excellent talk by Paula Rodriguez Miguelez! The VIP lab

Our team had the exceptional opportunity to participate at the 2023 NIH Tobacco Regulatory Science Meeting to share some of our latest findings in #ecigs through 3 posters, a flash talk and a presentation. FDA Tobacco NIH

🚨New pub from The VIP lab investigating vascular health in young adults who regularly use #Ecigarette and the impact of usage length, led by @mathesonc & Tijana "Jo" Simovic 📖Full article: rdcu.be/dyt4a VCU Research VCU Dept of Kinesiology and Health Sciences VCU College of H&S #ecigs #vape

Congratulations to Annie, high school student and medical science intern at The VIP lab, who was just awarded 1st place in the B&SS category at the Metro Richmond Science STEM Fair for her work investigating #emotions and #ecigs! VCU Undergraduate Research VCU College of H&S VCU Health VCU Dept of Kinesiology and Health Sciences

Thanks to Jinhee Jeong for inviting The VIP lab and Tijana "Jo" Simovic to share some of our latest findings in #ecigs with Emory Nephrology Emory School of Medicine

🎉 Big congratulations to Tijana "Jo" Simovic for receiving the VCU College of H&S Student Award for Excellence in Scholarship!!!

Another great conference for The VIP lab at #APS2024 with Tijana "Jo" Simovic and Enrique Tuñón sharing some of our work!

Four members of The VIP lab graduated this weekend from VCU Dept of Kinesiology and Health Sciences including two interns, Kasey and Deja and two undergrad researchers marisa_colon and Chris. Congratulations!!! 🥳🥳

Our team was recently invited to discuss non-traditional strategies for #COPD management, and we focused on the significant role of #nutrition & #diet in the development and management of this disease. Check it out! 🔗 mdpi.com/2072-6643/16/8…

Interesting new study in Journal of Applied Physiology led by Tijana "Jo" Simovic from Paula Rodriguez Miguelez's lab! The study demonstrated using e-cigs was associated with ⬇️ cardiorespiratory fitness in young adults. More studies needed but could have harmful implications for aging trajectories...

🌏Respirology #COPD is associated with increased cardiovascular disease risk independent of phenotype - new research findings reported in #Respirology #OpenAccess onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/re… Paula Rodriguez Miguelez VCU Research

🚨New pub from The VIP lab in collaboration with Youngdeok Kim, PhD team, investigating #Cardiovascular disease risk in #COPD based on disease phenotype. 📖Full article Respirology : shorturl.at/7yNf7 VCU Research VCU Dept of Kinesiology and Health Sciences VCU College of H&S VCU Health VCU PCCM Fellowship VCU News Center