Researcher wins fellowship from Foundation for Physical Therapy

Michael Tevald, a postdoctoral research associate in the Kinesiology Department, has won the 2007 New Investigator Fellowship Training Initiative fellowship from the Foundation for Physical Therapy.

Tevald has received $78,000 to support his research project “In Vivo Skeletal Muscle Oxidative Capacity and Physical Function in Older Humans.” The project is designed to investigate the relationship between impaired oxidative capacity and physical function in older subjects. Tevald hopes to lay the foundation for future studies to develop interventions that reverse this impairment and potentially improve physical function in the elderly.

“It is clear from the application that Michael is well-positioned to take full advantage of this fellowship opportunity to launch a stellar research career,” said foundation president and chair Richard Shields.

The purpose of the fellowship is to support post-doctoral researchers and new faculty in a mentored research experience as they begin their careers. Tevald will be mentored by Jane Kent-Braun, professor of Kinesiology and director of the Muscle Physiology Lab.

The Foundation for Physical Therapy was established in 1979 as a national, independent nonprofit corporation dedicated to improving the quality of patient care through supporting scientifically based and clinically relevant physical therapy research.

June 27, 2007.

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