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Doctoral Student Skylar Holmes Receives NIH Fellowship Award to Examine Muscle Fatigue’s Impact on Knee Osteoarthritis

September 18, 2023 News

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Kinesiology doctoral candidate Skylar Holmes recently received a two-year, $44,916 F31 Predoctoral Fellowship Award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to investigate muscle fatigue’s impact on gait mechanics and neuromuscular control in knee osteoarthritis. Holmes’ project will build off ongoing research projects led by her faculty mentor, Associate Professor Katherine Boyer, and Distinguished Professor Jane Kent.

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