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Dr. Kathryn Nichol Dr. Nichol completed a double major in Biology and Psychology at Georgia Southern University in 1997. Aside from graduating cum laude in both areas, she participated in an elite honors curriculae that emphasized writing and communication. She went on to University of California, Irvine where she completed a master’s degree in biological sciences, investigating the pathology of a frontal variant of dementia. An avid athlete and coach, she changed fields and completed her doctoral degree in Exercise Physiology, examining the effects of aerobic exercise on endothelium dependent cerebrovascular reactivity. With a combined interest in exercise and neuroscience, Kathryn returned to University of California, Irvine’s Institute for Brain Aging & Dementia. She examined effects of exercise on Alzheimer’s disease pathology, immune function, and cognitive outcomes in animal models. She has had numerous scholarships and fellowships, including a Kirschstein NRSA postdoctoral fellowship from NIH. She was recognized as an outstanding young researcher by the Texas chapter of American College of Sports Medicine. Her current research has been featured in the Society for Neuroscience’s Annual press release packets for the past two years. She has been an invited speaker at several national and international conferences. Kathryn currently works as a medical science liaison. Outside of academic pursuits, Kathryn has been coaching elite athletics and fitness for 10 years. Kathryn's fields of expertise include exercise science, vascular physiology, immunology, dementia and head injury. |