Graduate Part-Time Instructor
Texas Tech University
I (Casey Appell, M.S.) am a 4th-year doctoral candidate and graduate part-time instructor at Texas Tech University. Through my mentorship under Dr. Hui-Ying Luk, I have focused my research interest to understanding, through a molecular view, the role of skeletal muscle health in the context of exercise adaption and disease states (i.e., sarcopenia and type 2 diabetes mellitus). Currently, my dissertation focuses on the effect of dehydration-induced elevated plasma osmolality on systemic and intramuscular responses on perceptual and physical recovery after muscle damage. The overarching goal of this research is to further understand the relationship between altered immune fuction and satellite cell lead muscle recovery. Furthermore, the knowledge obtained in the project will highlight the importance of hydration strategies aimed at lowering plasma osmolality during recovery.