Biological Sciences
Dr. John Spitsbergen
Associate Professor
E-mail: john.spitsbergen@wmich.edu
Office: 3159 Haenicke Hall
Lab: 3052 Haenicke Hall
Office Phone: 269 387-5654
Lab phone: 269 387-2739
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Research Description
Area of Research: Neurobiology/Physiology
The long-term goal of my research is to understand the regulation of neurotrophic factor expression in target tissues of the peripheral nervous system (blood vessels, cardiac muscle and skeletal muscle) and to determine the consequences of altered neurotrophic factor expression with aging and disease. I currently have two projects ongoing in my laboratory. One of these projects examines changes in neurotrophic factor expression and motor innervation in skeletal muscle following exercise training in rats. A second project underway examines changes in neurotrophic factor expression and autonomic innervation in cardiovascular tissues with development of high blood pressure.
Students in Dr. Spitsbergen's laboratory
Nathan Peplinski - PhD degree program
Kyle Kinnell - MS degree program
Tracy Pickering - MS degree program
Shailja Sharma - MS degree program
Jennifer Smith - MS degree program
Monica Czarnopys - Undergraduate degree program
Dominique Ousley - Undergraduate degree program