Co-Op Student Research Laboratory of Exercise Physiology and Physical Performance

The Laboratory of Exercise Physiology and Physical Performance (LEPPP) is located on the 3rd Floor of the Boston Lying-In Building (221 Longwood Avenue) and is a state-of-the-art exercise physiology facility that houses instrumentation for assessing muscle strength, power, and fatigability, parameters of aerobic function, tests of physical function, and resistance exercise training equipment. We also use nearby long corridors for functional walk tests and a little used, well-lit stair well for our stair climbing power test.

We are looking for a Co Op student to work with us within a clinical research setting, the student will be an integral member of the LEPPP research team. They will work closely with the Laboratory Director and Exercise Physiologists and assist in the administration of a wide array of assessments of muscle function, physical performance, and functional capacity onindividuals participating in research studies that investigate function promoting therapies.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist in administering test to different subgroups including healthy younger and older men and women,
• Assist in administering tests to potential populations with mobility limitations, spinal cord injury, and chronic diseases including endocrine disorders, obesity, HIV infection, and cancer,
• The student will also be involved in the design and delivery of clinic-based and home-based exercise training programs,
• The student will also assist with protocol development, recruitment and retention of study participants,
• The student will also be involved with data entry and data analysis Other LEPPP related duties as needed.