| Affiliations: | Michael E. DeBakey Institute Undergraduate Research Program |
| Project Leader: | Vinay Khanijow Biomedical Sciences |
| Faculty Mentor: | Ranjeet Dongaonkar, Ph.D. |
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Meeting Times:
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Summer 2016 (complete) |
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Team Size:
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3 (Team Full) |
| Open Spots: | 0 |
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Special Opportunities:
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Co-authorship of publications, research experience, resume, leadership and team cooperation skills. |
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Team Needs:
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Basic computer knowledge, article researching ,equipment use and safety. |
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Description:
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Lymphatic Vessels have you susceptibility to bind to fat molecules. The build up of fat molecules on lymphatic vessels can greatly reduce lymphatic vessel function and contractibility. Our experiment will analyze if exercise has an effect on reducing the fat molecules around the vessels and help increase the function of the them as well. |