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Bradley S. Fleenor, Ph.D.

Integrative Physiology of Aging Laboratory
Department of Integrative Physiology
University of Colorado - Boulder
Carlson 205, 354 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0354, USA
Phone: (303) 492-3010
E-mail: Bradley.Fleenor@Colorado.edu

Research Interests:

The role of the extracellular matrix in age related arterial stiffness

The mechanisms by which exercise training attenuates age associated arterial stiffness
The role of age in vascular pathologies

Current Research Projects

Elucidating the mechanisms by which voluntary wheel running attenuates age related arterial stiffness
Cellular senescence

Education

2008   Ph.D., Biomedical Sciences, University of Missouri

2002   M.S., Exercise Science specializing in Adult Fitness/Cardiac Rehabilitation, Ball State University

2000   B.S., Exercise Science, Ball State University

Professional Experience

2008- Research Associate, Integrative Physiology of Aging Laboratory, University of Colorado - Boulder
Mentor: Douglas R. Seals

2004-2008 Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Missouri
Mentor: Douglas K. Bowles

2003-2004 Exercise Physiologist/Rehab Assistant, Southern Indiana Rehabilitation Hospital

2002 Treadmill/Nuclear Medicine Specialist, Tucson Heart Center

2000-2002 Graduate Assistant, Cardiac/Pulmonary/Cancer Phase II/III Rehabilitation, Ball Memorial Hospital

2000-2002 Graduate Assistant, Adult Fitness Program, Human Performance Laboratory, Ball State University

2000 Undergraduate Internship, Adult Fitness Program, Ball State University

Teaching Experience

2009 Co-Instructor, University of Colorado-Boulder
Course: IPHY 6830; Professional Skills for the Research Scientist (Graduate Course)

2008 Co-Instructor, University of Colorado-Boulder
Course: IPHY 5100; Colloquium in Integrative Physiology (Graduate Course)

2008 Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Missouri
Course: NS 4850; Physiology of Exercise Laboratory

2002 Adjunct Instructor, Indiana University Southeast
Course: Fitness and Jogging I

2002 Tucson Heart Center
Course: Electrocardiography to medical assistants

Publications

Fleenor BS, Bowles DK. Exercise training alters the size and composition of the neointima in a porcine model of coronary restenosis. J Appl Physiol 2009; 107(3):937-45

Fleenor BS, Bowles DK. Negligible contribution of coronary adventitial fibroblasts to neointimal formation following balloon angioplasty in swine. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2009; 296(5):H1532-H1539

Abstracts/Poster Presentations

Fleenor BS, Lesniewski LA, Durrant JR, Connell ML, Donato AJ, Seals DR. Voluntary aerobic exercise abolishes age-associated arterial stiffening in mice: Relation to collagen subtype expressions in the medial and adventitial layers. Experimental Biology, Faseb J. 2009 23:774.13

Fleenor BS, Ivey JR, Bowles DK. Exercise alters extracellular matrix composition in porcine coronary balloon injured arteries. Experimental Biology, Faseb J. 2008: 22:965.16

Fleenor BS, Ivey JR, Bowles DK. Aseptic externalized catheter placement and patency in Yucatan miniature swine. Experimental Biology, Faseb J. 2008 22:1207.4

Fleenor BS, Bowles DK. Phenotypic characteristics of porcine coronary adventitial fibroblasts. Experimental Biology, Faseb J. 2007 21:756.10

Fleenor BS, Ivey, Casati J, Turk JR, Bowles DK. Post-angioplasty restenosis: coronary adventitial fibroblasts are not a major constituent of the neointima in swine. Experimental Biology, Faseb J. 2007 21:756.9

Fleenor BS, Treves D. Reservoirs of plasmid-borne antimicrobial resistance in urban waterways. Indiana University Undergraduate Research Conference

Memberships

American College of Sports Medicine

American Physiological Society

Service and Awards

Superior Graduate Student of the Biomedical Sciences Department (2008)

Co-Chair for the Graduate Students of the Biomedical Sciences Department (2007)

Grants

2009 Institutional NRSA (T32-Cardiology)