Professors awarded $97,000 research grant

MaryBeth Horodyski, Ed.D., A.T.C., an associate professor of orthopaedics and rehabilitation, and director of orthopaedic research, with co-investigators Samsun Lampotang, Ph.D., a professor of anesthesiology, and Nikolaus Gravenstein, M.D., a professor and chair of anesthesiology, have been awarded a $97,000 research grant from NFL Charities. The award will support their research project “Intermittent Cold and Dry Air Underneath Football Shoulder Pads as a Method to Assist in Temperature Homeostasis: Evaluation of Efficacy.” The investigation’s goal is to improve injury prevention and treatment as well as athletic performance in the world of sport. The research may lead to improvements in athletes’ health care and may help address heat-related situations non-atheletes may experience.