# Diversity Supplement: Mechanisms underlying anabolic effects of cyclic compressive loading in muscle

> **NIH NIH R01** · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · 2021 · $66,343

## Abstract

Summary
This administrative supplement is designed to provide training for Alexander Sklivas (Alex) in the laboratory of
Dr. Dupont-Versteegden as a predoctoral fellow. It is in response to PA-21-017: Research Supplement to
Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research. Alex will be performing experiments proposed in Specific Aim 3
of the parent RO1 and will be able to gain experience not only in the technical application of scientific inquiry,
but will also gain proficiency in writing, presenting and hypothesis development. He will perform experiments
that will provide knowledge about the cross over effect of massage that we have observed in all of our
massage models. He will investigate the changes in cytokine levels in serum from rats that have undergone
massage. In addition, he will perform experiments to show the level of involvement of the nervous system in
the cross over effect of massage. He will be trained in these techniques by the primary mentor as well as
postdoctoral fellow and senior graduate student. He will take classes, such as grant writing and academia and
beyond, that prepare him for future tasks as a researcher and he will take content related classes, such as cell
biology and molecular biology. The main goal of the training program is to prepare Alex for a successful
application of a F31 predoctoral fellowship which would provide him with the support needed to gain a
competitive postdoctoral fellowship. As a member of an underrepresented group in the health sciences
(Hispanic) he has the capability to be a good role model for other students or postdoctoral fellows, as he is
already involved in the area of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the program in which he currently is
admitted. Dr. Dupont-Versteegden will serve as a mentor for Alex and is heavily involved in student mentoring
as well as in DEI initiatives. Therefore, this supplement will provide Alex the scientific background, the writing
and presenting skills and the academic knowledge to become an independent investigator in the field of his
choice.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10320577
- **Project number:** 3R01AT009268-05S1
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
- **Principal Investigator:** Timothy Alan Butterfield
- **Activity code:** R01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $66,343
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2017-04-01 → 2023-03-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10320577

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10320577, Diversity Supplement: Mechanisms underlying anabolic effects of cyclic compressive loading in muscle (3R01AT009268-05S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10320577. Licensed CC0.

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