Lauren Lamberti

Researcher Title:

MS Candidate and Graduate Research Assistant

BS Medical Laboratory Science, University of Connecticut

Medical Laboratory Scientist, American Society for Clinical Pathology

Researcher Bio:

Ever since I was young, sports and exercise have been an important part of my life. I was fortunate to continue my sports career into adulthood, having a collegiate volleyball career at UConn, and continue an active lifestyle to this day backpacking, hiking, and kayaking. During my time as a student-athlete at UConn, I studied medical laboratory science, diagnosing and monitoring diseases such as cancer, diabetes, liver disease, and heart disease. Between my love of sports and my desire to study chronic disease and chronic disease prevention, exercise physiology seemed like a natural fit. Entering Dr. Pescatello’s laboratory group has allowed me to collaborate and study with others who value improving health through the use of exercise. Exercise may be the most potent and underutilized medicine today, but more knowledge is needed to better guide the efficient use of exercise to combat disease.

May 2014