{"id":3,"date":"2024-11-14T13:10:25","date_gmt":"2024-11-14T19:10:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.edb.utexas.edu\/tpaml\/?page_id=3"},"modified":"2026-07-23T08:43:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T13:43:33","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.edb.utexas.edu\/tpaml\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"font-family:system-ui,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#1e293b;max-width:1120px;margin:0 auto;line-height:1.5\">\n\n\n  <!-- HERO -->\n  <section id=\"about\" style=\"text-align:center;padding:clamp(32px,7vw,48px) 18px clamp(20px,4vw,28px)\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.edb.utexas.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/187\/2026\/02\/IMG_20251227_102411_000-2-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Physical Activity Motivation Lab logo\" style=\"width:clamp(240px,70vw,420px);height:clamp(240px,70vw,420px);object-fit:contain;background:#ffffff;border-radius:50%;border:5px solid #ffffff;box-shadow:0 18px 44px -18px #bf570059;margin-bottom:clamp(18px,4vw,28px)\">\n\n    <h1 style=\"font-size:clamp(29px,7.4vw,46px);font-weight:800;line-height:1.1;margin:0 auto clamp(14px,3vw,20px);max-width:760px\">Why do some people <br> <span style=\"color:#bf5700;border-bottom:5px solid #fdba74;padding-bottom:2px\">love to move?<\/span><\/h1>\n\n    <p style=\"font-size:clamp(16px,3.3vw,19px);color:#475569;line-height:1.6;margin:0 auto;max-width:640px\">The <strong style=\"color:#1e293b\">PAM Lab<\/strong> studies the neurobiology that makes movement feel rewarding and uses it to help turn intentions into lasting, enjoyable habits.<\/p>\n\n  <\/section>\n\n\n\n  <!-- IN-PAGE NAV -->\n  <nav style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:center;gap:8px;padding:0 18px clamp(28px,5vw,40px)\">\n\n    <a href=\"#studies\" style=\"background:#f1f5f9;color:#334155;padding:9px 16px;border-radius:999px;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none\">Research<\/a>\n\n    <a href=\"#collaborate\" style=\"background:#f1f5f9;color:#334155;padding:9px 16px;border-radius:999px;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none\">Collaborate<\/a>\n\n    <a href=\"#team\" style=\"background:#f1f5f9;color:#334155;padding:9px 16px;border-radius:999px;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none\">Team<\/a>\n\n    <a href=\"#join\" style=\"background:#f1f5f9;color:#334155;padding:9px 16px;border-radius:999px;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none\">Join<\/a>\n\n    <a href=\"#support\" style=\"background:#bf5700;color:#ffffff;padding:9px 16px;border-radius:999px;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none\">Give<\/a>\n\n    <a href=\"#contact\" style=\"background:#f1f5f9;color:#334155;padding:9px 16px;border-radius:999px;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none\">Contact<\/a>\n\n  <\/nav>\n\n\n\n  <!-- THE ARGUMENT (dark) -->\n  <section style=\"background:#1e293b;padding:clamp(40px,7vw,56px) 18px;margin:0 -18px\">\n    <div style=\"max-width:1080px;margin:0 auto;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:16px;align-items:stretch\">\n\n      <div style=\"flex:1 1 260px;background:#334155;border-radius:12px\">\n        <div style=\"padding:clamp(22px,4vw,28px)\">\n\n          <h3 style=\"font-size:12px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#fdba74;margin:0 0 10px\">The need<\/h3>\n\n          <p style=\"font-size:clamp(30px,6.5vw,44px);font-weight:800;color:#ffffff;line-height:1.05;margin:0 0 8px\">&gt;150<span style=\"font-size:.34em;font-weight:700;color:#ffffff\"> min\/week<\/span><\/p>\n\n          <p style=\"font-size:14px;color:#cbd5e1;line-height:1.5;margin:0 0 16px\">of at least brisk walking lowers all-cause mortality and morbidity. <\/p>\n\n          <p style=\"font-size:15px;color:#ffffff;font-weight:600;line-height:1.5;margin:0;padding-top:14px;border-top:1px solid #475569\">Movement improves lives.<\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n\n      <div style=\"flex:1 1 260px;background:#334155;border-radius:12px\">\n        <div style=\"padding:clamp(22px,4vw,28px)\">\n\n          <h3 style=\"font-size:12px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#fdba74;margin:0 0 10px\">The problem<\/h3>\n\n          <p style=\"font-size:clamp(30px,6.5vw,44px);font-weight:800;color:#ffffff;line-height:1.05;margin:0 0 8px\">~50<span style=\"font-size:.5em;vertical-align:super\">%<\/span><\/p>\n\n          <p style=\"font-size:14px;color:#cbd5e1;line-height:1.5;margin:0 0 16px\">of adults turn movement intentions into lasting habits despite near unanimous belief in the hazard of inactivity. <\/p>\n\n          <p style=\"font-size:15px;color:#ffffff;font-weight:600;line-height:1.5;margin:0;padding-top:14px;border-top:1px solid #475569\">Knowing the benefits is not enough.<\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n\n      <div style=\"flex:1 1 260px;background:#334155;border-radius:12px\">\n        <div style=\"padding:clamp(22px,4vw,28px)\">\n\n          <h3 style=\"font-size:12px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#fdba74;margin:0 0 10px\">The Goal<\/h3>\n\n          <p style=\"font-size:clamp(30px,6.5vw,44px);font-weight:800;color:#ffffff;line-height:1.05;margin:0 0 8px\">Enjoyment<\/p>\n\n          <p style=\"font-size:14px;color:#cbd5e1;line-height:1.5;margin:0 0 16px\">best predicts habitual movement. We study where it comes from to improve motivation.<\/p>\n\n          <p style=\"font-size:15px;color:#ffffff;font-weight:600;line-height:1.5;margin:0;padding-top:14px;border-top:1px solid #475569\">Make movement feel worth repeating. <\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n\n  <!-- OUR WORK (white) -->\n  <section id=\"studies\" style=\"padding:clamp(36px,7vw,52px) 18px\">\n\n    <h2 style=\"font-size:clamp(24px,5vw,30px);font-weight:800;margin:0 0 6px\">Our Work<\/h2>\n\n    <p style=\"font-size:15px;color:#64748b;margin:0 0 20px\">Work from the lab and its director.<\/p>\n\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FZVGw8ZhwTg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"display:block;position:relative;border-radius:14px;overflow:hidden;margin-bottom:28px;background:#000000\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/FZVGw8ZhwTg\/maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Watch a short introduction to the lab\" style=\"width:100%;height:clamp(200px,50vw,440px);object-fit:cover;display:block;opacity:0.82\">\n      <span style=\"position:absolute;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;left:0;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center\">\n        <span style=\"width:72px;height:72px;border-radius:50%;background:#bf5700;color:#ffffff;font-size:28px;line-height:72px;text-align:center\">\u25b6<\/span>\n      <\/span>\n    <\/a>\n\n    <div style=\"display:flex;overflow:auto;border-radius:14px;border:1px solid #e2e8f0;background:#ffffff\">\n\n      <div id=\"study-1\" style=\"flex:0 0 100%\">\n        <div style=\"padding:clamp(18px,4vw,28px);display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:clamp(16px,3vw,28px);align-items:center\">\n\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.edb.utexas.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/187\/2026\/07\/ACh-Photometry.jpg\" style=\"flex:1 1 240px;min-width:0;max-width:380px;width:100%;height:clamp(170px,42vw,230px);object-fit:cover;border-radius:10px;background:#f1f5f9\">\n\n          <div style=\"flex:1 1 280px;min-width:0\">\n\n            <span style=\"display:inline-block;background:#fff4ec;color:#bf5700;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:4px 10px;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:10px\">Brain Recording<\/span>\n\n            <h3 style=\"font-size:clamp(18px,4vw,22px);font-weight:700;line-height:1.3;margin:0 0 10px\">Subsecond measurement of neurotransmitters during wheel running for the first time<\/h3>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:15px;color:#475569;line-height:1.6;margin:0 0 12px\">We built a workflow aligning neural signals to pose-estimated behavior during voluntary wheel running.<\/p>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#94a3b8;margin:0 0 16px\">J Neurosci Methods, 2026 \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jneumeth.2026.110839\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color:#bf5700;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600\">Read paper<\/a><\/p>\n\n            <div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px\">\n              <a href=\"#study-7\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:44px;height:44px;line-height:42px;text-align:center;border:1px solid #e2e8f0;border-radius:50%;color:#bf5700;font-size:18px;text-decoration:none;background:#ffffff\">\u2190<\/a>\n              <span style=\"font-size:13px;color:#94a3b8;font-weight:600\">1 \/ 7<\/span>\n              <a href=\"#study-2\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:44px;height:44px;line-height:42px;text-align:center;border:1px solid #bf5700;border-radius:50%;color:#ffffff;background:#bf5700;font-size:18px;text-decoration:none\">\u2192<\/a>\n            <\/div>\n\n          <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n\n      <div id=\"study-2\" style=\"flex:0 0 100%\">\n        <div style=\"padding:clamp(18px,4vw,28px);display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:clamp(16px,3vw,28px);align-items:center\">\n\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.edb.utexas.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/187\/2026\/07\/FiPhA-1.jpg\" style=\"flex:1 1 240px;min-width:0;max-width:380px;width:100%;height:clamp(170px,42vw,230px);object-fit:cover;border-radius:10px;background:#f1f5f9\">\n\n          <div style=\"flex:1 1 280px;min-width:0\">\n\n            <span style=\"display:inline-block;background:#fff4ec;color:#bf5700;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:4px 10px;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:10px\">Open Tools<\/span>\n\n            <h3 style=\"font-size:clamp(18px,4vw,22px);font-weight:700;line-height:1.3;margin:0 0 10px\">Improving data analysis tools for the behavioral neuroscience field<\/h3>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:15px;color:#475569;line-height:1.6;margin:0 0 12px\">FiPhA is a free, open-source R\/Shiny platform for fiber photometry analysis.<\/p>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#94a3b8;margin:0 0 16px\">Neurophotonics, 2024 \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1117\/1.NPh.11.1.014305\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color:#bf5700;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600\">Read paper<\/a><\/p>\n\n            <div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px\">\n              <a href=\"#study-1\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:44px;height:44px;line-height:42px;text-align:center;border:1px solid #e2e8f0;border-radius:50%;color:#bf5700;font-size:18px;text-decoration:none;background:#ffffff\">\u2190<\/a>\n              <span style=\"font-size:13px;color:#94a3b8;font-weight:600\">2 \/ 7<\/span>\n              <a href=\"#study-3\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:44px;height:44px;line-height:42px;text-align:center;border:1px solid #bf5700;border-radius:50%;color:#ffffff;background:#bf5700;font-size:18px;text-decoration:none\">\u2192<\/a>\n            <\/div>\n\n          <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n\n      <div id=\"study-3\" style=\"flex:0 0 100%\">\n        <div style=\"padding:clamp(18px,4vw,28px);display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:clamp(16px,3vw,28px);align-items:center\">\n\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.edb.utexas.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/187\/2026\/07\/MicrobiomeTransplant.jpg\" style=\"flex:1 1 240px;min-width:0;max-width:380px;width:100%;height:clamp(170px,42vw,230px);object-fit:cover;border-radius:10px;background:#f1f5f9\">\n\n          <div style=\"flex:1 1 280px;min-width:0\">\n\n            <span style=\"display:inline-block;background:#fff4ec;color:#bf5700;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:4px 10px;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:10px\">Microbiome<\/span>\n\n            <h3 style=\"font-size:clamp(18px,4vw,22px);font-weight:700;line-height:1.3;margin:0 0 10px\">Diet impacts physical activity levels <\/h3>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:15px;color:#475569;line-height:1.6;margin:0 0 12px\">Reductions in wheel running from a high fat high sugar diet to normal chow restored running and body composition within two weeks. Fecal transplants from active mice added nothing. <\/p>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#94a3b8;margin:0 0 16px\">Med Sci Sports Exerc, 2022 \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1249\/MSS.0000000000002941\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color:#bf5700;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600\">Read paper<\/a><\/p>\n\n            <div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px\">\n              <a href=\"#study-2\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:44px;height:44px;line-height:42px;text-align:center;border:1px solid #e2e8f0;border-radius:50%;color:#bf5700;font-size:18px;text-decoration:none;background:#ffffff\">\u2190<\/a>\n              <span style=\"font-size:13px;color:#94a3b8;font-weight:600\">3 \/ 7<\/span>\n              <a href=\"#study-4\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:44px;height:44px;line-height:42px;text-align:center;border:1px solid #bf5700;border-radius:50%;color:#ffffff;background:#bf5700;font-size:18px;text-decoration:none\">\u2192<\/a>\n            <\/div>\n\n          <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n\n      <div id=\"study-4\" style=\"flex:0 0 100%\">\n        <div style=\"padding:clamp(18px,4vw,28px);display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:clamp(16px,3vw,28px);align-items:center\">\n\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.edb.utexas.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/187\/2026\/07\/GutMetabolome.jpg\" style=\"flex:1 1 240px;min-width:0;max-width:380px;width:100%;height:clamp(170px,42vw,230px);object-fit:cover;border-radius:10px;background:#f1f5f9\">\n\n          <div style=\"flex:1 1 280px;min-width:0\">\n\n            <span style=\"display:inline-block;background:#fff4ec;color:#bf5700;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:4px 10px;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:10px\">Metabolomics<\/span>\n\n            <h3 style=\"font-size:clamp(18px,4vw,22px);font-weight:700;line-height:1.3;margin:0 0 10px\">Diet reshapes the gut metabolome differently in females and males mice<\/h3>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:15px;color:#475569;line-height:1.6;margin:0 0 12px\">Untargeted LC-MS\/MS found thousands of altered cecal metabolites, most of them depleted. The pathways affected differed by sex, including steroid biosynthesis and inflammation.<\/p>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#94a3b8;margin:0 0 16px\">Metabolites, 2020 \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/metabo10100421\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color:#bf5700;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600\">Read paper<\/a><\/p>\n\n            <div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px\">\n              <a href=\"#study-3\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:44px;height:44px;line-height:42px;text-align:center;border:1px solid #e2e8f0;border-radius:50%;color:#bf5700;font-size:18px;text-decoration:none;background:#ffffff\">\u2190<\/a>\n              <span style=\"font-size:13px;color:#94a3b8;font-weight:600\">4 \/ 7<\/span>\n              <a href=\"#study-5\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:44px;height:44px;line-height:42px;text-align:center;border:1px solid #bf5700;border-radius:50%;color:#ffffff;background:#bf5700;font-size:18px;text-decoration:none\">\u2192<\/a>\n            <\/div>\n\n          <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n\n      <div id=\"study-5\" style=\"flex:0 0 100%\">\n        <div style=\"padding:clamp(18px,4vw,28px);display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:clamp(16px,3vw,28px);align-items:center\">\n\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.edb.utexas.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/187\/2026\/07\/argenine.jpg\" style=\"flex:1 1 240px;min-width:0;max-width:380px;width:100%;height:clamp(170px,42vw,230px);object-fit:cover;border-radius:10px;background:#f1f5f9\">\n\n          <div style=\"flex:1 1 280px;min-width:0\">\n\n            <span style=\"display:inline-block;background:#fff4ec;color:#bf5700;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:4px 10px;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:10px\">Metabolic Flux<\/span>\n\n            <h3 style=\"font-size:clamp(18px,4vw,22px);font-weight:700;line-height:1.3;margin:0 0 10px\">Naturally high-active mice metabolize amino acids faster at baseline<\/h3>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:15px;color:#475569;line-height:1.6;margin:0 0 12px\">Stable isotope tracing showed high-active mice produce more arginine and citrulline whole-body, with higher estimated nitric oxide production, than low-active mice.<\/p>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#94a3b8;margin:0 0 16px\">PLOS ONE, 2020 \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0235095\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color:#bf5700;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600\">Read paper<\/a><\/p>\n\n            <div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px\">\n              <a href=\"#study-4\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:44px;height:44px;line-height:42px;text-align:center;border:1px solid #e2e8f0;border-radius:50%;color:#bf5700;font-size:18px;text-decoration:none;background:#ffffff\">\u2190<\/a>\n              <span style=\"font-size:13px;color:#94a3b8;font-weight:600\">5 \/ 7<\/span>\n              <a href=\"#study-6\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:44px;height:44px;line-height:42px;text-align:center;border:1px solid #bf5700;border-radius:50%;color:#ffffff;background:#bf5700;font-size:18px;text-decoration:none\">\u2192<\/a>\n            <\/div>\n\n          <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n\n      <div id=\"study-6\" style=\"flex:0 0 100%\">\n        <div style=\"padding:clamp(18px,4vw,28px);display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:clamp(16px,3vw,28px);align-items:center\">\n\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.edb.utexas.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/187\/2026\/07\/Timeline.jpg\" style=\"flex:1 1 240px;min-width:0;max-width:380px;width:100%;height:clamp(170px,42vw,230px);object-fit:cover;border-radius:10px;background:#f1f5f9\">\n\n          <div style=\"flex:1 1 280px;min-width:0\">\n\n            <span style=\"display:inline-block;background:#fff4ec;color:#bf5700;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:4px 10px;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:10px\">Genetics<\/span>\n\n            <h3 style=\"font-size:clamp(18px,4vw,22px);font-weight:700;line-height:1.3;margin:0 0 10px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/05\/15\/well\/move\/to-move-is-to-thrive-its-in-our-genes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color:#1e293b;text-decoration:none\">Our drive to move is inherited and ancient<\/a><\/h3>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:15px;color:#475569;line-height:1.6;margin:0 0 12px\">Genetic variants linked to human physical activity are older than our own species. Most are shared with Neanderthals and chimpanzees, though a few show signs of selection unique to humans since the advent of agriculture. <\/p>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#94a3b8;margin:0 0 16px\">PLOS ONE, 2019 \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0216155\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color:#bf5700;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600\">Read paper<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/05\/15\/well\/move\/to-move-is-to-thrive-its-in-our-genes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color:#bf5700;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600\">NYT feature<\/a><\/p>\n\n            <div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px\">\n              <a href=\"#study-5\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:44px;height:44px;line-height:42px;text-align:center;border:1px solid #e2e8f0;border-radius:50%;color:#bf5700;font-size:18px;text-decoration:none;background:#ffffff\">\u2190<\/a>\n              <span 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style=\"display:inline-block;background:#fff4ec;color:#bf5700;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:4px 10px;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:10px\">Interventions<\/span>\n\n            <h3 style=\"font-size:clamp(18px,4vw,22px);font-weight:700;line-height:1.3;margin:0 0 10px\">A meta-analysis on current school interventions to get children more active shows we need to do better<\/h3>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:15px;color:#475569;line-height:1.6;margin:0 0 12px\">Expansion of opportunities for physical activity, including after-school clubs, active travel, class physical activity breaks, and physically active learning appeared to be the most promising types of intervention.<\/p>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#94a3b8;margin:0 0 16px\">Journal of Sport and Health Science, 2020 \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S2095254619300808\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" 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style=\"font-size:19px;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 6px\">Funding<\/h3>\n\n      <p style=\"font-size:14px;color:#475569;margin:0 0 14px\">Our research is supported by public funding.<\/p>\n\n      <div style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #e2e8f0;border-left:4px solid #bf5700;border-radius:12px;margin-bottom:12px\">\n        <div style=\"padding:18px\">\n          <p style=\"font-size:15px;color:#1e293b;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px\">PI K99\/R00: National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH<\/p>\n          <p style=\"font-size:14px;color:#64748b;margin:0\">  <a href=\"https:\/\/reporter.nih.gov\/search\/2WWvYNfKK0yq3j7kUJTZTA\/project-details\/11329260\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color:#bf5700;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600\">Endocannabinoid Reinforcement of Physical Activity<\/a><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #e2e8f0;border-left:4px solid #bf5700;border-radius:12px\">\n        <div 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We are glad to partner on grants, publications, advocacy, or outreach.<\/p>\n\n      <div style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:18px;align-items:stretch\">\n\n\n        <div style=\"flex:1 1 320px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #e2e8f0;border-radius:14px\">\n          <div style=\"padding:clamp(20px,4vw,28px)\">\n\n            <h3 style=\"font-size:19px;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 10px;padding-bottom:10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e2e8f0\">In Animals<\/h3>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:14px;color:#475569;line-height:1.6;margin:0 0 14px\">We phenotype activity and motivation in rodent models, then get at mechanism with surgery, photometry, and molecular tools.<\/p>\n\n            <div style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:7px;margin:0 0 16px\">\n              <span style=\"background:#eef2f8;color:#334155;font-size:13px;font-weight:500;padding:6px 11px;border-radius:8px\">Diversity Outbred mice<\/span>\n              <span 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style=\"color:#bf5700;font-weight:700;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase\">Lab Director<\/span>\n\n            <h3 style=\"font-size:clamp(20px,4.4vw,24px);font-weight:700;margin:6px 0 12px\">Ayland Letsinger, PhD<\/h3>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:15px;color:#475569;margin:0 0 6px\">Hometown: Brackettville, TX<\/p>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:15px;color:#475569;margin:0\">Background: Postdoc Neurobiology (NIEHS); PhD Exercise Physiology (Texas A&amp;M); BS Kinesiology &amp; Motor Behavior, minor in Psychology (Texas A&amp;M)<\/p>\n\n\n            <div style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:9px;margin-top:14px\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/education.utexas.edu\/faculty\/ayland_letsinger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"background:#fff4ec;color:#bf5700;padding:6px 12px;border-radius:999px;font-size:12px;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none\">Faculty Page<\/a>\n              <a 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       <div style=\"flex:1 1 280px;min-width:0\">\n\n            <span style=\"color:#bf5700;font-weight:700;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase\">Research Volunteer<\/span>\n\n            <h3 style=\"font-size:clamp(20px,4.4vw,24px);font-weight:700;margin:6px 0 12px\">Frederick Goertz, MD<\/h3>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:15px;color:#475569;margin:0 0 6px\">Hometown: Austin, TX<\/p>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:15px;color:#475569;margin:0\">Background: MD (UTMB); BS Exercise Science (UT Austin)<\/p>\n\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n\n      <p style=\"font-size:14px;color:#64748b;margin:0 0 16px\">The people who make the work happen.<\/p>\n\n\n      <h3 style=\"font-size:19px;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 16px\">PhD Students<\/h3>\n\n      <div style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:16px;margin-bottom:32px;align-items:stretch\">\n\n\n        <div style=\"flex:1 1 320px;max-width:520px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid 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style=\"width:clamp(58px,16vw,72px);height:clamp(58px,16vw,72px);object-fit:cover;border-radius:50%;margin-bottom:8px\">\n\n            <h4 style=\"font-size:13px;font-weight:600;margin:0;line-height:1.3\">Angela John \u2b50<\/h4>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:10.5px;color:#64748b;margin:3px 0 8px;line-height:1.3\">BS Neuroscience<\/p>\n\n            <div style=\"display:flex;justify-content:center\">\n\n              <a href=\"#\" style=\"display:none;background:#fff4ec;color:#bf5700;padding:6px 12px;border-radius:999px;font-size:12px;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none\">LinkedIn<\/a>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div style=\"flex:1 1 150px;max-width:180px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #e2e8f0;border-radius:12px\">\n          <div style=\"padding:16px 10px;text-align:center\">\n\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.edb.utexas.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/187\/2026\/07\/Taha.jpg\" style=\"width:clamp(58px,16vw,72px);height:clamp(58px,16vw,72px);object-fit:cover;border-radius:50%;margin-bottom:8px\">\n\n            <h4 style=\"font-size:13px;font-weight:600;margin:0;line-height:1.3\">Taha Zubair \u2b50<\/h4>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:10.5px;color:#64748b;margin:3px 0 8px;line-height:1.3\">BS Exercise Science<\/p>\n\n            <div style=\"display:flex;justify-content:center\">\n\n              <a href=\"#\" style=\"display:none;background:#fff4ec;color:#bf5700;padding:6px 12px;border-radius:999px;font-size:12px;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none\">LinkedIn<\/a>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div style=\"flex:1 1 150px;max-width:180px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #e2e8f0;border-radius:12px\">\n          <div style=\"padding:16px 10px;text-align:center\">\n\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.edb.utexas.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/187\/2026\/02\/PXL_20260206_160033321.PORTRAIT.ORIGINAL-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Gautam Vannapu\" style=\"width:clamp(58px,16vw,72px);height:clamp(58px,16vw,72px);object-fit:cover;border-radius:50%;margin-bottom:8px\">\n\n            <h4 style=\"font-size:13px;font-weight:600;margin:0;line-height:1.3\">Gautam Vannapu \u2b50<\/h4>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:10.5px;color:#64748b;margin:3px 0 8px;line-height:1.3\">BS Health Promotion &amp; Behavioral Science<\/p>\n\n            <div style=\"display:flex;justify-content:center\">\n\n              <a href=\"#\" style=\"display:none;background:#fff4ec;color:#bf5700;padding:6px 12px;border-radius:999px;font-size:12px;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none\">LinkedIn<\/a>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n        <div style=\"flex:1 1 150px;max-width:180px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #e2e8f0;border-radius:12px\">\n          <div style=\"padding:16px 10px;text-align:center\">\n\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.edb.utexas.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/187\/2026\/02\/PXL_20260206_155822545.PORTRAIT.ORIGINAL-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Jake Reynolds\" style=\"width:clamp(58px,16vw,72px);height:clamp(58px,16vw,72px);object-fit:cover;border-radius:50%;margin-bottom:8px\">\n\n            <h4 style=\"font-size:13px;font-weight:600;margin:0;line-height:1.3\">Jake Reynolds \u2b50<\/h4>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:10.5px;color:#64748b;margin:3px 0 8px;line-height:1.3\">BS Sociology<\/p>\n\n            <div style=\"display:flex;justify-content:center\">\n\n              <a href=\"#\" style=\"display:none;background:#fff4ec;color:#bf5700;padding:6px 12px;border-radius:999px;font-size:12px;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none\">LinkedIn<\/a>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div style=\"flex:1 1 150px;max-width:180px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #e2e8f0;border-radius:12px\">\n          <div style=\"padding:16px 10px;text-align:center\">\n\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.edb.utexas.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/187\/2026\/07\/Vishal.jpg\" style=\"width:clamp(58px,16vw,72px);height:clamp(58px,16vw,72px);object-fit:cover;border-radius:50%;margin-bottom:8px\">\n\n            <h4 style=\"font-size:13px;font-weight:600;margin:0;line-height:1.3\">Vishal Dhingra \u2b50<\/h4>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:10px;color:#94a3b8;margin:3px 0 0;line-height:1.3\">Hometown: Houston, TX<\/p>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:10.5px;color:#64748b;margin:1px 0 8px;line-height:1.3\">BS Kinesiology<\/p>\n\n            <div style=\"display:flex;justify-content:center\">\n\n              <a href=\"#\" style=\"display:none;background:#fff4ec;color:#bf5700;padding:6px 12px;border-radius:999px;font-size:12px;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none\">LinkedIn<\/a>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n          <\/div>\n        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href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/anuhya-achanta-198616330\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"background:#fff4ec;color:#bf5700;padding:6px 12px;border-radius:999px;font-size:12px;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none\">LinkedIn<\/a>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div style=\"flex:1 1 150px;max-width:180px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #e2e8f0;border-radius:12px\">\n          <div style=\"padding:16px 10px;text-align:center\">\n\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.edb.utexas.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/187\/2026\/07\/Jeevith-lowres.jpg\" alt=\"Jeevith Chanveer\" style=\"width:clamp(58px,16vw,72px);height:clamp(58px,16vw,72px);object-fit:cover;border-radius:50%;margin-bottom:8px\">\n\n            <h4 style=\"font-size:13px;font-weight:600;margin:0;line-height:1.3\">Jeevith Chanveer \u2b50<\/h4>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:10px;color:#94a3b8;margin:3px 0 0;line-height:1.3\">Hometown: Cupertino, CA<\/p>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:10.5px;color:#64748b;margin:1px 0 8px;line-height:1.3\">BS Human Biology<\/p>\n\n            <div style=\"display:flex;justify-content:center\">\n\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jeevithchanveer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"background:#fff4ec;color:#bf5700;padding:6px 12px;border-radius:999px;font-size:12px;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none\">LinkedIn<\/a>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div style=\"flex:1 1 150px;max-width:180px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #e2e8f0;border-radius:12px\">\n          <div style=\"padding:16px 10px;text-align:center\">\n\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.edb.utexas.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/187\/2026\/07\/Killian.jpg\" style=\"width:clamp(58px,16vw,72px);height:clamp(58px,16vw,72px);object-fit:cover;border-radius:50%;margin-bottom:8px\">\n\n            <h4 style=\"font-size:13px;font-weight:600;margin:0;line-height:1.3\">Killian Drouaud \u2b50<\/h4>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:10px;color:#94a3b8;margin:3px 0 0;line-height:1.3\">Hometown: Houston, TX<\/p>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:10.5px;color:#64748b;margin:1px 0 8px;line-height:1.3\">BS Biology, Economics Minor<\/p>\n\n            <div style=\"display:flex;justify-content:center\">\n\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kilian-drouaud-70b039337\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"background:#fff4ec;color:#bf5700;padding:6px 12px;border-radius:999px;font-size:12px;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none\">LinkedIn<\/a>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div style=\"flex:1 1 150px;max-width:180px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #e2e8f0;border-radius:12px\">\n          <div style=\"padding:16px 10px;text-align:center\">\n\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.edb.utexas.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/187\/2026\/02\/09578e13-c182-432e-807b-45b8d072f388.jpg\" alt=\"Chloe Stewart\" style=\"width:clamp(58px,16vw,72px);height:clamp(58px,16vw,72px);object-fit:cover;border-radius:50%;margin-bottom:8px\">\n\n            <h4 style=\"font-size:13px;font-weight:600;margin:0;line-height:1.3\">Chloe Stewart \u2b50<\/h4>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:10px;color:#94a3b8;margin:3px 0 0;line-height:1.3\">Hometown: San Antonio, TX<\/p>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:10.5px;color:#64748b;margin:1px 0 8px;line-height:1.3\">BS Biology &amp; Exercise Science<\/p>\n\n            <div style=\"display:flex;justify-content:center\">\n\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/chloejstewart\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"background:#fff4ec;color:#bf5700;padding:6px 12px;border-radius:999px;font-size:12px;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none\">LinkedIn<\/a>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n          <\/div>\n    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Once you are on this list, you stay on it.<\/p>\n\n          <p style=\"font-size:12px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b;margin:0 0 10px\">Graduate<\/p>\n\n          <div style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:16px;margin-bottom:24px;align-items:stretch\">\n\n        <div style=\"flex:1 1 320px;max-width:520px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #e2e8f0;border-radius:16px\">\n          <div style=\"padding:20px;display:flex;gap:16px;align-items:flex-start\">\n\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.edb.utexas.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/187\/2026\/02\/Cory-Rebmann-810x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Cory Rebmann, MS\" style=\"width:96px;height:120px;object-fit:cover;border-radius:10px;flex:0 0 auto\">\n\n            <div style=\"flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0\">\n\n              <h4 style=\"font-size:17px;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 4px\">Cory Rebmann, MS \ud83c\udf93<\/h4>\n\n              <p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#64748b;margin:0\">MS Kinesiology (Texas A&amp;M-Corpus Christi); BA Law &amp; Justice (Central Washington University); BA Anthropology (Central Washington University)<\/p>\n\n              <div style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px;margin-top:12px\">\n\n                <a href=\"#\" style=\"display:none;background:#fff4ec;color:#bf5700;padding:6px 12px;border-radius:999px;font-size:12px;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none\">LinkedIn<\/a>\n\n                <a href=\"#\" style=\"display:none;background:#fff4ec;color:#bf5700;padding:6px 12px;border-radius:999px;font-size:12px;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none\">Scholar<\/a>\n\n              <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n          <\/div>\n\n          <p style=\"font-size:12px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b;margin:0 0 10px\">Undergraduate<\/p>\n\n          <div style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:12px\">\n\n   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People who welcome feedback, enjoy learning, and solve problems proactively get the most out of the lab.<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n\n          <div style=\"margin-bottom:14px\">\n            <h4 style=\"font-size:15px;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 5px;color:#bf5700\">Independence and collaboration<\/h4>\n            <p style=\"font-size:14px;color:#475569;line-height:1.6;margin:0\">You will have the freedom to pursue your own ideas, with the support of a team behind you.<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n\n          <div>\n            <h4 style=\"font-size:15px;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 5px;color:#bf5700\">Work-life balance<\/h4>\n            <p style=\"font-size:14px;color:#475569;line-height:1.6;margin:0\">We value efficiency and time management so you can do excellent work and still have a life outside the lab.<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n\n  <!-- JOIN (vibrant) -->\n  <section id=\"join\" style=\"background:#fff2e6;border-top:6px solid #bf5700;padding:clamp(52px,9vw,76px) 18px;margin:0 -18px\">\n    <div style=\"max-width:820px;margin:0 auto\">\n\n      <p style=\"color:#bf5700;font-weight:700;font-size:13px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;margin:0 0 10px\">Join the Lab<\/p>\n\n      <h2 style=\"font-size:clamp(30px,7vw,44px);font-weight:800;margin:0 0 12px;text-align:center;line-height:1.1\">Come do the work with us<\/h2>\n\n      <p style=\"font-size:clamp(16px,3.4vw,18px);color:#475569;line-height:1.6;margin:0 auto 8px;text-align:center;max-width:640px\">Help uncover the biology of movement and turn intentions into lasting habits. 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(This can change.)<\/li>\n          <li>What techniques or expertise do you hope to learn?<\/li>\n          <li>What techniques or expertise would you bring?<\/li>\n        <\/ol>\n      <\/details>\n\n\n      <details style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #f0d9c6;border-radius:12px;padding:16px 20px;margin-bottom:10px\">\n        <summary style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:700;cursor:pointer\">Research Scientists<\/summary>\n        <ol style=\"font-size:14px;color:#475569;line-height:1.7;margin:14px 0 0;padding-left:20px\">\n          <li>What PAM-related hypotheses would you like to study? (This can change.)<\/li>\n          <li>What techniques or expertise do you hope to learn?<\/li>\n          <li>What techniques or expertise would you bring?<\/li>\n          <li>What is your ideal vision for your role in the lab?<\/li>\n          <li>What are your salary expectations?<\/li>\n        <\/ol>\n      <\/details>\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n\n  <!-- SUPPORT (dark) -->\n  <section id=\"support\" style=\"background:#333f48;color:#ffffff;padding:clamp(52px,9vw,76px) 18px;margin:0 -18px\">\n    <div style=\"max-width:760px;margin:0 auto;text-align:center\">\n\n      <p style=\"color:#fdba74;font-weight:700;font-size:13px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;margin:0 0 10px\">Support the Lab<\/p>\n\n      <h2 style=\"font-size:clamp(30px,7vw,44px);font-weight:800;margin:0 0 14px;color:#ffffff;line-height:1.1\">Help us make movement feel good<\/h2>\n\n      <p style=\"font-size:clamp(16px,3.4vw,18px);line-height:1.65;color:#cbd5e1;margin:0 0 28px\">Federal funding covers a shrinking share of what discovery costs. Gifts let us train students, run the pilot studies that grants will not yet fund, and move faster from a finding in the lab to something that helps people stay active. 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