This opportunity is being advertised as an internship. Because it is in North Carolina and NC is not part of SARA, it may be completed as volunteer. This means a student could apply and accept the position but academic credit (KIN 471/481 or other) cannot be awarded.
Duke University Integrated Health Sciences Internship Program
Program Description: Internship opportunities are available at the Duke Center for Living for motivated graduate or undergraduate students majoring in health science, exercise physiology, kinesiology, human physiology or cardiac rehabilitation.
We are dedicated to providing an excellent intern experience by offering the opportunity for numerous hands on experiences and other learning and educational opportunities.
We have two major areas of clinical research currently underway.
First we have a series of exercise studies: 1) Effects of Ranolazine (anti-angina drug) versus placebo and Exercise training in patients with angina on angina frequency, training responses, onset of angina during max test. 2) Effects of High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) in prediabetics on immune function, inflammation, glucose tolerance and functional changes. 3) Effects of High-Intensity Interval training in rheumatoid arthritis patients (similar outcomes).
Second, we have a several human drug infusion studies where the main outcomes involve pancreas function (insulin secretion and glucagon suppression). The first NIH funded study involves the infusion of incretins (GLP-1, GIP and both GIP & GLP-1). Each of these infusion studies involves hyperglycemic clamps and so are quite interesting from a physiological aspect. The second study is Merck Funded and also involves incretins infusions (in this case just GLP-1) with and without sitagliptin. The third study is also NIH funded and involve Ghrelin infusion studies and pancreas function. The last study is VA funded and involves incretin infusion studies as well; in this case looking at the possible paracrine role for GLP-1.