Heather L. Vellers, Ph.D.

Personal Information

Education

• 2010 B.S., Exercise Science, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
• 2012 M.S., Clinical Exercise Physiology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
• 2016 Ph.D., Exercise Physiology, Texas A&M University
• 2018 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

CV

Research Interests

• Mitochondrial genetics
• Genetic regulation of endurance trainability
• Assessing the association and interactions between the nuclear and mitochondrial genomes with traits and diseases of interest, such as biological aging and other metabolic conditions.

Future Research Collaboration Interests

Bioinformatics and biostatistics: I would like to collaborate with someone with this expertise with an interest in developing an algorithm to determine how the nuclear and mitochondrial genomes interact with one another to determine a phenotype.

Awards & Honors

• 2021 Oklahoma Nathan Shock Center Pilot Award.
• 2020 Apple Polishing Award, Mortar Board, Texas Tech University.
• 2020 Honorary Faculty Member, Phi Beta Kappa, Texas Tech University Chapter.
• 2019 San Antonio Nathan Shock Center New Investigator Award.
• 2018 Fellows Award for Research Excellence, National Institute of Environment Health Sciences.
• 2016 Doctoral Honor Graduate Award, Texas A&M University.
• 2015 Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant of the Year Award, Texas A&M University.