KIP alum Joshua Gonzalez (PhD, Integrative Physiology), who graduated in the summer of 2021, earned the “American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology 2023 Best Research Article Award” for his article titled “Acute Effects of Electronic Cigarettes on Arterial Pressure and Peripheral Sympathetic Activity in Young Nonsmokers.”
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He wrote and published this article while still a PhD student at MTU along with his advisor and co-author Dr. William Cooke.
The AJP-Heart and Circulatory 2023 Best Research Article Award is based on:
- The total number of citations the article has received since publication (11)
- Total online article usage (4,100+)
- The Altmetric score of 17 (measure of social media/news media impact)
He will receive both an award and cash prize at the upcoming American Physiology Summit 2023 to be held April 20-23, 2023 in Long Beach, California.