SEPTEMBER 2022 OPEN WATER competition
Director of the Public Health Microbiology Foundation, Dr. Aliyar Cyrus Fouladkhah, participated in the above competition. Here is his message:
I hope to be able to motivate my students and colleagues by this post. These photos and videos are from the 10K (6.2 miles) open water swimming competition I participated in yesterday, September 11, 2022, in Knoxville, in the beautiful Tennessee river.
It is possible to be a highly productive scientist and at the same time dedicate enough time and energy for health and exercise. If you have more tomorrow than yesterday, if you are approaching your golden years, or if you are reflecting on an illustrious past career, I encourage you to dedicate enough time and energy every week for physical activity. Per CDC guidelines, we would need at least 150 minutes of aerobic activities and 2 sessions of muscle training every week to maintain our health. With enough physical activity, we will have more days to come, and those days will have higher quality as well. Here is a great resource for more information about physical activity:
https://health.gov/our-work/nutrition-physical-activity/physical-activity-guidelines/current-guidelines
Please make sure you check out the dramatic finish line video, the 10K finish time was 2 H, 55 min 57.19 sec. Last time I did a 10K race, was in Lake Mead in 2013 and I finished the race in slightly over 3 hours and 12 minutes, so I was excited to get a personal best in this race. I would like to thank the organizers of 2022 Bridges to Bluffs Knoxville Open Water Competition for their outstanding job and Ms. Stacey H. for kindly and patiently taking these beautiful videos and photos.
April 2022 vISIT fROM THE fUTURE sCIENTISTS
On April 23, 2022, 43 students and three Chaperons from Antioch High School came to our university to visit the research capabilities of the Public Health Microbiology Laboratory. The Director of the laboratory, Dr. Aliyar Cyrus Fouladkhah (left in picture), explained procedures to conduct public health microbiology research studies. They additionally practiced laboratory skills in the Public Health Microbiology Program, and Plant Biotechnology Program, and interacted with our Associated Dean of Academic Affairs to learn about internship and educational opportunities in the institution. The event was funded by Public Health Microbiology Foundation. So wonderful to host and inspire so many future scientists.