Raven A. Wierzchowska-McNew, MS

Graduate Research Assistant
Texas A&M University

Raven Wierzchowska-McNew is a doctoral student at Texas A&M University in College Station, TX. Her research is focused on changes in whole-body metabolism of amino acids and functional performance (skeletal muscle, mood, and cognition) in human populations. She studies changes related to (morbid) obesity in stable body weight and after weight reduction as well as in chronic diseases (including Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Congestive Heart Failure).

Poster(s):

• (PO01-09-22) Mild Cognitive Impairment Is Associated With Markers of Muscle Weakness and Reduced Bone Density, and Specific Metabolic Alterations Despite Preserved Physical Activity

• (PO25-43-22) Increased Amino Acid Turnover and Net Protein Breakdown but Preserved Muscle and Cognitive Function in Obese Middle-Age Adults

• (PO25-44-22) Obesity- and Sex-Related Disturbances in Arginine and Nitric Oxide Kinetics