CURRICULUM VITAE

Name Geoffrey J. Solares, M.Sc.Position Title Ph.D. Candidate, Exercise Science

Research Associate, Department of Kinesiology & Health EducationTeaching Associate, Department of Nutrition

Contact InformationDepartment of Kinesiology & Health EducationCollege of EducationUniversity of Texas at Austin2109 SN Jacinto BoulevardStop D3700Austin, TX 78712-1415

Phone: 818.307.8441Lab: 512.471.8601Email: geoffreysolares@gmail.com

Married to Amy Kiel SolaresChildren Jackson Charles and Kylar Josef

EDUCATION

California State University, Northridge Psychology B.A. May, 2009California State University, Northridge Kinesiology: B.S. May, 2009

Exercise ScienceCalifornia State University, Northridge Kinesiology: M.Sc. December, 2011

Exercise PhysiologyUniversity of Texas at Austin Exercise Science Ph.D. May 2017 (expected)

RESEARCH EXPERIENCECalifornia State University, Northridge, Department of Kinesiology 2006 – 2011Undergraduate & Graduate Research AssistantAdvisor: Benjamin B. Yaspelkis III, Ph.D.Contributed to and led research studies in the Exercise Biochemistry-Physiology Laboratory. Studies included handling of both Ob/Ob Zucker and Sprague-Dawley rats, performing rodent resistance and aerobic exercise protocols to identify classic insulin signaling cascade changes in response to high-fat feeding and if exercise could mitigate adverse effects and determined temporal mechanisms that induce insulin resistance in rodent muscle via SOCS-3 and IKK activation. Skills acquired: western blotting, co-immunoprecipitation, muscle homogenization, thin layer chromatography, animal husbandry and radio-immuno assay techniques.

University of Texas at Austin, Department of Kinesiology 2012 – 2017Graduate Research AssistantAdvisor: John L. Ivy, Ph.D.Contributed to and led research studies in the Exercise Physiology and Metabolism Laboratory in both human and animal populations. Human subject experiments examined the effects of proprietary blends of amino acids, caffeine, and beet juice on human performance. Skills acquired included: phlebotomy, metabolic assays, metabolic cart functionality and data acquisition, Velotron cycle ergometer maintenance and program creation/implementation, Biodex, SPSS syntax creation and data analysis, radio-immuno assay, subject acquisition / retention, and international relations with presentation &

report preparations for foreign investors. Animal experiments examined the effects of a proprietary blend of amino acids on muscle protein synthesis and degradation rates using resistance exercise and currently working towards the completion of determining the effects of beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate on glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity. Skills acquired include: animal husbandry, gavage, resistance exercise techniques, intraperitoneal injections, solution prep, radio-immuno assay techniques, ELISAs, spectrophotometry homogenization, Lumenix, rat thoracotomy, Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee protocol management, oversight on training and compliance of all personnel and fostered relationships between departmental laboratories and life science businesses.

Department of Nutrition Teaching Assistant 2015 - 2017Advisor: Alessia Lodi, Ph.D.Taught laboratory techniques for nutritional students which included: RT-PCR, PCR, qPCR, western blotting, SDS-PAGE, southern blotting, and DNA extraction.

Graduate Research Assistant 2016 - 2017Advisor: Molly Bray, Ph.D.I currently volunteer in the Bray Nutritional Sciences Laboratory after completion of my dissertation animal work. Worked with mice to determine the effects of diet composition, restricted feeding, and time of feeding has on the gut microbiome and circadian rhythm protein signaling. Skills acquired in mice: intraperitoneal injections, tissue harvesting, thoracotomy, cleaning and harvesting of small intestine contents, RNA extraction and analysis, DNA extraction and analysis, and nucleotide sequencing.

COURSE TAUGHT AT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGEKIN 152A SoccerKIN 125A Fitness for Life

COURSES TAUGHT OR TEAM TAUGHT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXASKIN 324K APPLIED HUMAN ANATOMYKIN F324K APPLIED HUMAN ANATOMY LABORATORYKIN 325K PHYSIOLOGY OF EXERCISEBIO 365S HUMAN SYSTEMS PHYSIOLOGYBIO 165U HUMAN SYSTEMS PHYSIO LABBIO 359K PRINCIPLES OF ANIMAL BEHAVIORNTR 126L NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES LABNTR 366L RESEARCH METHODS IN NUTRITIONAL SCIENCENTR 326 INTERMEDIATE NUTRITION AND METABOLISMNTR 365 SPORTS NUTRITIONNTR 338W ISSUES IN NUTRITION AND HEALTH

Peer Reviewed Research Articles

1. Wang W, Choi RH, Solares GJ, Tseng HM, Ding Z, Kim K, Ivy JL. L-Alanyl-glutamine inhibits signaling proteins that activate protein degradation, but does not affect proteins that activate protein synthesis after an acute resistance exercise. Amino Acids. 2015 Jul;47(7):1389-98. doi: 10.1007/s00726-015-1972-7.

2. Lee J, Kim HT, Solares GJ, Kim K, Ding Z, Ivy JL. Caffeinated nitric oxide-releasing lozenge improves cycling time trial performance. Int J Sports Med. 2015 Feb;36(2):107-12. doi: 10.1055/s-0034-1387762.

3. Wang W, Zhenping D, Solares GJ, Choi SM, Wang B, Yoon A, Farrar RP, Ivy JL. Co-ingestion of carbohydrate and whey protein increases fasted rates of muscle protein synthesis immediately after resistance exercise in rats. Plos One (in review)

GUEST LECTURER

KIN 325K 2015 – Topic: Exercise Training PerformanceNTR 326 2016 – Topic: Cholesterol & Chylomicron Identification and Formation ProcessesNTR 365 2016 – Topic: Protein Supplementation RecommendationsNTR 365 2016 – Topic: Thermal Regulation and Hydration in Ultra-Endurance Sports

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND ACTIVITIES

National Organizations

American College of Sports Medicine. 2009 –

American Physiological Society. 2015 –

Kappa Delta Pi, International Honor Society in Education. 2015 –

INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH GRANTS FOR CONTRACTED STUDIES

Kyowa Hakko Bio Co., LTD. Effects of SustamineTM on Cycling Time Trial Performance Following Prolonged Cycling. $133,051. 1/6/2012-5/31/2013.

Kyowa Hakko Bio Co., LTD. Effect of SustamineTM Plus Protein on Cell Signaling Proteins Controlling Muscle Protein Synthesis and Degradation in the Rat – Comparison with whey protein. $86,741. 10/1/2012-9/30/2013.