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Jenna Bartley, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Academic Office Location: Center on Aging UConn Health 263 Farmington Avenue Farmington, CT 06030-5215
Phone:	860-679-8322 860-679-4794
Email:	jbartley@uchc.edu
Website(s):	Immunology Graduate Program

Overview
Education & Training
Lab Rotations
Publications
Presentations

Dr. Bartley studies translational research into human aging with a focus on how immune responses and physical function decline as we get older. Her multidisciplinary research aims to uncover common pathways among the aging process and to develop potential interventions to prevent age-related declines in immune responses and help older adults maintain their independence into late life.

Education

Degree	Institution	Major
B.S.	University of Connecticut	Kinesiology
M.A.	University of Connecticut	Exercise Science
Ph.D.	University of Connecticut	Exercise Science

Degree

Institution

Major

B.S.

University of Connecticut

Kinesiology

M.A.

University of Connecticut

Exercise Science

Ph.D.

University of Connecticut

Exercise Science

Post-Graduate Training

Training	Institution	Specialty
Postdoctoral	UConn Health	Center on Aging and Department of Immunology, Research Advisor: Laura Haynes PhD

Training

Institution

Specialty

Postdoctoral

UConn Health

Center on Aging and Department of Immunology, Research Advisor: Laura Haynes PhD

Awards

Name of Award/Honor	Awarding Organization
Connecticut Institute for Clinical and Translational Science Pre-K Scholars Award, University of Connecticut	CICATS
Semi-Annual Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship	University of Connecticut
New England ACSM Doctoral Presentation Finalist	New England Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine
American Kinesiology Association National Writing Award Recipient	American Kinesiology Association
Lisa Pappanikou Glidden Scholarship	Neag School of Education, University of Connecticut
New England ACSM Master’s Presentation Winner	New England Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine
Outstanding Master’s Student Researcher	Kinesiology Department, University of Connecticut

Name of Award/Honor

Awarding Organization

Connecticut Institute for Clinical and Translational Science Pre-K Scholars Award, University of Connecticut

CICATS

Semi-Annual Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship

University of Connecticut

New England ACSM Doctoral Presentation Finalist

New England Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine

American Kinesiology Association National Writing Award Recipient

American Kinesiology Association

Lisa Pappanikou Glidden Scholarship

Neag School of Education, University of Connecticut

New England ACSM Master’s Presentation Winner

New England Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine

Outstanding Master’s Student Researcher

Kinesiology Department, University of Connecticut

Accepting Lab Rotation Students: Spring '20

Journal Articles

Assessment of lymph node stromal cells as an underlying factor in age-related immune impairment.
Masters, April R; Hall, Alexxus; Bartley, Jenna M; Keilich, Spencer R; Lorenzo, Erica C; Jellison, Evan R; Puddington, Lynn; Haynes, Laura The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences 2019 Feb;
Muscle Ultrasound As a Link to Muscle Quality and Frailty in the Clinic.
Bartley, Jenna M; Studenski, Stephanie A Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2017 Dec;65(12):2562-2563
Report: NIA Workshop on Measures of Physiologic Resiliencies in Human Aging.
Hadley EC, Kuchel GA, Newman AB, Allore HG, Bartley JM, Bergeman CS, Blinov ML, Colon-Emeric CS, Dhabhar FS, Dugan LL, Dutta C, Eldadah BA, Ferrucci L, Kirkland JL, Kritchevsky SB, Lipsitz LA, Nadkarni NK, Reed MJ, Schmader KE, Sierra F, Studenski SA, Varadhan R, Walston JD, Whitson HE, Yung R The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences 2017 May;72980-990
Impact of Age, Caloric Restriction, and Influenza Infection on Mouse Gut Microbiome: An Exploratory Study of the Role of Age-Related Microbiome Changes on Influenza Responses.
Bartley, Jenna M; Zhou, Xin; Kuchel, George A; Weinstock, George M; Haynes, Laura Frontiers in immunology 2017 Jan;81164
Metabolic characteristics of keto-adapted ultra-endurance runners.
Volek, Jeff S; Freidenreich, Daniel J; Saenz, Catherine; Kunces, Laura J; Creighton, Brent C; Bartley, Jenna M; Davitt, Patrick M; Munoz, Colleen X; Anderson, Jeffrey M; Maresh, Carl M; Lee, Elaine C; Schuenke, Mark D; Aerni, Giselle; Kraemer, William J; Phinney, Stephen D Metabolism: clinical and experimental 2016 Mar;65(3):100-10
Aging augments the impact of influenza respiratory tract infection on mobility impairments, muscle-localized inflammation, and muscle atrophy.
Bartley, Jenna M; Pan, Sarah J; Keilich, Spencer R; Hopkins, Jacob W; Al-Naggar, Iman M; Kuche, George A; Haynes, Laura Aging 2016 Feb;8620-35
Effects of fatigue from resistance training on barbell back squat biomechanics.
Hooper, David R; Szivak, Tunde K; Comstock, Brett A; Dunn-Lewis, Courtenay; Apicella, Jenna M; Kelly, Neil A; Creighton, Brent C; Flanagan, Shawn D; Looney, David P; Volek, Jeff S; Maresh, Carl M; Kraemer, William J Journal of strength and conditioning research 2014 Apr;28(4):1127-34
Repetitive box lifting performance is impaired in a hot environment: implications for altered work-rest cycles.
Maresh, Carl M; Sökmen, Bulent; Armstrong, Lawrence E; Dias, Joao C; Pryor, J Luke; Creighton, Brent C; Muñoz, Colleen X; Apicella, Jenna M; Casa, Douglas J; Lee, Elaine C; Anderson, Jeffery M; Kraemer, William J Journal of occupational and environmental hygiene 2014 Jan;11(7):460-8
Adrenal cortical responses to high-intensity, short rest, resistance exercise in men and women.
Szivak, Tunde K; Hooper, David R; Dunn-Lewis, Courtenay; Comstock, Brett A; Kupchak, Brian R; Apicella, Jenna M; Saenz, Catherine; Maresh, Carl M; Denegar, Craig R; Kraemer, William J Journal of strength and conditioning research 2013 Mar;27(3):748-60
Betaine supplementation enhances anabolic endocrine and Akt signaling in response to acute bouts of exercise.
Apicella, Jenna M; Lee, Elaine C; Bailey, Brooke L; Saenz, Catherine; Anderson, Jeffrey M; Craig, Stuart A S; Kraemer, William J; Volek, Jeff S; Maresh, Carl M European journal of applied physiology 2013 Mar;113(3):793-802
Effects of resistance training fatigue on joint biomechanics.
Hooper, David R; Szivak, Tunde K; Distefano, Lindsay J; Comstock, Brett A; Dunn-Lewis, Courtenay; Apicella, Jenna M; Kelly, Neil A; Creighton, Brent C; Volek, Jeff S; Maresh, Carl M; Kraemer, William J Journal of strength and conditioning research 2013 Jan;27(1):146-53
Eleven days of moderate exercise and heat exposure induces acclimation without significant HSP70 and apoptosis responses of lymphocytes in college-aged males.
Hom, Lindsay L; Lee, Elaine Choung-Hee; Apicella, Jenna M; Wallace, Sean D; Emmanuel, Holly; Klau, Jennifer F; Poh, Paula Y S; Marzano, Stefania; Armstrong, Lawrence E; Casa, Douglas J; Maresh, Carl M Cell stress & chaperones 2012 Jan;17(1):29-39

Book Chapters

The Aging Immune System, Vaccine Efficacy, and the Lung
Bartley JM, Haynes L. The Aging Lung: Mechanism and Clinical Sequela 2015 Jan;
Writing a Manuscript and Determining Authors,
Maresh CM, Apicella JM, Munoz CX American College of Sports Medicine’s Research Methods, 2015 Jan;

Reviews

The impact of aging on CD4+ T cell responses to influenza infection.
Lorenzo, Erica C; Bartley, Jenna M; Haynes, Laura Biogerontology 2018 Apr;19437-446

Title or Abstract	Sponsor/Event	Date/Year	Location
Mechanisms of influenza-induced disability with aging	The Annual Paul F. Glenn Conference on Aging Research presented by AFAR	2018	Santa Barbara, CA
Influenza-induced muscle degradation: A pathway to age-associated disability.	International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics World Congress	2017	San Francisco, CA
Influenza-induced muscle degradation: mechanisms of flu-induced disability with aging.	Northeastern Glenn Aging Symposium	2016	New Haven, CT
Aging augments the effects of pulmonary influenza infection on weight loss, mobility performance, inflammation and induction of muscle degradation genes.	International Conference on Frailty and Sarcopenia Research	2016	Philadelphia, PA
Mechanisms and genomics of enhanced risk of post-influenza disability in aging.	Genomics of Aging Symposium by UConnHealth/Jackson Lab for Genomic Medicine	2016	Farmington, CT
Influenza infection results in upregulation of inflammatory and atrophy genes in murine skeletal muscle.	American Association of Immunologists	2015
Influence of Habitual Carbohydrate Intake on Exercise-Induced Inflammation in Ultra-Endurance Athletes.	Experimental Biology	2015	Boston, MA
Nutritional supplementation enhances upstream anabolic signals without impacting downstream effectors during a concurrent exercise bout.	American College of Sports Medicine	2014	Orlando, FL
Nutritional supplementation enhances upstream anabolic signals without impacting downstream effectors during a concurrent exercise bout	New England Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine	2013	Providence, RI
Betaine supplementation enhances circulating anabolic hormones and Akt muscle signaling in humans.	American College of Sports Medicine	2012	San Francisco, CA
Betaine supplementation enhances circulating anabolic hormones and Akt muscle signaling in humans.	New England Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine	2011	Providence, RI

Title or Abstract

Type

Sponsor/Event

Date/Year

Location

Mechanisms of influenza-induced disability with aging

The Annual Paul F. Glenn Conference on Aging Research presented by AFAR

2018

Santa Barbara, CA

Influenza-induced muscle degradation: A pathway to age-associated disability.

International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics World Congress

2017

San Francisco, CA

Influenza-induced muscle degradation: mechanisms of flu-induced disability with aging.

Northeastern Glenn Aging Symposium

2016

New Haven, CT

Aging augments the effects of pulmonary influenza infection on weight loss, mobility performance, inflammation and induction of muscle degradation genes.

International Conference on Frailty and Sarcopenia Research

2016

Philadelphia, PA

Mechanisms and genomics of enhanced risk of post-influenza disability in aging.

Genomics of Aging Symposium by UConnHealth/Jackson Lab for Genomic Medicine

2016

Farmington, CT

Influenza infection results in upregulation of inflammatory and atrophy genes in murine skeletal muscle.

American Association of Immunologists

2015

Influence of Habitual Carbohydrate Intake on Exercise-Induced Inflammation in Ultra-Endurance Athletes.

Experimental Biology

2015

Boston, MA

Nutritional supplementation enhances upstream anabolic signals without impacting downstream effectors during a concurrent exercise bout.

American College of Sports Medicine

2014

Orlando, FL

Nutritional supplementation enhances upstream anabolic signals without impacting downstream effectors during a concurrent exercise bout

New England Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine

2013

Providence, RI

Betaine supplementation enhances circulating anabolic hormones and Akt muscle signaling in humans.

American College of Sports Medicine

2012

San Francisco, CA

Betaine supplementation enhances circulating anabolic hormones and Akt muscle signaling in humans.

New England Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine

2011

Providence, RI