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Division of Geriatrics University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus 12631 East 17th Avenue - L15 PO Box 6511, Mail Stop B179 Aurora CO 80045 vox: 303 724 6529 fax: 303 724 1918 vanessa.sherk@ucdenver.edu

Vanessa Sherk, Ph. D.,
Research Fellow

Vanessa earned her PhD in Exercise Physiology from the University of Oklahoma in 2011 and is working as a research fellow under the mentorship of Dr. Wendy Kohrt. Dr. Sherk brings to the IMAGE group her expertise on the pQCT, a machine that measures bone mineral density and bone strength. Drs. Sherk and Kohrt will work together on bone health studies, specifically examining the effects of exercise, hormones, calcium homeostasis, and NSAID use on bone health.