Presentation

PowerPoint Project

This course is heavy in academic content. To keep you involved and to stimulate your own interest in a specific area, you are to prepare a short lecture on a topic of your choice, or from the list below. All student lectures are to be presented during week 4. View the itemized assessment sheet in the table below to identify how you will be graded for this requirement.

Possible Topics

	Benefits and Risks of Hormone Replacement Therapy for Post-Menopausal Women
	Leptin and Obesity
	What is a Glucose Clamp, and How Is This Method Used in Diabetes Research?
	What is the Oral Glucose Tolerance Test, and How Is This Method Used in Research?
	The Hormonal Regulation of Bone Mineral
	The Female Athletic Triad
	A History of EPO Abuse in Sports and Athletics
	A History of Anabolic Steroid Abuse in Sports and Athletics
	A History of Growth Hormone Abuse in Sports and Athletics
	Ephedrine, Weight Loss, and Health Risks
	A History of Death Due to Hyperthermia and Dehydration in Sports and Athletics
	What is Nitric Oxide, and What Does it Do?
	Insulin Therapy For Diabetics: A History of Insulin Treatment Methods
	Endocrine Diseases: Diabetes
	Endocrine Diseases: Other
	Glycerol Ingestion and Renal Function
	Is Caffeine a Diuretic: Research Findings
	The Renal Diuresis of Acute Altitude Exposure
	Fluid Balance and Microgravity
	Medications That Alter Vascular Function
	Blood Pressure Regulation

Student Lecture Assessment Sheet

The length of the presentation depends on the number of students in the class. However, typical summer school class numbers are < 10 students, which will mean a presentation length of approximately 30 min.