February 7, 2024
Poole receives prestigious Kansas research award
David Poole, university distinguished professor of kinesiology in the College of Health and Human Sciences and physiology in the College of Veterinary Medicine, is the 2024 recipient of the Dolph Simons Award in Biomedical Sciences.
The award is a part of the Higuchi-KU Endowment Research Achievement Awards, the state higher education system’s most prestigious recognition for scholarly excellence.
Poole, director of the Cardiorespiratory Exercise Lab at K-State, is a world-renowned expert on the body's use of oxygen during exercise.
His work on gas exchange in living bodies has had various applications — such as reducing lung damage in racing horses and improving anesthesia protocols in elephants — and has helped researchers better understand the determinants of fatigue and exercise intolerance in elite athletes and patient populations.
"We congratulate Dr. Poole on this recent statewide recognition," said David Rosowsky, vice president for research. "David is one of the most internationally recognized scholars in his field and we are proud to count him among our distinguished university professors at K-State."
Poole and other recipients will be recognized at a ceremony this spring.
This is the 42nd annual presentation of the Higuchi awards, established in 1981 by Takeru Higuchi, a distinguished professor at the University of Kansas from 1967 to 1983, his wife Aya, and the KU Endowment Association. The awards recognize exceptional long-term research accomplishments by faculty at Kansas Board of Regents universities. Honorees receive $10,000 each for their ongoing research.