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inside michigan athletics TheWolverine.com Poll Results Each month, TheWolverine.com runs a new poll for its readers to vote on. If you would like to vote, go to www.thewolverine.com. The poll is located on our premium message board, The Fort. With Jake Ryan out for most or all of the 2013 season with a torn ACL, who will lead Michigan in tackles for loss? DE Frank Clark — 39 percent DE Mario Ojemudia — 7 percent DT Jibreel Black — 2 percent LB Cam Gordon — 5 percent LB Desmond Morgan — 7 percent LB James Ross — 31 percent LB Joe Bolden — 6 percent 1,160 votes Staff of The Wolverine's consensus: DE Frank Clark. The Wolverine Mobile Providing you the best coverage of Michigan Football, Basketball, Recruiting and Sports – on the go! Get the app for iPhone and Android ately interested in the material about the brain. "The brain is what we use to think and for all our cognitive functions, but really, we don't know anything about it. We know so little, because it is so vast. There is so much to be explored, so that really excited me. "We have studied what happens during concussions and other brain injuries. It definitely gives you another perspective on how you approach things and how you recover. Your brain is such an important part of who you are." As part of his major, Pizzo took part in a major research project at the Jack Parent Neuroscience Lab from January to August last year, studying epilepsy. "We looked at cases of epilepsy in rodents, and studied what happened in the change of brain cells after an epileptic attack," Pizzo said. "We also studied how the use of neural stem cells can mediate those problems." The research work had a profound impact on Pizzo. As he gets closer to the deadline for dental school applications, Pizzo is thinking more and more about continuing to research the brain — which may turn into a career. "When I did the neuroscience research, it was one of the most exciting things I have ever done," he said. "It was so interesting, and I was good at it. I think I want to do some more research and see if that's what I want to do." — Andy Reid