Kate Kosmac

Assistant Professor

Kate Kosmac

Assistant Professor

Academic Appointment(s)

College of Allied Health Sciences
Department of Physical Therapy

Bio

Dr. Kosmac obtained her B.S. in biology at Pitt and Ph.D in neuroscience at the UAB. Her research is focused on changes in skeletal muscle with aging and disease.

  • (706) 729-2058
  • CA 1004

Education

  • Ph.D., Neuroscience University of Alabama at Birmi, 2013

  • BS, Biology/Biological Sciences, G University of Pittsburgh at Jo, 2006

Teaching Interests

Intro to Neuroscience
Synaptic structure and signaling
Muscle physiology
Muscle aging/sarcopenia

Scholarship

Selected Recent Publications

  • Cocoa flavanols, Nrf2 activation, and oxidative stress in peripheral artery disease: Mechanistic findings in muscle based on outcomes from a randomized trial, 2024
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Construct and criterion validity of muscle ultrasonography for assessment of skeletal muscle in patients recovering from COVID-19, 2023
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Mitochondrial Complex Abundance, Mitophagy Proteins, and Physical Performance in People With and Without Peripheral Artery Disease, 2023
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Praliciguat and Soluble Guanylate Cyclase Stimulators for Peripheral Artery Disease, 2023
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Cigarette smoking and mitochondrial dysfunction in peripheral artery disease, 2022
    Journal Article, Academic Journal

Research Interests

Muscle aging
Peripheral artery disease
Cross-talk: Inflammaging and muscle repair

Department Service

  • PT Faculty Search Committee 2023 - Present

    Role: Committee Member
  • PT Student Applicant review 2023 - 2023

    Role: Other

College Service

  • CAHS Faculty Search TRIBA 2023 - Present

    Role: Committee Member

University Service

  • Review Committee of the Utilization and Allocation of Research Space policy (Research Space policy) 2023 - Present

    Role: Committee Member