Donna H. Korzick
Ph.D., 1994, Physiology, Penn State
Associate Professor of Physiology and Kinesiology
Chair, Intercollege Program in Physiology
Contact Information
106 Noll Laboratory
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802
(814) 865-5679
Fax: (814) 865-4602
dhk102@psu.edu
Research Interests
Post-menopausal women, aging and cardiovascular disease risk; animal models of estrogen deficiency, ischemia-reperfusion injury and cardioprotection with a particular emphasis on estrogen receptors, PKC-dependent signaling and exercise.
Selected Publications
Hunter JC, Kostyak JC, Novotny JL, Simpson AM, and Korzick DH. Estrogen deficiency decreases ischemic tolerance reduces in aged rat myocardium: roles of PKCδ, PKCε, Akt, and GSK3β. Am J Physiol. 292: R800-R809, 2007.