Natasha’s research focuses on sex-specific integrative cardiovascular physiology and mechanisms of cardiovascular disease in humans. In her PhD, Natasha studied the effects of elevated sympathetic activation on heart function and peripheral blood flow regulation during exercise in patients with heart failure. Natasha is currently working on understanding the respective roles of sex and obesity on neural control of the circulation during hypoxia in humans. She is also investigating the impact of menopause and perimenopause on neural control of the circulation during hypoxia and has a particular interest in the role of the vascular beta-adrenergic receptors.
