Kara "Dr. T" Trautman

Dr. Kara Trautman completed her Ph.D. at North Dakota State University and M.S. at the University of Central Missouri. The overarching aims of her research are to: 1) further understand the role of nutrition and exercise on skeletal muscle health; 2) to implement findings to populations at risk for loss of lean mass and strength due to disuse and atrophy (i.e. astronauts and aging or injured individuals); and 3) to implement findings to the community and young researchers to increase the knowledge of healthy aging.

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