Jasdeep Kaur

Assistant Professor, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education

Phone: +1 512 471 8595
Email: jasdeep.kaur@austin.utexas.edu
Office: BEL 822E
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Jasdeep Kaur is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Education at the University of Texas at Austin. She received her B.S. in Biological Sciences and Ph.D. in Physiology from Wayne State University, Michigan. She completed her postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Texas at Arlington, Texas. Her research interests include investigating the underlying mechanisms for elevated sympathetic activation in patient populations such as type 1 and type 2 diabetes and investigating racial disparities in vascular function and blood pressure responses during exercise in health and disease.

Research Review Committee, American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)(2023 - 2026)

Awards Committee, American Physiological Society (APS)(2023 - 2026)

Editorial Board, Frontiers

Early Career Reviewer Board, AJP-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Member, American Physiological Society (APS)

Member, Texas American College of Sports Medicine (TACSM)

Ad-Hoc Grant Reviewer, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)

Mannozzi, J., Senador, D., Kaur, J., Gross, M., Mcnitt, M., Alvarez, A., Lessanework, B. & OLeary, D. (2024). Muscle metaboreflex stimulates the cardiac sympathetic afferent reflex causing positive-feedback amplification of sympathetic activity: effect of heart failure.. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol., 326(2), R110–R120. doi:10.1152/ajpregu.00235.2023.

Stone, A. & Kaur, J. (2023). Cardiovascular responses to exercise in diabetes. Cardiovascular Neuroendocrinology (ISBN 978-3-031-39994ed.): Springer Nature. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-39995-4.

Mannozzi, J., Al-Hassan, M., Kaur, J., Lessanework, B., Alvarez, A., Massoud, L., Aoun, K., Spranger, M. & OLeary, DS. (2023). Blood flow restriction training activates the muscle metaboreflex during low-intensity sustained exercise.. Journal of Applied Physiology, 135(2), 26027. doi:10.1152/japplphysiol.00274.2023.

Bunsawat, K., Skow, R., Kaur, J. & Wray, D. (2023). Neural control of the circulation during exercise in heart failure with reduced and preserved ejection fraction.. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, 325(5), H998–H1011. doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00214.2023.

Mannozzi, J., Al-Hassan, M., Kaur, J., Lessanework, B., Alvarez, A., Massou, L., Bhatti, T. & OLeary, D. (2022). Ventricular-vascular uncoupling in heart failure: effects of arterial baroreflex-induced sympatho-excitation at rest and exercise.. Frontiers in Physiology, 13. doi:10.3389/fphys.2022.835951.

Wenner, M., Greaney, J., Matthews, E., McGinty, S., Kaur, J., Vongpatanasin, W. & Fadel, P. (2022). Influence of Age and Estradiol on Sympathetic Nerve Activity Responses to Exercise in Women. Med Sci Sports Exerc., 54(3), 408–416. doi:10.1249/MSS.0000000000002823.

Kaur, J., Barbosa, T., Nandadeva, D., Young, B., Stephens, B., Brothers, R. & Fadel, P. (2021). Attenuated rapid onset vasodilation to single forearm contraction in black men.. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 53(3), 590–596. doi:10.1249/MSS.0000000000002511.

Grotle, A., Kaur, J., Stone, A. & Fadel, P. (2021). Neurovascular Dysregulation During Exercise in Type 2 Diabetes. Frontiers, 12(387). doi:10.3389/fphys.2021.628840.

Mannozzi, J., Massoud, L., Kaur, J., Coutsos, M. & O'Leary, D. (2021). Ventricular contraction and relaxation rates during muscle metaboreflex activation in heart failure: are they coupled?. Experimental Physiology, 106(2), 401–411. doi:10.1113/EP089053.

Barbosa, T., Young, B., Stephens, B., Nandadeva, D., Kaur, J., Keller, D. & Fadel, P. (2020). Functional sympatholysis is preserved in healthy young black men during rhythmic handgrip exercise. Experimental Physiology, 319(3), R323–328. doi:10.1152/ajpregu.00105.2020.

Young, B., Kaur, J., Vranish, J., Stephens, B., Barbosa, T., Cloud, J., Wang, J., Keller, D. & Fadel, P. (2020). Augmented resting beat-to-beat blood pressure variability in young healthy non-Hispanic black men. Experimental Physiology, 105(7), 1102–1110. doi:https://doi.org/10.1113/EP088535.

Mannozzi, J., Kaur, J., Spranger, M., Al-Hassan, M., Lessanework, B., Alvarez, A., Chung, C. & O'Leary, D. (2020). Muscle Metaboreflex-Induced Increases in Effective Arterial Elastance: Effect of Heart Failure.. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol., 319(1), R1–10. doi:10.1152/ajpregu.00040.2020.

Vranish, J., Holwerda, S., Kaur, J. & Fadel, P. (2020). Augmented pressor and sympatho-excitatory responses to the onset of isometric handgrip in Type 2 Diabetes patients.. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol., 318(2), R311–319. doi:10.1152/ajpregu.00109.2019.

Katayama, K., Barbosa, T., Kaur, J., Young, B., Nandadeva, D., Ogoh, S. & Fadel, P. (2020). Muscle pump-induced inhibition of sympathetic vasomotor outflow during low-intensity leg cycling is attenuated by muscle metaboreflex activation.. J Appl Physiol., 128(1), 1–7. doi:10.1152/japplphysiol.00639.2019.

Stephens, B., Kaur, J., Vranish, J., Barbosa, T., Johnson, A., Blankenship, J., Smith, S. & Fadel, P. (2019). The effect of acute high phosphate intake on muscle metaboreflex activation and vascular function.. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol., 317(2), H308–H314. doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00082.2019.

Kaur, J., Barbosa, T. & Fadel, P. (2018). Metaboreceptor polymorphisms: do genes determine your blood pressure response to exercise?. J Physiol., 596(21), 5069–5070. doi:10.1113/jp276971.

Kaur, J., Vranish, J., Barbosa, T., Washio, T., Young, B., Stephens, B., Brothers, R., Ogoh, S. & Fadel, P. (2018). Regulation of regional cerebral blood flow during graded reflex-mediated sympathetic activation via lower body negative pressure.. J Appl Physiol., 125, 1779–1786. doi:10.1152/japplphysiol.00623.2018.

Barbosa, T., Kaur, J., Stephens, B., Akins, J., Keller, D., Brothers, R. & Fadel, P. (2018). Attenuated forearm vascular conductance responses to rhythmic handgrip in young African-American compared with Caucasian-American men.. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol., 315(5), H1316–H1321. doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00387.2018.

Kaur, J., Krishnan, A., Senador, D., Alvarez, A., Hanna, H. & O'Leary, D. (2018). Altered arterial baroreflex-muscle metaboreflex interaction in heart failure.. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol., 315(5), H1383–H1392. doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00338.2018.

Washio, T., Vranish, J., Kaur, J., Young, B., Katayama, K., Fadel, P. & Ogoh, S. (2018). Acute reduction in posterior cerebral blood flow following isometric handgrip exercise is augmented by lower body negative pressure.. Physiol Rep., 6(18), 1–10. doi:10.14814/phy2.13886.

Karayama, K., Kaur, J., Young, B., Barbosa, T., Ogoh, S. & Fadel, P. (2018). High intensity muscle metaboreflex activation attenuates cardiopulmonary baroreflex-mediated inhibition of muscle sympathetic nerve activity.. J Appl Physiol., 125(3). doi:10.1152/japplphysiol.00161.2018.

Barbosa, T., Kaur, J., Holwerda, S., Young, C., Curry, T., Thyfault, J., Joyner, M., Limberg, J. & Fadel, P. (2018). Insulin increases ventilation during euglycemia in humans.. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol., 315(11). doi:10.1152/ajpregu.00039.2018.

Kaur, J., Senador, D., Krishnan, A., Hanna, H., Alvarez, A., Machado, T. & O'Leary, D. (2018). Muscle metaboreflex-induced vasoconstriction of the ischemic active muscle is exaggerated in heart failure.. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol., 314, H11–18. doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00375.2017.

Kaur, J., Young, B. & Fadel, P. (2017). Sympathetic overactivity in chronic kidney disease: consequences and mechanisms. Int J Mol Sci., 18(8). doi:10.3390/ijms18081682.

Young, B., Kaur, J. & Vranish, J. (2017). Methodological assessment of sympathetic vascular transduction.. J Physiol., 594(23), 6809–6810.

Vranish, J., Young, B., Kaur, J., Patik, J., Padilla, J. & Fadel, P. (2017). Influence of Sex on microvascular and macrovascular responses to prolonged sitting.. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol., 312(4), H800–805. doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00823.2016.

Spranger, M., Kaur, J., Sala-Mercado, J., Krishnan, A., Abu-Hamdah, R., Alvarez, A., Machado, T., Augustyniak, R. & O'Leary, D. (2017). Exaggerated coronary vasoconstriction limits muscle metaboreflex-induced increases in ventricular performance in hypertension. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol., 312(1), H68–H79. doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00417.2016.

Senador, D., Kaur, J., Alvarez, A., Hanna, H., Krishnan, A., Altamimi, Y. & O'Leary, D. (2017). Role of endothelial nitric oxide in control of peripheral vascular conductance during muscle metaboreflex activation.. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol., 313(1), R29–R34. doi:10.1152/ajpregu.00515.2016.

Kaur, J., Alvarez, A., Hanna, H., Krishnan, A., Senador, D., Machado, T., Altamimi, Y., Lovelace, A., Dombrowski, M., Spranger, M. & O'Leary, D. (2016). Interaction between the muscle metaboreflex and the arterial baroreflex in control of arterial pressure and skeletal muscle blood flow.. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol., 311(5), H1268–76. doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00501.2016.

Spranger, M., Kaur, J., Sala-Mercado, J., Machado, T., Krishnan, A., Alvarez, A. & O'Leary, D. (2015). Attenuated muscle metaboreflex-induced pressor response during post-exercise muscle ischemia in renovascular hypertension.. Am J Physiol Reg Integ Comp Physiol., 308(7), R650–R658. doi:10.1152/ajpregu.00464.2014.

Kaur, J., Machado, T., Alvarez, A., Krishnan, A., Hanna, H., Altamimi, Y., Senador, D., Spranger, M. & O'Leary, D. (2015). Muscle metaboreflex activation during dynamic exercise vasoconstricts the ischemic active skeletal muscle.. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol., 309(23), H2145–51. doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00679.2015.

Kaur, J., Spranger, M., Hammond, R., Krishnan, A., Alvarez, A., Augustyniak, R. & O'Leary, D. (2015). Muscle metaboreflex activation during dynamic exercise evokes epinephrine release resulting in ?2-mediated vasodilation.. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol., 308(5), H524–H529. doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00648.2014.

Sala-Mercado, J., Spranger, M., Abu-Hamdah, R., Kaur, J., Coutsos, M., Stayer, D., Augustyniak, R. & O'Leary, D. (2013). Attenuated muscle metaboreflex-induced increases in cardiac function in hypertension. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol., 305, H1548H1554. doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00478.2013.

Spranger, M., Sala-Mercado, J., Coutsos, M., Kaur, J., Stayer, D., Augustyniak, R. & O'Leary, D. (2013). Role of cardiac output versus peripheral vasoconstriction in mediating muscle metaboreflex pressor responses: dynamic exercise versus post-exercise muscle ischemia. Am J Physiol Reg Integ Comp Physiol., 304(8), R657–63. doi:10.1152/ajpregu.00601.2012.

Vranish, J., Young, B., Stephens, B., Kaur, J., Padilla, J. & Fadel, P. (n.d.). Brief periods of inactivity reduce leg microvascular, but not macrovascular, function in healthy young men.. Exp Physiol., 103(10). doi:10.1113/ep086918.

Provosts Mentored Faculty Scholars, University of Texas at Austin, TX (2022 - 2023)

Caroline tum Suden/Frances Hellebrandt Professional Opportunity Award, American Physiological Society (APS) (2019)

American Physiological Society Neural Control and Autonomic Regulation (NCAR) Award, American Physiological Society (APS) (2018)

Marion I. Barnhart Graduate Student of the Year Award, Wayne State University School of Medicine, MI (2016)

Thomas C. Rumble University Graduate Fellowship, Wayne State University School of Medicine, MI (2015 - 2016)

Marion I. Barnhart Graduate Student of the Year Award, Wayne State University School of Medicine, MI (2015)

Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences Fellowship, Wayne State University School of Medicine, MI (2012 - 2014)

Mary Ann Memorial Scholarship, Wayne State University, MI (2010)

Deans Honors List, Wayne State University, MI (2008 - 2012)

Courses by year and semester
Year	Semester	Course
2024	Spring	KIN 310: Physiol Basis Of Conditioning
2024	Spring	KIN 352K: 36-Exrcs Phys Cardiov Disease
2023	Fall	KIN 310: Physiol Basis Of Conditioning
2023	Fall	KIN 395: Endocrine Physiology Exercise
2023	Spring	KIN 310: Physiol Basis Of Conditioning
2023	Spring	KIN 395: Endocrine Physiology Exercise
2022	Fall	KIN 352K: Exer Phys Cardiovsclr Disease
2022	Spring	KIN 352K: Exer Phys Cardiovsclr Disease
2022	Spring	KIN 395: Endocrine Physiology Exercise
2021	Fall	KIN 196: Doctoral Seminar
2020	Fall	KIN 425K: Physiology Of Exercise

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