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Dr. Georgeta Rosca is a tenured Professor at Central Michigan University's College of Medicine, where she has served as a founding faculty member since 2014. She teaches physiology and pathophysiology to medical students and co-directed the renal-endocrine course. Her educational excellence earned her the Founding Faculty Appreciation Award (2017) and Spirit of Teaching Award (2019).
Education:
- M.D., Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy
- Postdoctoral Fellowship, Case Western Reserve University (two fellowships)
Her research focuses on mitochondrial dysfunction in metabolic diseases, particularly diabetes complications affecting kidneys, heart, and retina. She investigates therapeutic interventions targeting bioenergetic pathways and oxidative stress. Current NIH-funded projects explore mitochondrial toxicity mechanisms and metabolic syndrome pathophysiology.
Recent publications (2017-2024) predominantly examine mitochondrial bioenergetics in diabetic complications, cardiovascular diseases, and therapeutic agents like methylene blue and liraglutide. Common themes include redox imbalance, metabolic flexibility, and organ-specific mitochondrial pathology.
Scientific Awards:
- Fulbright Postdoctoral Scholarship
- Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Fellowship
- Proteomics in Diabetes Workshop Travel Award
- Best Research Award
- Founding Faculty Appreciation Award (2017)
- Spirit of Teaching Award (2019)
She mentors undergraduate and medical students in her laboratory, which has received funding from JDRF, AHA, and United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation. Current NIH grants support her investigations into mitochondrial toxicity screening and metabolic disease mechanisms.
Her CMED Research Building laboratory studies mitochondrial bioenergetics using biochemical and molecular approaches. She collaborates with national institutions and maintains professional memberships in the American Heart Association and United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation.
