Why I Want To Be A Perfusionist

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It is great to hear from you and I'm highly thankful to you for your kind congratulating me on doctoral graduation.
I am also thank you very much for the consideration me the postdoctoral fellow.
In 2004, I obtained my Bs.C degree in Cardio-Thoracic Technology. After I graduated, I became a perfusionist. I was responsible for running the heart-lung, which is an artificial blood pump, which propels oxygenated blood to the patient’s tissues while the surgeon operates on the heart. The perfusionist manages the physiological and metabolic demands of the patient while the cardiac surgeon operates on the heart. My working as a perfusionist is the starting point that makes me more interested in Physiology.
After three years of working, I decided to persue more advanced education of Physiology. Since 2007, I have been taking master level in medical physiology at Khon Kaen University. I have performed very well in my studies there. I am also researching in Dr. Sanya Roysommuti (major advisor) and Dr. Dusit Jirakulsomchok (co-advisor) lab. At this lab, my point of study was focus on the effect of taurine on blood …show more content…

Also, I further study Ph.D in medical physiology at Khon Kaen University to continue my research. My main point of study is to test the hypothesis taurine supplementation improves cardiac injury and arterial pressure control dysfunction after cardiac ischemia/reperfusion via renin-angiotensin system in adult female rats perinatally depleted of taurine followed by high sugar intake since weaning. My results demonstrate that taurine supplementation prevents or improves the adverse effects of cardiac cardiac ischemia/reperfusion on cardiac function and arterial pressure control via inhibition of both systemic and cardiac renin-angiotensin system

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