Faculty of Medicine Researcher awarded 2019 TRF- OHEC – Scopus Research Award
22 January 2019
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CMU’s Dr. Nattayaporn Apaijai, Researcher of Cardiac Electrophysiology Research and Training Center (CERT Center), Lecturer, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, has been awarded the 2019 TRF – OHEC – Scopus Researcher Award for the research on “Testosterone deprivation aggravates cardiometabolic dysfuntion via imparing mitochondrial function and dynamics in obese–insulin resistant rats” at the 18th Meeting of Junior Researchers meet with Senior Researchers, held by The Thailand Research Fund and Office of Higher Educational Committee on January 9 – 11, 2019, Huahin – Cha-am, Petchaburi Province.
Professor Theerakiat Charoensetthasilp, M.D., Minister of Education, provided the award and the research was advised by Professor (Special Expert)
Dr. Nipon Chattipakorn, M.D., Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology Research and Training Center and Professor Dr. Siriporn Chattipakorn, National Outstanding Researcher of the year 2016. This research studied the lack of testosterone hormone and how it reduced the heart functionality and increased a person’s likelihood of becoming obese and resistant to insulin.