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CURRICULUM VITAE
Yoonjung Park, PhD
PERSONAL INFORMATION
e-mail : ********.****@***.***
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Date of Birth : May 15, 1973
Contact Number: 806-***-**** ext. 239 (Office), 573-***-**** (cell), 806-***-**** (Fax)
Address (office): Box 43011, Texas Tech University,
Lubbock, TX 79409
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Address (Home): 5808 96 St. #B
Lubbock, TX 79424
Citizenship: Republic of Korean (South Korean)
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Cardiovascular Exercise Physiology, Texas A&M University, 2003-2006
Dissertation: The effects of aging and exercise training on the mechanisms of Angiotensin
II-
induced vasoconstriction in rat skeletal muscle arterioles (Advisor: Dr. Michael Delp/
Dr.
Robert Armstrong)
M.A. Cardiac Exercise Physiology, University of Texas at Austin, 2000-2003
Thesis: The role of nitric oxide synthase in tolerance to hydrogen peroxide (H O) in the
2 2
exercise trained rat heart (Advisor: Dr. Joseph Starnes)
M.A. Clinical Exercise Physiology, Seoul National University, 1996-1998
Thesis: The effects of exercise training on myocardial oxygen consumption (MVO) and QTc
2
interval in obese women (Advisor: Dr. Taewon Jun)
B.A. Physical Education, Seoul National University, 1992-1997
POSITIONS AND EMPLOYMENT
2010-PresentAssistant Professor, Department of Health, Exercise and Sport Sciences,
Texas Tech University, Lubbock TX
2008-2010Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Departments of Internal Medicine,
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
2006-2007Postdoctoral Research Associate, Departments of Veterinary Physiology &
Pharmacology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
2003-2006Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Health and Kinesiology,
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
2001-2003Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Kinesiology/Biological Science,
University of Texas, Austin, TX
1998-2000Exercise Specialist, Sports and Health Medical Center,
Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
1997-1998Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Physical Education,
Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Texas Tech University
ESS 4368
Applied Exercise Physiology2010
Texas A&M University
KINE 106C Tennis 2005-2006
KINE 433 Exercise Physiology
2005
University of Texas at Austin
BIO 416K Physiology and Functional Anatomy
2002-2003
KIN 106C Weight Training 2001-2002
KIN 310 Physiological Basis of Conditioning 2001
HONORS & AWARDS
2009 Postdoctoral Association Travel Award,
University of Missouri-Columbia
2009 The Pappenheimer Postdoctoral Travel Award,
The Microcirculatory Society, Experimental Biology 2009
2007 Best Oral Presentation, 3rd Annual Research Retreat of the Cardiovascular
Research Institute, Texas A&M Health Science Center
2006 Huffines Institute Travel Grant, Texas A&M University
2005 First Place Research Presentation Award, Doctoral Student Category,
Texas Chapter of American College of Sports Medicine
2003 Regent Fellowship, Texas A&M University
2001 Tuition Fellowship, University of Texas at Austin
1992, 93, 95 Undergraduate Academic Scholarship, Seoul National University
MEMBERSHIP
American Physiological Society
American Heart Association
American College of Sports Medicine
SERVICE
Oct
2008
8. Yang J, Park Y, and Zhang C. Effect of Sodium Salicylate on Insulin Resistance and
Endothelial
Dysfunction of Coronary Arterioles in Diabetic Mice. FASEB J. 22:lb45, 2008
9. Klaahsen DL, Zhang H, Park Y, Lee S, Hardin C and Zhang C. Extra Virgin Olive Oil and
Vascular Health. The FASEB J.. 22:lb63, 2008
10. Park Y, X Gao, S Capobianco, Y Gao, WM Chilian and C Zhang . Compensatory Role of
EDHF
in Type 2 Diabetes-induced Endothelial Dysfunction. FASEB J. 21:lb454, 2007
11. Park Y, Donato AJ, Prisby RD, and Delp MD. Mechanism of Angiogentin II vasoreactivity
in rat
skeletal muscle arterioles: Effect of aging and exercise training. FASEB J. 20:A285, 2006
12. Starnes JW, Park Y, Mathis BJ, Harris MB. Exercise training increases oxidative
stress-induced
mechanical dysfunction in rat hearts: Role of endothelia nitric oxide synthase (eNOS).
Physiologist. 47:4 2004
PROFESSIONAL PRESNTATION (Oral)
1. Department of Health, Exercise and Sport Science, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.
Role
of Exercise and Physical Activity in Vascular Function in Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes .
April,
2010 (Invited Presentation)
2. Exercise Physiology Seminar, Institute of Sports Science, Seoul National University,
Seoul,
Korea. Vascular Dysfunction in Aging and Type 2 Diabetes. May 2008 (Invited Presentation)
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September 2010
3. 3rd Annual Research Retreat of the Cardiovascular Research Institute, Texas A&M Health
Science Center, Temple, TX. Role of EDHF in Type 2 Diabetes-induced Endothelial
Dysfunction. October, 2007
4. Exercise Science Seminar 2007, Department of Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M
University,
College Station, TX. Role of EDHF in Type 2 Diabetes-induced Endothelial Dysfunction.
September, 2007 (Invited Presentation)
5. Annual Meeting of Korean United Applied Physiology Society, San Francisco, CA. Effect
of
Aging and Exercise Training on the Mechanisms of Angiotensin II-Induced Vasoconstriction
in
Rat Skeletal Muscle Arterioles. April, 2007 (Invited Presentation)
6. Pharmacology and Physiology, School of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Rochester
Medical Center, Rochester, NY. Effect of Aging and Exercise Training on the Mechanisms of
Angiotensin II Induced Vasoconstriction in Rat Skeletal Muscle Arterioles. May, 2006
(Invited
Presentation)
7. Vascular Biology Center, Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology. Medical College of
Georgia, Augusta, GA. Effect of Aging and Exercise Training on Vasoreactivity in Skeletal
Muscle Arterioles: Mechanisms of Vasoconstrictors (Angiotensin II). March, 2006 (Invited
Presentation)
FUNDING
1. University of Missouri-Columbia (Pilot and Collaborative Clinical and Translational
Studies)
RFA; Yoonjung Park (PI) The Role of IL-6 in Type 2 Diabetes July 2008 June 2009,
$49,766
(Not funded)
2. University of Missouri-Columbia (Pilot and Collaborative Clinical and Translational
Studies)
RFA; Yoonjung Park (PI) The Role of IL-6 in Type 2 Diabetes July 2009 June 2010,
$10,000
(Resubmission-Not funded)
3. American Heart Association-Midwest Affiliate (Postdoctoral Fellowship); Yoonjung Park
(PI)
Bariatric Surgery Treats Morbid Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes: Mechanisms of Improved
Endothelial Function July 2009 June 2011, $ 95,224 (Not funded)
4. American Heart Association-Midwest Affiliate (Postdoctoral Fellowship); Yoonjung Park
(PI)
Bariatric Surgery Treats Morbid Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes: Mechanisms of Improved
Endothelial Function July 20010 June 2012, $ 98,476 (Resubmitted-Pending)
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