Hsun-Hsun Lin is
Professor of Department of Physiology at Tzu-Chi University. A graduate of Taipei Medical College, Dr. Lin continued her study
in Pharmacology and received her master degree in Pharmacology at National
Yang-Ming Medical College in Taiwan. She earned her Ph.D. degree in
Neuroscience from Medical College of Ohio (which merged with the University
of Toledo in 2003) in 1997 and then came back Taiwan. Since then, she had
been in basic medicine faculty at Tzu-Chi College of Technology until 2004.
In August 2004, Dr. Lin settled in Tzu-Chi University. She is a recipient of the
Excellence in Teaching of Tzu-Chi University in 2010. Her interests include
basic medical education, curriculum design and PBL skill improvement. In
addition, she still keeps up her enthusiasm for doing research work. Dr. Lin’s
current research focuses on central regulation of cardiovascular function.
She is also interested in understanding the effects and action mechanisms of neuropeptides
on NMDA-induced responses. Methods employed in her studies include whole-cell
patch recording, monitoring of blood pressure, pain transmission evaluation,
behavior observation, Western blotting, immunocytochemistry
and microdialysis / HPLC analysis.
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