National Chung Hsing University

Monogastric Immunonutrition Laboratory

Chompunut Lumsangkul
https://www.as.nchu.edu.tw/web/faculty/detail.php?lang=en&cid=6&id=149

Research Field

Agriculture
Introduction

Chompunut Lumsangkul is presently employed at the department of animal science, National Chung Hsing University. She is currently employed in the field of animal nutrition, with a specific focus on monogastric immunonutrition. 

Greetings and welcome to our laboratory! We primarily concentrate on monogastric immunonutrition, specifically focusing on research topics that correspond to the following fields:

1. Poultry and swine immunonutrition

2. Impact of mycotoxins on animal health

3. Enteroid models as a platform to investigate nutrient metabolism, microbiota interactions, and immune responses in poultry and swine

Research Topics

1. Poultry and swine immunonutrition

2. Impact of mycotoxins on animal health

3. Enteroid models as a platform to investigate nutrient metabolism, microbiota interactions, and immune responses in poultry and swine

Honor
  1. Outstanding Young Researcher 2022 Conference on Animal Science of THAILAND, (2022)
Educational Background

Ph.D., Animal Science, National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan

M.S., Animal Science, National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan

B.S., Animal Science, Maejo University, Thailand

Job Description

  • Screen pharmacological agents and functional feed ingredients using chicken or porcine intestinal organoid models.
  • Conduct comprehensive analyses of gene and protein expression associated with immunological responses in chicken or porcine intestinal organoids.
  • Acquire and apply experimental techniques for inducing and evaluating immune responses in chicken or porcine intestinal organoid models.

Preferred Intern Educational Level

  • Senior undergraduate student
  • Graduate student

Skill sets or Qualities

  •  Cell culture
  • Gene expression
  • Flow cytometer

Job Description

  • Evaluate the effects and efficacy of pharmacological compounds and functional feed ingredients in chicken or porcine intestinal organoid model systems.
  • Participated in a research project investigating immunological responses in chickens.
  • Conducted comprehensive analyses of gene and protein expression related to immunological responses in chicken or porcine intestinal epithelial cells.

Preferred Intern Educational Level

  • Senior undergraduate student
  • Graduate student

Skill sets or Qualities

  • Cell culture
  • Gene expression
  • Flow cytometer