Austin Davis successfully defends dissertation exploring new treatments for blood loss
Austin Davis successfully defended his dissertation titled “Pulsatile Perfusion Therapy:
A Novel Approach to Improve Tissue Oxygenation and Entrain Sympathetic Activity.”
Austin completed the requirements for his PhD in Integrative Physiology under the
supervision of Dr. Caroline Rickards.
His research explores a new treatment for blood loss and other conditions that decrease blood flow to the vital organs called Pulsatile Perfusion Therapy. His findings support the potential use of the treatment, which creates wave-like patterns, or “oscillations,” in blood pressure and blood flow by repeatedly inflating and deflating pneumatic cuffs around the thighs, for blood loss, stroke, heart attacks or severe infections.
Austin has accepted a postdoctoral fellowship at UT Arlington in the laboratory of Dr. Michael Nelson, with plans to continue his career as a human integrative physiologist in academia.