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| Usa Thisyakorn is presently a Professor of Pediatrics at Chulalongkorn University, an advisor of both Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University and Department of Health, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration. She is now concentrating on research projects on dengue. In 1989 she received Rockefeller grant for dengue research at the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention in Atlanta. In 2000, under Professor Thisyakorn’s guidance as Chair of the medical committee on the Save a child’s life from AIDS project, the project was selected as one of the UNAIDS best practices. She has served as the editorial board of several medical journals and has contributed over 100 indexed publications to date. For her contributions, she has received several awards including ‘Woman of the Year’ from the Foundation for Thai Society, Scientific Awards from the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, AmFAR, U.S.A. and the Outstanding Asian Pediatrician Award from Asia Pacific Pediatric Association. Her other positions include President of the International Society of Tropical Pediatrics, President of Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society of Thailand, Secretary General of the Asian Society of Pediatric Infectious Diseases as well as Chairman of the ASEAN Member States Dengue Vaccine Advocacy Steering Committee. |
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