About us and contact

The Department of Medical Entomology is one of the five departments at the initial stage of es-tablishment of the Faculty of Tropical Medicine since 1960.

At present, the Department comprises of 7 academic staffs, 1 researchers, 4 scientists, 1 Research Technical Officer, 8 Laboratory Staffs, and 1 General Administration Officer and 2 Janitress.

The Department has been actively involved in education, research and public service. Apart from the regular subjects of Medical Entomology for D.T.M.&H. course, M.Sc. (Trop. Med.) and Ph.D. (Trop. Med.), the Department also provides the training on medically important insects/ arthropods and vector control both for individual or in group upon request. Student dissertation topics span a wide range of issues in molecular and applied medical entomology. Dissertations include basic field work, application of control measures, and biotechnology. The main researches involve basic and applied knowledge applicable in controlling insects and arthropods which are vectors of tropical diseases, with emphasis on mosquito-borne diseases. the Department of Medical Entomology develops the Mosquito Insectary and provides healthy Mosquito for supporting the projects.

Contact: Department of Medical Entomology
Faculty of Tropical Medicine,
Mahidol University
7th floor, Chamlong Harinasuta Building ,
11th Chalerm Prakiat Building ,
4th Santasiri Sornmani Building
420/6 Ratchawithi Road, Thung Phaya Thai, Ratchathewi,
Bangkok 10400 Thailand
Tel: 66 (0) 2306-9100-4, 66 (0) 2306-9100-9 Ext. 1571-79, 2109, 9176-77
Fax: 66 (0) 2 643 5582
E-mail: pannipa.wat@mahidol.ac.th