Saranath Lawpoolsri Niyom

Associate Professor

Head,

Department of Tropical Hygiene

saranath.law@mahidol.ac.th

About Me

I am a medical doctor by training and currently work as an epidemiologist.

“My main interest is the application of information technology to enhance health and public health practices, including development of mobile application, system and user engagement evaluation, and data management to support clinical research. I have been involved with both epidemiological and clinical research. I am passionate in teaching and knowledge sharing.”

Publication

Explore the complete, continuously updated list of publications on the Mahidol University research portal (MUREX).

Education

2013

Certificate in Public Health Informatics

University of Illinois at Chicago, USA

2010

Certificate in Occupational Medicine

Thailand

2009

Ph.D. in Epidemiology

University of Maryland, Baltimore, USA

2003

Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Mahidol University, Thailand

2000

MD with 2nd class honors

Chulalongkorn University, Thailand

Research Projects / Expertise

2024 - 2026

Phase IV Clinical Trial to Evaluate Effectiveness of Tri Fluvac, A Seasonal Trivalent Inactivated Split Virion Influenza Vaccine, in Thai Population

Funder: Thailand Science Research and Innovation through the National Vaccine Institute and the Government Pharmaceutical Organization

Role: Principal Investigator

2023 - 2026

Strengthen Early Warning and Outbreak Detection Systems through Nation-wide Event-based and Syndromic Surveillance (STONES)

Funder: The Rockefeller Foundation

Role: Principal Investigator

2023 - 2024

Evidence to Support Integrated Strategy for Dengue Prevention and Control

Funder: Takeda (Thailand) Ltd.

Role: Principle Investigator

2021 - 2022

Mathematical Modelling of heterogeneous contact and movement patterns for preventing COVID-19

Funder: Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) and National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT)

Role: Principle Investigator

Awards & Honours

2026

Mahidol University’s TOP 100 Researcher 2026

2024

Senior Fellow, Professional Standards Framework for teaching and learning support in higher education (PSF)

Rising Researcher in Health Science, Mahidol University

Mahidol University’s Top 1% Researcher 2024

2021

Mahidol University award in teaching

2017

Mahidol University ‘s Outstanding Lecturer Award

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