Dr.Urusa Thaenkham
Chair
Associate Professor of Parasitology, co-founder of ‘ParaCite’, a pioneering BioBank for parasitic helminths in the Asia-Pacific region
Col.Prof.Dr.Mathirut Mungthin
Consultant
Deputy Director of the Phramongkutklao College of Medicine and the President of the Parasitology and Tropical Medicine Association of Thailand
Dr.Aongart Mahittikorn
Committee Member, Secretary
Associate Professor, molecular diagnosis and molecular epidemiology of zoonotic protozoal diseases and other parasitic diseases
Dr.Kesinee Chotivanich
Committee Member
Professor, Associate Fellow of the Royal Society of Thailand, a member of WHO-CC committees, the Top 1% of researchers in Health Science at Mahidol University and is listed in the World’s Top 2% of researchers globally
Assoc.Prof.Dr.Sumate Ampawong
committee member
Associate Professor in Pathology, research emphasizes immune response regulation, therapeutic innovations, and disease mechanisms
Dr.Athit Phetrak
committee member
Associate Professor, contamination risks and their impacts on environmental health, developing sustainable water management solutions and mitigating water contamination to safeguard public health
Dr.Supachai Topanurak
committee member
Assistant Professor, discover candidate antigens for immunotherapy against human papillomavirus-associated cancers and other oncogenic viruses
Dr.Thipruethai Phanitchat
committee member
Assistant Professor and medical entomologist, specializes in vector control, molecular biology, and dengue surveillance, innovative tools for vector-borne disease management, including mosquito attractants and rapid test kits for detecting dengue virus in vectors
Dr.Supawat Chatchen
committee member
Assistant Professor and Deputy Head of Department of Tropical Pediatrics, laboratory testing in Dengue virus and Zika virus (Flavivirus), the molecular epidemiology of pediatric viral infections like Arbovirus, Enterovirus, identifying the Zika virus infection in schoolchildren
Akanitt Jittmittraphap
committee member
Assistant Professor, emerging viral zoonoses, including SARS-CoV-2, dengue, and Zika, technical manager ensuring the compliance with ISO standards, fostering biosafety and efficiency in laboratory operations, and actively supporting global health initiatives
Dr.Lokachet Tanasugarn
committee member
M.D., Ph.D., epidemiological methods, data management, R programming, and biostatistics for communicable and non-communicable disease research, interdisciplinary studies of dengue infection in rural and urban areas with sustained transmission
Dr.Wittaya Panvongsa
Committee Member
Toxicologist, extracellular vesicles (EVs), small vesicles released by cells, with a focus on their potential applications in cancer as biomarkers and therapeutic targets, plant-derived nanovesicles for their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, particularly in non-communicable diseases (NCDs)
Committee
| Committee | Department/Affiliation | Office | Internal contact | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assoc Prof Dr Urusa Thaenkham (Chair) | Helminthology | 2nd Floor SSB | 9180 | urusa.tha@mahidol.ac.th | ||||
| Assoc Prof Dr Aongart Mahittikorn (Secretary) | Protozoology | 3rd Floor SSB | 1596 | aongart.mah@mahidol.ac.th | ||||
| Prof Dr Kesinee Chotivanich | Clinical Tropical Medicine | 16th Floor RB | 1427 | kesinee.cho@mahidol.ac.th | ||||
| Assoc Prof Dr Sumate Ampawong | Tropical Pathology | 2nd Floor THB | 9184 | sumate.amp@mahidol.ac.th | ||||
| Assoc Prof Dr Athit Phetrak | Social and Environmental Medicine | 6th Floor CHB | 1564 | athit.phe@mahidol.ac.th | ||||
| Asst Prof Dr Supachai Topanurak | Molecular Tropical Medicine and Genetics | 4th Floor SLB | 2033 | supachai.top@mahidol.ac.th | ||||
| Asst Prof Dr Thipruethai Phanitchat | Medical Entomology | 3rd Floor SSB | 9177 | thipruethai.pha@mahidol.ac.th | ||||
| Asst Prof Dr Supawat Chatchen | Tropical Pediatrics | 7th Floor THB | 1676 | supawat.cha@mahidol.ac.th | ||||
| Asst Prof Dr Akanitt Jittmittraphap | Microbiology and Immunology | 9th Floor CHB | 1597 | akanitt.jit@mahidol.ac.th | ||||
| Lect Dr Lokachet Tanasugarn | Tropical Hygiene | 8th Floor THB | 1690 | lokachet.tan@mahidol.ac.th | ||||
| Lect Dr Wittaya Panvongsa | Tropical Nutrition and Food Science | 8th Floor CHB | 1582 | wittaya.pan@mahidol.ac.th | ||||
| Col Prof Mathirut Mungthin (Consultant) | Phramongkutklao College of Medicine | mathirut@pmk.ac.th; mathirut@hotmail.com | ||||||
| CHB = Chamlong Harinasuta Building / CPB = Chalermphrakiat Building / RB = Rajanagarindra Building / SSB = Santasiri Sornmanee Building / SLB = Sornchai Looareesuwan Building / THB = Tranakchit Harinasuta Building | ||||||||