Prof. Yaowalark Sukthana, Dean of the Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University welcomed Prof. Tatsuo Shioda, Director of MOCID to the Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University on the special occasion of his new position as Director of MOCID at the Office of the Dean, 6^th floor, the 60th Anniversary of His Majesty the King's Accession to the Throne Building. Prof. Tatsuo Shioda also introduced Assoc. Prof. Emi E. Nakayama from Department of Viral Infections, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University to Dean Yaowalark Sukthana for further fruitful academic collaborations between the two institutions.