Associate Professor Dr. Porntip Petmitr, Head, Department of Protozoology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University chaired an opening ceremony of Laboratory Diagnosis of Malaria and Leishmania 2016 #1, an academic workshop hosted by Department of Protozoology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine.  This workshop aims to provide knowledge and experience to lecturers, scientists, researchers, medical technologists and laboratory technicians from government and private sectors.  This two-day workshop was held during 27-28 July 2016 at Lecture Room 2402 (4th floor) and Prayong Radomyos Laboratory (3rd floor), Chamlong Harinasuta Building, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University.