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Name: Pornsawan (Amarapal) Leaungwutiwong

Position: Associate Professor

Department: Microbiology and Immunology

pornsawan.lea@mahidol.ac.th




Field of Expertise

Field of Specialization / Expertise

Medical Virology


Current Research

Determination of dengue severity by antibody and molecular detection in clinical specimens

Detection of hepatitis E virus in raw pork, pig liver and pork products

A Retrospective surveillance on the occurrence of Zika virus in Aedes mosquitoes in Phetchabun Province

Development and Validation of Immunodiagnostic Assay for Zika Virus Infection Identification and genotyping of Hepatitis C virus using molecular methods


Ongoing researches

National Institute of Health (NIH) National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) Year 2013-2018 Project: International Biomedical Research Training for Hawaiian & Pacific Island Students

National Science and Technology Development Agency, Ministry of Science and Technology, Thailand, Year 2016-2018: Development and Validation of Immunodiagnostic Assay for Zika Virus Infection


Position Held

January 2016 to date

Chair, Institutional Biosafety Committee, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University


October 2015 to date

Head, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University


December 2014 to date

Head, Tropical Medicine Diagnostic Reference Laboratory, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University


March 2012 to date

Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University


May 2005 - March 2012

Lecturer, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University


1999 - Jan 2005

Research Scientist, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University



Position Held

Licence on the use of animals in scientific research  Licence No: U1-05878-2559

Licence for Professional Practice on Microbial Culture and the Use of Pathogenic Microorganisms Licence No: 60 M 000413

Last updated: March 14, 2019