RESEARCH INTEREST

Molecular studies and -omics research for zoonosis, tropical and neglected diseases

Leptospirosis research: Basic Sciences, SeroDiagnosis, Vaccine development and Immunotherapy

Drug Discovery: Antimicrobial compounds to bacterial transporters against MDR E. coli

Antibody engineering techniques

Immunobioinformatics

RESEARCH GRANTS

2016-2019

Research career development grant, Thailand Research Fund

2016

Researcher links travel grant programme 2015/16, the Newton-UKThailand research and innovation partnership fund, Newton Fund, UK

2015

Professional development programme for mid-career researcher, Newton Fund, UK

2014-2019

NSTDA chair professor grant 2014 (co-investigator)

2011-2014

Dean’s research fund, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Thailand

2010-2012

New researcher grant, Thailand Research Fund

2010-present

FTM grant, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Thailand

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CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS

2017-2020

Development of multiple recombinant antigens based-IgM ELISA assay for human leptospirosis serodiagnosis

2016 -2019

Structural and functional studies of Leptospira lipopolysaccharide (LPS) translocon complexes and the interaction of the bacteria and the host cells

2016-2019

Membrane translocating human single chain antibodies specific to pathogenic Leptospira adhesins with therapeutic potential for severe leptospirosis

2016-2018

Study of extracellular proteome (Secretome) of pathogenic Leptospira in leptospiremia mimic condition and characterization of virulent-associated Leptospira secretome

2017-2018

Development of antimicrobial compounds to outer membrane protein transporter for multi-drug resistant (MDR) Escherichia coli infection

2016-2018

Development of recombinant antigens-based IgG ELISA assay for diagnosis of human leptospirosis

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INTERNATIONAL MEETING AND APPOINTMENTS

2018

Joint policy workshop on diagnostics in Southeast Asia. Academy of Medical Sciences, National Academy of Science and technology, Philippines, and ASEAN Network for Drugs, Diagnostics, Vaccines and Traditional medicine Innovation. October 23-24, 2018, Tagaytay City, Philippines.

2018

TECHINNOVATION 2018. Technology-to-industry matching event and marketplace. IPI, Singapore’s Ministry of Trade and Industry. September 18-19, 2018, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore

2018

3rd ELS Scientific meeting on leptospirosis and other rodent borne hemorrhagic fevers. May 24-26, 2018, Alghero, Italy

2016

Researcher links programme 2015/16, the Newton-UK-Thailand Research and Innovation Partnership Fund, Newton Fund, UK.

2015

Professional development programme for mid-cancer researchers, Newton Fund, UK.

2014

WHO consultation on scientific and regulatory pathways for the development, approval and use of monoclonal antibodies against infectious diseases, with a particular focus on global health security, ebola, pandemic influenza and emerging diseases.

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INTERNATIONAL COLLABARATIONS

Professor Dr. Changjiang Dong

Professor of Molecular Medicine
Norwich Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of East Anglia
Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, United kingdom
E-mail: c.dong@uea.ac.uk

Professor Dr. Robert Anderson

Department of Microbiology & Immunology and Pediatrics and Canadian Center for Vaccinology
Dalhousie University
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
E-mail: robert.anderson@dal.ca