Yuvadee Mahakunkijcharoen

Name: Yuvadee Mahakunkijcharoen

Position: Assistant Professor

Department: Microbiology and Immunology

yuvadee.mah@mahidol.ac.th




Field of Expertise

Work Experience

In vitro culture of blood stages of Plasmodium falciparum

Hybridoma technology

Enrichment of P. vivax infected red blood cells

SDS-polycrylamide gel electrophoresis and Western blot analysis

Construction of genomic DNA libraries of P. vivax

DNA probe for the diagnosis of vivax malaria

Flow cytometry

Cell cultivation

Immunoassay


Teaching Experiences


2012-2015

Invited lecturer in Medical Microbiology and Immunology 10-104-203, Faculty of Medicine, Narathivasrajchanakarin University


2014

Invited lecturer in Medical Microbiology and Parasitology 1103, Faculty of Nursing, Kasem Bundit University


2013

Invited external examiner for Diploma in Medical Microbiology (DMM) Final Examination, Institute for Medical Research, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia


2012

Thesis Advisor of Ms. Tipwatoo Aramwittaya, 4th year student, Mahidol University International College


2003

Invited Lecturer in immunology 3703310, Faculty of Allied medicine, Chulalongkorn University


2002

Invited Lecturer in immunology 3703310, Faculty of Allied medicine, Chulalongkorn University


2001

Invited Lecturer in immunology 3703310, Faculty of Allied medicine, Chulalongkorn University


2000

Invited Lecturer in immunology 3703310, Faculty of Allied medicine, Chulalongkorn University


1999

Invited Lecturer in immunology 3703310, Faculty of Allied medicine, Chulalongkorn University


1998

Invited Trainer in Immunology, SEAMEO TROPMED- FRANCE Programme of Cooperation, Regional Workshop on Serodiagnosis of Infectious Diseases, Vientiane, Lao PDR.


1997

Invited speaker in deparment seminar, Medical Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospitol. Mahidol University

Invited lecturer in Advanced Oral Biology Seminar (DTID) 615, Faculty of Dentistry, Mahidol University



Current Research

Production of Monoclonal antibodies against Plasmodium yoelii antigens

Production of Monoclonal antibodies against Aeromonas spp.

Identify the inhibitory activities of Aeromonas-specific monoclonal antibodies on bacterial pathogenesis

Immunity to murine malaria (Plasmodium yoelii) and vaccine development

Development of immunodiagnostic test for Aeromonas infections

Development of rapid isolation of bacteria from patient and food samples

Study on bacterial toxins and toxin genes

Study immune responses to bacterial infections, especially on Aeromonas spp. and Salmonella spp.


Principle investigator on the following grants


2011

Faculty of Tropical Medicine Research Grant “Inhibition of Aeromonas hemolysin by monoclonal antibodies”


2006

Mahidol University Research Grant “ Development of a monoclonal antibody test for identification of pathogenic Aeromonas spp


2005

Faculty of Tropical Medicine Research Grant “Identification of genus- and species-specific antigens of Aeromonas spp. by Western blotting with mouse polyclonal antibodies”


2000

Mahidol University Research Grant “ Development of rapid detection of Vibrio cholerae in immunomagnetic enriched samples by Mab-based dot blot ELISA”


1998

Thailand Research Fund (TRF) “Rapid detection of Salmonellae in contaminated foods by immunomagnetic enrichment and enzyme immunoassay


Last updated: March 21, 2019