International Graduate Programs in Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,

Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University

Faculty staff Research area
Assoc. Prof. Vorapan Sirivatanauksorn , MD , PhD
  • 1. Molecular cytogenetics
  • 2. Molecular biology of cancer
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    Assoc.Prof.Kongtana Trakarnsanga, MD, PhD
  • 1. in vitro erythropoiesis
  • 2. erythrocyte biology
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    Prof. emeritus Neelobol Neungton , MD , Dip Thai Brd Ped
  • 1. Clinical biochemistry of diseases : Porphyrias
  • 2. Alzheimer Disease
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    Prof. Patcharee Lertrit, MD , PhD
  • 1. Molecular pathology of human mitochondrial diseases
  • 2. Mitochondrial genetics in thai populations
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    Assoc. Prof. Ruchaneekorn W. Kalpravidh , PhD
  • 1. Oxidative stress and antioxidants in thalassemia
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    Assoc. Prof. Nednapis Tirawanchai , PhD
  • 1. Molecular analyses of coronary heart disease
  • 2. Stem cell research
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    Assoc. Prof. Chatchawan Srisawat , MD , PhD
  • 1. Developing RNA aptamers for diagnostics of viral and hemoglobin diseases
  • 2. Suppression of collagen production in keloid fibroblasts using a pharmacologic agent, curcumin, and RNA interference against collagen genes, i.e. COL1A1 and COL1A2.
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    Assoc.Prof.Patarabutr Masaratana, MD, PhD
  • 1. Metabolism of iron and other trace elements
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    Assist.Prof.Chayanon Peerapittayamongkol , MD , PhD
  • 1. Genetic analysis
  • 2. Red cell membrane biochemistry
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    Assist.Prof.Chalermchai Mitrpant, MD, PhD
  • 1. Antisense oligonucleotide mediated splice switching in Neuromuscular disorders
  • 2. Zebrafish as models to interrogate erythropoiesis and cancer biology
  • Cellular metabolism
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    Assist.Prof.Wichit Suthammarak, MD, PhD
  • 1. The development of an enzymatic activity assay for the mitochondrial electron transport chain enzymes using C. elegans as a study tool
  • 2. Effect of fatty acid oxidation on the mitochondrial respiratory chain through the respiratory chainsupercomplex formation in C. elegans
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    Assist.Prof.Bhoom Suktitipat, MD, PhD
  • 1. genetic epidemiology and statistical genetics
  • 2. personalized medicine/genomic medicine
  • 3. population genetics
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    Assist.Prof.Chanatip Metheetrairut ,PhD
  • 1. post-transcriptional regulation by miRNAs
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    Assist.Prof.Primana Punnakitikashem ,PhD
  • 1. Nanomedicine
  • 2. Drug delivery system
  • 3. Nanobiomaterails
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    Dr.Comzit Opachaloemphan ,PhD
  • 1. Environmental regulation of metabolic plasticity and aging in social insects
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    Assoc.Prof.Sakda Khoomrung, Dr. rer. nat. (Ph.D.) (Affiliated Faculty)
  • 1. Metabolomics and systems biology
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    Assoc.Prof.Varodom Charoensawan, Ph.D. (Affiliated Faculty)
  • 1. systems biology; bioinformatics
  • 2. regulation of gene expression; single-cell omics; climate changes
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    Dr.Wonnop Visessanguan, Ph.D. (Affiliated Faculty)
  • 1. Food Biochemistry
  • 2. Biotechnology
  • 3. Metabolomics for Functional Food Development and Disease Prevention
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    Prof. Intawat Nookaew, Ph.D. (Adjunct Professor)
  • 1. Bioinformatics
  • 2. Systems Biology
  • 3. Bone Research
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    List of publications from the Department of Biochemistry