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
  • Molecular cytogenetics
  • Molecular biology of cancer
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    Assoc.Prof.Kongtana Trakarnsanga, MD, PhD
  • in vitro erythropoiesis
  • erythrocyte biology
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    Prof. emeritus Neelobol Neungton , MD , Dip Thai Brd Ped
  • Clinical biochemistry of diseases : Porphyrias, Alzheimer Disease
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    Prof. Patcharee Lertrit, MD , PhD
  • Molecular pathology of human mitochondrial diseases
  • Mitochondrial genetics in thai populations
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    Assoc. Prof. Ruchaneekorn W. Kalpravidh , PhD
  • Oxidative stress and antioxidants in thalassemia
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    Assoc. Prof. Nednapis Tirawanchai , PhD
  • Molecular analyses of coronary heart disease
  • Stem cell research
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    Assoc. Prof. Chatchawan Srisawat , MD , PhD
  • Developing RNA aptamers for diagnostics of viral and hemoglobin diseases
  • 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
  • Metabolism of iron and other trace elements
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    Assist.Prof.Chayanon Peerapittayamongkol , MD , PhD
  • Genetic analysis
  • Red cell membrane biochemistry
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    Assist.Prof.Chalermchai Mitrpant, MD, PhD
  • Antisense oligonucleotide mediated splice switching in Neuromuscular disorders
  • Zebrafish as models to interrogate erythropoiesis and cancer biology
  • Cellular metabolism
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    Assist.Prof.Wichit Suthammarak, MD, PhD
  • The development of an enzymatic activity assay for the mitochondrial electron transport chain enzymes using C. elegans as a study tool
  • 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
  • genetic epidemiology and statistical genetics
  • personalized medicine/genomic medicine
  • population genetics
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    Assist.Prof.Chanatip Metheetrairut ,PhD
  • post-transcriptional regulation by miRNAs
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    Primana Punnakitikashem ,PhD
  • Nanomedicine
  • Drug delivery system
  • Nanobiomaterails
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    Assoc.Prof.Sakda Khoomrung, Dr. rer. nat. (Ph.D.) (Affiliated Faculty)
  • Metabolomics and systems biology
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    Assoc.Prof.Varodom Charoensawan, Ph.D. (Affiliated Faculty)
  • systems biology; bioinformatics, regulation of gene expression; single-cell omics; climate changes
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    Prof. Intawat Nookaew, Ph.D. (Adjunct Professor)
  • Bioinformatics
  • Systems Biology
  • Bone Research
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    List of publications from the Department of Biochemistry