Congratulations! Lecturer Dr. Jomjit Chantharasamee from Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, who has completed her role as a ‘Visiting Scholar’ at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), USA, between September 2018 – August 2020.

During her services, Lecturer Dr. Jomjit has delivered the poster presentations on two topics: “Retrospective Analysis of Adjuvant Treatment for Localized, Operable Uterine Leiomyosarcoma” and “A Randomized Phase 2 Study of Nivolumab Monotherapy Versus Nivolumab Combined with Ipilimumab in Patients with Metastatic or Unresectable Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST)”, she also delivered an abstract text presentation on the topic “Molecular Profile and Clinical Characteristic of Malignant Melanoma in Younger Patients”. She’s the First Author of the Chapter: Chordoma in the book “Sarcomas: Evidence-Based Diagnosis and Management” published by Springer Publishing in 2020.

For the research fields, Lecturer Dr. Jomjit has co-conducted the on-going research with UCLA researchers on two projects:

  1. “A Simple High-Throughput Approach Identifies Actionable Drug Sensitivities in Patient-Derived Sarcoma Organoids: Organoid-Clinical Correlation”
  1. “Efficacy of Immune Check Point Inhibitor in the Patients with Metastatic Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma”

Congratulations!

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On July 31st, 2020, Prof. Dr. Prasit Watanapa, Dean of Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital together with the Board of Siriraj Medical School, attended the opening ceremony of Siriraj Tenure Club at SiMR Auditorium, 12 Fl. The ‘Siriraj Tenure Club’ is a collaborated project among Academic Affairs Division, Human Resource Division, Research Division, and International Relations Division to prepare and enhance research and English communication skill for Faculty instructors who pursue higher studies abroad. #irsiriraj

Lecturer Doctor Chanon Ngamsombat from Division of Diagnostic Radiology, Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, has graduated his Certificate Research Fellowship in Advanced Neuroimaging from Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA, on June 30th, 2020. Congratulations!

Congratulations! Asst.Prof. Ajalaya Teyateeti from Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, has completed her role as a Visiting Assistant Professor at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA during October 9th, 2018 – April 30th, 2020, and received her Visiting Appointment Certificate in Nuclear Oncology (Oncologic Imaging and Radionuclide Therapy).

Asst.Prof. Ajalaya also has opportunities to deliver the oral presentations on two topics: “Survival Outcome of Transarterial Radioembolization with Y-90 Glass Microspheres in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients: A Single Institute Experiences” at 2019 Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Annual Meeting (SNMMI 2019), and the topic “Evaluation of F-18 Fluciclovine PET/CT in Detection of Recurrent Prostate Cancer Patients with PSA level < 0.5 ng/mL” at 2020 Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Mid-Winter Meeting. #sirirajfacultyabroad

Asst. Prof. Nadthanan Pinchai from Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, attended and conducted a research poster on the topic “Study on gene expression of Na+-ATPase encoding gene enaA during stress response in Aspergillus fumigatus” at the international conference “9th ADVANCES AGAINST ASPERGILLOSIS AND MUCORMYCOSIS” in Lugano, Switzerland, during February 27th – 29th, 2020.

 

Lect. Dr. Chattree Hantaweepant attended the short course training on “Genome-wide Association Study of Rare Genetic Variants Affect Disease Severity in Thai B-thalassemia/hemoglobin E at Siriraj Hospital” at Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA, from September 1st – December 31st, 2019. #irsiriraj #sirirajfacultyabroad

Lecturer Dr. Chonticha Auesomwang, a medical instructor of Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, was served as a visiting scholar and a research fellow at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), USA, between January 1st, 2019 – December 31st, 2019. While staying at OHSU, Lecturer Dr. Chonticha also gave a lecture to the exchange students on the topic “Health Care Services and Primary Care Services in the United States and Thailand”. #sirirajfacultyabroad

 

Assoc. Prof. Dittakarn Boriboonhirunsarn of Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, attended and conducted a poster presentation “Risk of LGA in Pregnant Women with Different Glycemic Profiles” at the International Diabetes Federation Congress 2019 in Korea between December 2nd – 6th, 2019. #sirirajfacultyabroad

Dr. Vijarn Vachirawongsakorn from Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, has graduated his MSc. Degree and Ph.D. Degree in Anthropology Forensic from Cranfield University, UK, under the funding support from the Scholarship of Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University. Dr. Vachirawongsakorn has dedicated his time for the study in both degrees for 5 years 3 months and 19 days in total. Congratulations.

Assist. Prof. Pramote Euasobhon of Siriraj Pain Clinic, Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, attended and delivered a special lecture on the topic “Pain Management in Traumatic and Critical Patients” at the “24th Annual Scientific Congress of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Emergency Medicine” in Cambodia on November 30th, 2019. #sirirajfacultyabroad