The Siriraj Sleep Lab, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, is pleased to announce a special lecture by Siriraj International Visiting Scholar:
Professor B. Tucker Woodson, M.D.
Professor and Chief of the Division of Sleep Surgery and Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, USA

Join us as this internationally renowned expert in otolaryngology and sleep medicine shares his insights on the topic:

“Sleep Research in Clinical Practice”

Event Details:
Date: Monday, January 6th, 2025
Time: 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM (GMT +7)
Venue: Meeting Room 304–305, 3rd Floor, Siriraj Medical Research Center (SiMR), Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University
Admission: Free

Don’t miss this opportunity to gain valuable knowledge and engage with a leader in sleep medicine.

The Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, is delighted to announce that Professor Robert W. Mann, PhD, DABFA, FAAFS, FCPP, has been honored with the prestigious “2024 Sood Sangvichian Award”.

The Sood Sangvichian Award honors the legacy of Professor Sood Sangvichian, MD, a distinguished professor emeritus, former Dean of the Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, and former Chairman of the Department of Anatomy. The award recognizes his immense contributions to medical education, research, and the Thai medical community.

As part of the award ceremony, Professor Robert W. Mann, an internationally certified expert in forensic anthropology, will deliver a special honorary lecture.

Event Details:

Date: November 27th, 2024

Venue: Adityadhornkitikhun Conference Hall, 7th Floor, Syamindra Building, Siriraj Hospital

Time: 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM

Lecture Topic: “The Human Skeleton in Forensic Anthropology and Medicine”

We invite you to join us in honoring this distinguished scholar and seizing the opportunity to learn from his vast expertise in forensic anthropology.

Note: Admission is free.

The Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, is pleased to invite you to attend a seven-part online lecture series presented by Associate Professor Alvaro Christian Laga, Siriraj International Visiting Scholar and Director of the Mass General Brigham-Harvard Dermatopathology Fellowship Program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, USA.

 

Assoc. Prof. Prapat Wanitpongpan, Deputy Dean for Corporate Communications and International Relations, and Asst. Prof. Dr. Chalermchai Mitrpant from the Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, recently welcomed Dr. Juan J. Tena, an expert in Bioinformatics, and Dr. Silvia Naranjo, a specialist in Epigenomics and Molecular Biology in Zebrafish, from the Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo (CSIC), Spain. They will serve as Siriraj Visiting Scholars at the Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, from July 30th to August 13th, 2024.

 

On May 27th, 2024, Prof. Somchai Leelakusolvong, Chairperson of the Department of Medicine, along with Assoc. Prof. Kanokwan Boonyapisit, Head of the Division of Neurology, Assoc. Prof. Vorapun Senanarong, Asst. Prof. Chatchawan Rattanabannakit, and Dr. Witsarut Nanthasi, welcomed Prof. Dr. Philippus Scheltens. Prof. Dr. Scheltens is an expert in dementia, including imaging in dementia, fluid biomarkers in dementia, and clinical trials in dementia, from the Alzheimer Disease Center at Vrije University Medical Center in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. He will serve as a Siriraj Visiting Scholar at the Department of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, from May 27th – 31st, 2024.

Prof. Uraiwan Panich, Chairperson of the Department of Pharmacology; Assoc. Prof. Prapat Wanitpongpan, Deputy Dean for Corporate Communication and International Relations; Asst. Prof. Dr. Somponnat Sampattavanich, Director of SiCORE in Cancer Precision Medicine and Systems Pharmacology (SiCORE-PM&SP); and teams from the Department of Dermatology and Pharmacology extended a warm welcome to Prof. Dr. Srikala Raghavan from ASTAR Skin Research Labs (ASRL) in Singapore to serve as Siriraj Visiting Scholars at Department of Pharmacology from February 5th to February 9th, 2024, provided an excellent opportunity for collaboration and knowledge exchange in the field of pharmacology. Prof. Raghavan specializes in epithelial homeostasis and immune regulation at barrier surfaces, bringing valuable expertise to the department.

Assoc. Prof. Prapat Wanitpongpan, M.D., Deputy Dean for Corporate Communication and International Relations, along with Assoc. Prof. Darawan Wanachiwanawin, M.D., Chairwoman of the Department of Parasitology, Assoc. Prof. Kasem Kulkeaw, M.D.,  and the administrative members of the department welcomed Asst. Prof. Christopher Aaron Rice, Ph.D., an expert in molecular parasitology from Purdue University, USA, to serve as the Siriraj International Visiting Scholar at the Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, during the period of December 12th – 16th, 2023.

During September 18th-22nd, 2023, Prof. Roja Rahimi, the Dean of the School of Persian Medicine at Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) in Iran, specializing in Traditional Pharmacy, served as a visiting scholar at the Center of Applied Thai Traditional Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University.

On this occasion, Prof. Rahimi and Dr. Arman Zarearan from the School of Persian Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences also visited and discussed at Applied Thai Traditional Medicine Clinic and Mahidol University Salaya Campus, Nakhon Pathom.

On August 15th, 2023, Assoc. Prof. Kanograt Pornpanich, Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology; Prof. Ngamkae Ruangvaravate, Lecturer of the Department of Ophthalmology; and Assoc. Prof. Prapat Wanitpongpan, Deputy Dean for Corporate Communication and International Relations, welcomed Prof. Dr. Lorna Elizabeth Edmunds, Head of Glaucoma Division, Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, USA, to serve as the visiting scholar at the Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, sharing her expertise in Glaucoma and Pediatric Glaucoma starting from August 15th-19th, 2023.