The 3rd Siriraj Research and Innovation Advisory Committee Online Meeting in 2021 (Day 1)

On November 12, 2021, Prof. Dr. Banchong Mahaisavariya M.D., President of Mahidol University and Prof. Dr. Prasit Watanapa, Dean of Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, along with executive members welcomed the distinguish Research and Innovation Advisory Committee members to the 3rd Siriraj Research and Innovation Advisory Committee Meeting in 2021, organized by Siriraj Center of Research Excellence Management (SiCORE-M). This year, the meeting will be virtually held on November 12, 2021 and November 19, 2021

During the meeting, the advisory board received a brief update on the research progress and the strategic research and innovation management at Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University since the last meeting in 2019. There was then further discussion about the current limitation in research ecosystem and funding management. In addition, the board provided advices on potential supporting mechanisms and opportunities with industrial partners. As always, this was our great honor and pleasure to learn from the advisory committee members. We have certainly gained numerous insights and new ideas that will assist us immensely in research transformation at our Faculty, which eventually may lead to significant impact at the national level.

Name list of the Research and Innovation Advisory Committee members (RIAC) that attend this meeting:

  1. Chan Soo Shin, M.D., Ph.D, from Seoul National University, College of Medicine, Republic of Korea
  2. Sharon Anderson, M.D. from Oregon Health and Science University School of Medicine, USA
  3. Joshua Burns, Ph.D. from the University of Sydney, Australia
  4. W. K. Alfred Yung, M.D. from MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA
  5. Prof. Vicharn Panich, M.D. from Prince Mahidol Award Foundation, Thailand
  6. Somsak Chunharas, M.D. from National Health Foundation, Thailand
  7. Prof. Jumras Limtrakul, M.D. from Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology, Thailand
  8. Prof. Rutjawate Taharnklaew, from Betagro company, Thailand
  9. Dr. Somkiat Tangkitvanich, from Thailand Development Research Institute, Thailand
  10. Chalermpon Punnotok, from CEO CT Asia Robotics company, Thailand

  

Strengthening Of Clinical Trial In The Midst Of COVID-19

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Siriraj Institute of Clinical Research (SICRES) and the National Center for Global Health and Medicine (NCGM) from Japan are pleased to announce the free training on the topic “Strengthening Of Clinical Trial In The Midst Of COVID-19: The Rise of Digital Revolution”. This free training is available both online and onsite (for onsite, the seats are limited!).

For more information and registration, please visit https://sicres.org/2021/10/19/clinical-trial-in-the-midst-of-covid-19/ or scan the QR code in the poster below.

Online Mini-Symposium “Thai Tastes X Metabolomics”

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Siriraj Metabolomics and Phenomics Center (SiMPC), Research Department, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University is pleased to announce a free online mini-symposium organized by Thailand Metabolomics Society under the theme “Thai Tastes X Metabolomics”.

The event is scheduled for November 20th, 2021, from 9:00hrs -12:00hrs (BKK time).
For online registration, please click: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdZq7Ri7_x0TY0qaA0W-59HMyLXqGn6fvos9XVD26cg-c5v8g/viewform?fbclid=IwAR0G0NIqVFT9a7CZpKBFtn-ImynqLBc8baIfZxRke1IWcdypx1lJq8FjsMw

This event is free of charge. All are invited!

“Cancers” Published SiCORE-CIT’s Research

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Congratulations!

The world-renowned journal “Cancers” Volume 13, Issue 9 (May-1 2021) published the research article “Cancer-Associated Fibroblast-Derived IL-6 Determines Unfavorable Prognosis in Cholangiocarcinoma by Affecting Autophagy-Associated Chemoresponse” (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaad.2020.04.169) by Dr. Suyanee Thongchot from Siriraj Center of Research Excellence for Cancer Immunotherapy (SiCORE-CIT), Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University! This research is a collaborative research project between Dr. Suyanee and other world-renowned researchers such as Prof. Ciro Isidoro from the University of Eastern Piedmont Amedeo Avogadro, Italy, and Assoc. Prof. Nisana Namwat from Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, and more!

“Cancers” is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal of oncology published semimonthly online by MDPI and has an Impact Factor of 5.968!

Siriraj Research Excellence Award 2021

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Congratulations to the award recipients of “Siriraj Research Excellence Award 2021”. The Research Excellence Awards highlight the research achievements of recently tenured faculty members. The list of awardees is shown as follows:

The Award of Excellence for Clinical Research:

  1. Prof. Rungroj Krittayaphong, Department of Medicine
    Title: “Adherence to Anticoagulant Guideline for Atrial Fibrillation Improves Outcomes in Asian Population: The COOL-AF Registry”
    https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/STROKEAHA.120.029295
  2. Assoc. Prof. Phunchai Charatcharoenwitthaya, Department of Medicine
    Title: “Prospective comparison of transient elastography, point shear wave elastography, APRI and FIB-4 for staging liver fibrosis in chronic viral hepatitis”
    https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jvh.13246
  3. Prof. Dr. Thanongchai Siriapisith, Department of Radiology
    Title: “Pyramid graph cut: Integrating intensity and gradient information for grayscale medical image segmentation”
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compbiomed.2020.103997
  4. Assoc. Prof. Torpong Thongngarm and Dr. Mongkhon Sompornrattanaphan, Department of Medicine
    Title: “As-Needed Versus Regular Use of Fluticasone Furoate Nasal Spray in Patients with Moderate to Severe, Persistent, Perennial Allergic Rhinitis: A Randomized Controlled Trial”
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaip.2020.09.057
  5. Assoc. Prof. Annop Piriyapatsom, Department of Anesthesiology
    Title: “Effects of intra-operative positive end-expiratory pressure setting guided by oesophageal pressure measurement on oxygenation and respiratory mechanics during laparoscopic gynaecological surgery: A randomised controlled trial”
    https://journals.lww.com/ejanaesthesiology/Fulltext/2020/11000/Effects_of_intra_operative_positive_end_expiratory.11.aspx

The Award of Excellence for Biomedical Research:

  1. Lecturer Dr.Navin Horthongkham, Department of Microbiology
    Title: “Clinical validation of a Cas13-based assay for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA”
    https://www.nature.com/articles/s41551-020-00603-x
  2. Asst. Prof. Dr.Methichit Wattanapanitch, Siriraj Center of Excellence for Stem Cell Research (SiSCR)
    Title: “Multilineage differentiation potential of hematoendothelial progenitors derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells”
    https://stemcellres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13287-020-01997-w

The Award of Excellence for Innovative Research:

  1. Prof. Dr.Anchalee Tungtrongchitr, Department of Parasitology, and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nitat Sookrung, Department of Health Research and Development
    Title: “Serological Test Kit for Canine Allergen Antibody”

The Award of Excellence for Young Researcher:

  1. Lecturer Dr. Nalat Sompagdee, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
    Title: “Seroprevalence of Bordetella pertussis antibodies and anti-pertussis antibody response after a single dose of reduced-antigen combined diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis vaccine (Tdap) in pregnant Thai women”
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2020.01.074
  2. Lecturer Dr.Monrat Chulanetra, Department of Parasitology
    Title: “GD2 chimeric antigen receptor modified T cells in synergy with sub-toxic level of doxorubicin targeting osteosarcomas”
    https://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/content/75/15_Supplement/3157

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The 1st Teleconference in 2021, Progress update of SiCORE-Allergy on Clinical Trial Protocol to the Scientific Advisory Board (SAB)

On January 4th, 2021, Assoc. Prof. Oranee Sanmaneechai, Deputy Manager of Siriraj Center of Research Excellence Management Unit (SiCORE-M), and SiCORE-M team along with Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pongsakorn Tantilipikorn, Director of SiCORE Allergy enthusiastically provide the scientific progress of SiCORE-Allergy through the 4th teleconference to SAB members, Prof. Rudolf Valenta from Medical University of Vienna, Prof. Giorgio Walter Canonica from Humanitas University and Prof. Stephen R. Durham from Imperial College London.

In this regard, the valuable recommendations from SAB is undoubtedly prove highly beneficial to our SiCORE-Allergy. With the given guidance, the research team will adjust the proposal and shall work on the provocation test accordingly. Simultaneously, they propose to submit the Provocation test proposal to Siriraj Institutional Review Board (SiRB) within the mid of January. At last, SiCORE–M would like to extend our sincere gratitude to SAB members for their continued support.

We are very much looking forward to the next meeting in February. Let’s maintain the momentum!