Research of the month June 2015

1.Multidisciplinary researc
1.1 Treatment of -Thalassemia/Hemoglobin E with Antioxidant Cocktails Results in Decreased Oxidative Stress, Increased Hemoglobin Concentration, and Improvement of the HypercoagulableState
1.2 Transdifferentiation of erythroblasts to megakaryocytes using FLI1 and ERG transcription factors

2.Clinical research
2.1 Effect of 0.3 % HydroxypropylMethylcellulose/Dextran Versus 0.18 % Sodium Hyaluronatein the Treatment of Ocular Surface Disease in Glaucoma Patients: A Randomized, Double-Blind, and Controlled Study

 

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Building, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University

Research of the month May 2015

1.Clinical research
1.1 High-sensitivity cardiac troponin T in stable patients undergoing pharmacological stress testing

1.2 Outcomes of Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Priming and Nonpriming in in vitro Maturation of Oocytes in Infertile Women with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: A Single-Blinded Randomized Study

 

 

 

 

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Research of the month April 2015

1.Preclinical Research
1.1 Role of human heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein C1/C2 in dengue virus replication

1.2 Quantitative Analysis of Some Phenolic Compounds in Ayurved Siriraj Wattana (AVS073) Using HPTLC

 

 

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Research of the Month March 2015

1.Clinical Research
1.1 Dyspareunia and Sexual Dysfunction after Vaginal Delivery in Thai PrimiparousWomen with Episiotomy
1.2 HLA class I supertypeassociations with clinical outcome of secondary dengue virus infections in ethnic Thais

2.Preclinical Research
2.1 Testosterone reduces AGTR1 expression to prevent β-cell and islet apoptosis from glucotoxicity

 

 

 

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Building, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University

Science and Technology award

Professor Dr. Kovit Pattanapanyasat, Head of Center of Excellence of Flow  cytometry, Department of Research  and  Development,  Faculty  of Medicine Siriraj  Hospital, Mahidol University  was rewarded 21st Science and Technology award for 400,000 Baht by Thailand Toray Science Foundation on 9th March 2015. Professor  Dr.  Kovit  Pattanapanyasat  is  over  25  years  expertise  in  flow cytometry  application  for  immunology,  Thalassemia  and  infectious  diseases  such as   Malaria,   Dengue   virus   and   HIV/AIDS.   Moreover,   he   developed   CD4 Lymphocyte  measurement  to  be  high  quality,  standardize  and  low  cost,  for examples,  BioLeucotag  and  Biobeads.  Inevitably,  WHO  and  Thailand  MOPH U.S. CDC   Collaboration   have   an   honorary   Professor   Dr.   Kovit   invitation   to   be   a committee  to  assess  the efficiency  of  flow  cytometry  and  he  pushed  External  Quality Assurance/EQA in Thailand for CD4 measurement.

Research of the Month February 2015

1.Clinical Research
Effects of Power and Time on Ablation Size Produced by Radiofrequency Ablation: In vitro Study in Fresh Human Placenta

 

 

 

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Building, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University

Research of the Month January 2015

1. Multidisciplinary Research
1.1 Deficient DNA mismatch repair is associated with favorable prognosis in Thai patients with sporadic colorectal cancer
1.2 Orientia tsutsugamushi, agent of scrub typhus, displays a single metapopulation with maintenance of ancestral haplotypes throughout continental South East Asia

2. Preclinical Research
2.1 Microparticlesin Dengue Infection Provide a Novel Biomarker to Predict Severe Clinical Outcomes

 

 

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Building, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University

PET Tracers Development in Oncology

On 25th November, 2014, Associate Professor Dr. Chatchawan Srisawat, Chairman of Biochemistry Department and members of Cancer Nanomedicine welcomed Professor Juri Gelovani.

Professor Juri gave 2 hours special lecture “PET Tracers Development in Oncology” for doctor and researchers at the meeting room 901, 9th Floor, SiMR building. After that he visited laboratory centers on 5th and 7th Floor and also the accomodation on 11th Floor of SiMR building.

Updates on Immunology and Endocrinology

On November 13,2014, Department of Immunology, Research Division, International Relations Division, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, and Erasmus MC together hosted a meeting under the topic of “Updates on Immunology and Endocrinology” to Promote research collaboration and Sharing experience between both institutes at SiMR building, 12nd floor. The meeting was seasoned by several reputed speakers from Erasmus MC led by Professor Dr. Martin van Hagen, Head of Department of Clinical Immunology and Professor Dr. Aart-Jan van der Lely, Head of Department of Clinical Endocrinology, Erasmus MC.

THE AWARD OF EXCELLENCE 2014 by Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospita

The Award of Excellence for Clinical Research

1.Assoc. Prof. Vip  Viprakasit  Department of Pediatrics
Title : Mutations in Krüppel like factor 1 cause transfusion dependent hemolytic anemia and persistence of embryonic globin gene expression
2.Assoc. Prof. Jeerunda Santiprabhob  Department of Pediatrics
Title :Outcomes of group based treatment program with parental involvement for the management of childhood and adolescent obesity.

The  Award of Excellence for Biomedical  Research
3.Lecturer  Dr.Siwanon JirawatnotaiDepartment Pharmacology
Title:The cyclin D1 CDK4 oncogenic interactome enables identification of potential novel oncogenes and clinical prognosis.
4.Lecturer Dr.Juthathip Mongkolsapaya  Office of Research and Development
Title : A new class of highly potent, broadly neutralizing antibodies isolated from viremic patients infected with dengue virus.

The Award of Excellence for Innovative Research
5. Prof. Dr.Tararaj Dharakul  Department of Immunology
Title : Simultaneous discrimination and detection of influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 and seasonal influenza A viruses using a rapid immunogold biosensor.