On 15^th July 2020, Prof.Dr. Prasert Auewarakul, Deputy Dean for Research and SiCORE-M team (led by Assoc. Prof. Sith Sathornsumethee, Manager) visited Medicines Regulation Division, Food and Drug Administration. Dr. Suchart Chongprasert, Director of Medicines Regulation Division welcomed the delegates from Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital and discussed about procedures of drug registration, as well as Advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMPs) and Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) process. Our team would like to take this opportunity to express our profound gratitude to Medicines Regulation Division for having offered us a great opportunity to meet with the director and team, and thank you most sincerely for the kind reception and hospitality also useful advice given to us.

On 23^rd June 2020, Prof.Dr. Prasert Auewarakul, Deputy Dean for Research as the chairperson, along with Assoc. Prof. Sith Sathornsumetee, Manager of Siriraj Center of Research Excellence Management Unit (SiCORE-M) and his team, hosted an initial online meeting with Prof. Sirirurg Songsivilai Secretary-General of the National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT). This meeting provided an opportunity to introduce SiCORE-M Unit and the Research Excellence Management System at Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital. The discussion and recommendation in strategic research management during this meeting would be of a great benefit to our research management prospects and the signature research programs.

On January 24^th–25^th, 2019, at Pullman Pattaya Hotel G, Prof. Dr. Prasit Watanapa, Dean of Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Prof. Dr. Prasert Auewarakul, along with Siriraj Center of Research Excellence Management (SiCORE–M) hosted the annual seminar with executive members from SiCORE–Allergy, SiCORE–Dengue, SiCORE–CIT and SiCORE–PM together with two new selected SiCOREs include Gene Therapy and Cardiovascular, participated in the seminar for discussion on the 3–years term research strategic planning. The aim was to build multidisciplinary research network in the Faculty and increase research productivity of SiCOREs. On this occasion, we received honor from the two distinguished speakers Prof. Sansanee Chaiyaroj, Ph.D. and Rutjawate Taharnklaew DVM., EMBA. who participated and delivered their presentation on research management and research granting.

On October 23rd, 2019 – Prof. Dr. Prasit Watanapa, Dean of Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, along with Prof. Dr. Prasert Auewarakul, Deputy Dean for Research, Prof. Kulkanya Chokephaibulkit, Head Division of Infectious Diseases and Siriraj Center of Research Excellence Management Unit (SiCORE-M) welcome Dr. Robert James Simonds for the meeting and discussion of research collaborations during the luncheon at The Empress Chinese Restaurant, Royal Princess Hotel Larn Luang. In this occasion, Dr. Simonds has accepted our invitation to serve on the Research and Innovation Advisory Committee and he will attend the next Advisory Committee Meeting in 2020 at Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand.

On 30 August 2019 –  Prof. Dr. Prasert Auewarakul, Deputy Dean for Research was the chairperson in the first teleconference between SiCORE-Dengue and Scientific Advisory Board members (SAB), namely
Prof. Sir Andrew J. McMichael from University of Oxford and Prof. Xiao-Ning Xu from Imperial College London. This video conferencing was held under the coordination of Assoc. Prof. Sith Sathornsumetee, Manager of Siriraj Center of Research Excellence Management Unit (SiCORE-M) and his team along with Assoc. Prof. Dr. Panisadee  Avirutnan, Head of SiCORE-Dengue. Through the strategic plan of our Faculty associated with the proposed SAB program activities, we realize this would be an important part for the progress and development of our flagship research programs in Dengue and Emerging Pathogens.