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.