Published The 3rd Teleconference Research and Innovation Advisory Committee in 2021, is virtually held as two-day meeting for different time zones includes November 12, 2021 for the committee members from the US, Australia and South Korea and November 19,2021 for the members in Europe, Israel and Bangkok. On this occasion, 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 and Siriraj Center of Research Excellence Management (SiCORE-M) welcomed the distinguished Research and Innovation Advisory Committee members.
On November 19, 2021, the advisory board received the brief updates from Deputy Dean for Research, SiCORE-M and the representatives of each SiCOREs. During the meeting, the board discussed and provided recommendations on the strategic research management and supporting mechanisms at Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital. In the interactive session, there was discussion about the research progress from Siriraj Center of Research Excellence in Allergy and Immunology (SiCORE-Allergy), Siriraj Center of Research Excellence in Dengue and Emerging Pathogens (SiCORE-Dengue), Siriraj Center of Research Excellence in Precision Medicine and Systems Pharmacology (SiCORE-PM&SP) and Siriraj Center of Research Excellence in Cardiovascular Disease (SiCORE-Cardiovascular Disease).
This two-day meeting provided us with an invaluable opportunity that all those that participated in this meeting found it extremely beneficial and greatly welcomed the opportunity to exchange perspectives and from the experience of advisory committee members. Without doubt, the insightful comments and recommendations that we received from this meeting will be of great benefit in research transformation to our Faculty and eventually magnify a broader outcome in aspects of Thailand healthcare system in the future.
Name list of the Research and Innovation Advisory Committee members (RIAC) that attend this meeting:
- Prof. Aaron Ciechanover from Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
- Prof. Gavin Screaton from University of Oxford
- Prof. George Baillie from University of Glasgow
- Prof. Ralf F. W. Bartenschlager from University of Heidelberg
- Prof. Nicholas J. White from Mahidol-Oxford Research Unit (MORU)
- Prof. Vicharn Panich, M.D. from Prince Mahidol Award Foundation, Thailand
- Somsak Chunharas, M.D. from National Health Foundation, Thailand
- Prof. Jumras Limtrakul, M.D. from Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology, Thailand
- Prof. Rutjawate Taharnklaew, from Betagro company, Thailand
- Dr. Somkiat Tangkitvanich, from Thailand Development Research Institute, Thailand
- Chalermpon Punnotok, from CEO CT Asia Robotics company, Thailand
