On May 10th, 2023, Assist.Prof. Dr.Woraphat Ratta–apha and Assist. Prof. Tachjaree Panchalee Boonbowornpong, Deputy Manager and Prof. Prasert Auewarakul, Advisor of Siriraj Center of Research Excellence Management Unit (SiCORE–M), along with Assoc. Prof. Dr. Panisadee Avirutnan, Lecturer Dr.Wanwisa Dejnirattisai, Dr.Kessiri Kongmanas, and Dr.Nuntaya Pornmun form SiCORE-Dengue and Emerging Pathogens (SiCORE-Dengue) and our team researchers, Dr.Chunya Puttikhunt, Dr.Dumrong Mairiang, Dr. Sansanee Noisakran and Dr.Thaneeya Roytrakul, Medical Biotechnology Research Unit, National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC) scheduled the 4th teleconference with Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) members, Sir Andrew J. McMichael, FRS, FMedSci, Professor of Molecular Medicine from Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford and Prof. Xiao-Ning Xu, M.D., Ph.D. from Imperial College London.
During the meeting, we discussed the research performance and outputs from the SiCORE– Dengue research project entitled “An Integrative Targeted Research Program Leading to Effective Dengue Protection and Treatment Strategies” under the support of the Research Excellence Development Program (RED Program). In addition, the program proposed the new project for future support and consulted with the SAB members on the research plan and activities.
In this regard, SiCORE–M team and SiCORE– Dengue would like to express our sincere appreciation to SAB members for their valuable time and continuing support. Notably, the insights and experience-sharing derived from this meeting are crucial mechanisms that will benefit us in leveraging our research quality based on scientific comments and recommendations. We look forward to the onsite visit on July 24th-25th, 2023.