Education:

• Ph.D., University of Rochester, New York, USA
• D.M.D., University of Alabama, Alabama, USA

Research interests:

• Immunology and molecular biology of infectious and non-infectious tropical diseases
• Cholangiocarcinoma
• Parasitic diseases
• Liver fluke infection caused by Opisthorchis viverrini
• Nematode infections caused by Gnathostoma spinigerum and Angiostrongylus cantonensis
• Bacterial infection (Melioidosis) caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei
• Fungal infection caused by Penicillium marneffei
• Pathogenesis of bacterial infection

Awards:

• 1975: First recipient of Mahidol University Award for Excellence in research
• 1988: Recipient of Outstanding Scientist Award from the Foundation for the Promotion of Science and Technology
• 1995: Recipient of Senior Research Scholar Award from the National Science and Technology Development Agency

Publications link:

• MUREX