Chitlada Areesantichai, Professor; Ph.D.

Research Interest: Alcohol, Tobacco, Substance Abuse, HIV/AIDS, Intervention, Prevention, Social and Behavior, Development and Evaluation of Instruments

Summary of Experience: Associate Professor Chitlada Areesantichai, Ph.D. is Assistant Dean at the College of Public Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University. She works as the director of the Drug Dependence Research Center (DDRC), the Health and Social Sciences and Addiction Research Unit (HSSRU), and the Chula HealthStreet program. She completed a Doctoral Degree in Research for Health Development, Chulalongkorn University and has been trained in epidemiology and data processing at the National Drug Research Institute (NDRI), WHOCC for the Prevention and Control of Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Curtin University, Perth, Australia. She was a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Epidemiology, which is in both the College of Public Health and Professions and the College of Medicine, University of Florida (UF), U.S.A.

Dr. Chitlada has experience in many research and academic areas i.e. alcohol, tobacco, substance and HIV/AIDS. She also conducts and oversees research in drug dependent populations, IVDUs, MSM and transgender populations. Her research focuses on national household surveys to estimate drug and alcohol abuse, community action and alcohol harm reduction. Related to this, she initiated alcohol prevention and intervention models, including one of the most important alcohol intervention models--TGCBI. Her works have been published in national and international journals. She is a member of the Administrative Committee of the Substance Abuse Academic Network, Office of the Narcotics Control Board, Thailand. She has done a best practice project, "Money Box" to reduce harm from alcohol use, WHO SEARO. In addition, Dr. Chitlada is the Founding Director of the Chula HealthStreet model—a community engagement program modeled after that of the University of Florida’s HealthStreet, directed by Linda B. Cottler, Founding Director.

Surasak Taneepanichskul, M.D.,
Professor and Senior Consultant and Lecturer, College of Public Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Advanced Certificate Course in Politics and Governance in Democratic Systems for Executives XV, King Prajadhipok’s Institute, Diploma Thai Board of OB & GYN Thai Medical, Council, Diploma Thai Board of Preventive Medicine Thai Medical Council, M.D. Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Master of Medicine (Public Health) National University of Singapore, Bachelor of Law, Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University

Research Interest: Obstetrics and Gynecology, Reproductive Health, Medicine, Clinical Science, Public Health, Preventive Medicine

Summary of Experience: He was Professor, and Senior Consultant and Lecturer, College of Public Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University. He has served as Dean of College of Public Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand from 2007 - 2015. He served as a Director of World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Research and Training in Public Health Development from 2003 – 2015. At the present, a Member of WHOCC for Research and Training in Public Health Development, Chairperson Asia Pacific Council on Contraception and a Consultant for Asia and Pacific Region, Regional Advisory Panel Committee for the Asia-Pacific Region for the Department of Reproductive Health and Research, WHO. He had international publications more than 150 articles.

Research Interest: Public Health, Community Health, Adolescent Health, Aging

Summary of Experience: She's most recent significant research contributions relate to three main projects based in Thailand. Firstly, the Adolescent Health Project examined adolescent health in a slum community in Bangkok, Thailand. Secondly, She was also a principal investigator for the participatory action research project titled, “Healthy City: Community Strengthening in Nan Province”. The project helped to enhance the capacity for local people and local authorities to carry out healthy city planning and management focusing on reduction of use of pesticide in the agricultural areas. In addition, Dr. Somrongthong, had been involved in the multi-country study on Facilitators and barriers to accessing reproductive health care for migrant beer promoters in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam: A mixed methods study in year 2010-2015. Lastly, Dr. Somrongthong was involved as a research on aging projects in Thailand from 2010 to present. The projects aim to promote healthy aging in rural areas using the community participatory approach for sustainability. She has published over 20 peer-reviewed manuscripts on public health

Kanchana Rungsihirunrat , Associate Professor; Ph.D.
in Biomedical Sciences, Thammasat University; M.Sc. in Zoology, Chulalongkorn University; B.Sc. in Biology, Silapakorn University.

Research Interest: Molecular biology, antimalarial drug resistance, medicinal plant molecular authentication, DNA fingerprinting.

Summary of Experiences: As the lecturer in molecular biology at the College of Public Health Sciences, Kanchana Rungsihirunrat’s recent research has been focusing on the mechanism of drug resistance in malaria parasite. Her research’s primary goal is to understand the genetic diversity and to study how the malaria parasite becomes resistant to antimalarial drugs. The research team and collaborators have been conducting field research as well as laboratory research to explore how malaria parasite genetic and human host are related to treatment outcome and to the spread of drug resistance. Currently, a large number of medicinal plants have been identified as potential antimalarial drugs and drugs for other diseases. By conducting research related to malaria parasite and medicinal plant using molecular techniques, Kanchana Rungsihirunrat has more than 20 peer-reviewed scientific publications.

Montakarn Chuemchit, Assistant Professor; Ph.D.
(Public Health Sciences), Chulalongkorn University; MA (Communication Arts), Chulalongkorn University; BA (Honours degrees in Journalism and Communication), Thammasat University.

Research Interest: Women health, Gender, Sexuality & Reproductive Health, Intimate Partner Violence, and Elderly health

Summary of Experience: In present, Montakarn Chuemchit is an academic researcher at College of Public Health Sciences. Chualongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. Over 10 years researching, she has been conducting studies in women health, gender, sexuality & reproductive health, intimate partner violence, and elderly health and of course she intend to continue study in those research areas.

Research Interest: Environmental Health, Human health effects, Environmental and health risk assessment, Health Impact Assessment, Exposure Assessment

Summary of Experience: Wattasit Siriwong is an associate professor in Public Health, specialist in Environmental Health and Human Health Risk Assessment.

Dr. Siriwong is the Deputy Dean (academics affairs) and the executive board member of the College of Public Health Sciences (CPHS) at Chulalongkorn University, Thailand. He is the National Advisory Expert Panel for Environmental and Health Impact Assessment (E-HIA) Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources and the National Expert Committee for Environmental Health and Public Health. Ministry of Public Health, Thailand.

Dr. Siriwong has over 15 years of experience performing research on occupational exposure and human health risk assessment; several studies have been focused on farm workers exposure to pesticides and other environmental contaminants. He had a 5-year collaboration with Thai-NIH Fogarty International.

As the chief, Dr. Siriwong initiates research and training programs for college students, doctoral students, and post-docs at the Center for Risk Analysis and Health Surveillance (C-RAHS) at Chulalongkorn University. He has published more than 100 international papers in peer reviewed journals such as Human and Ecological Risk Assessment (HERA), Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, Ecological Indicator, Journal of Health Research (JHR), etc. He is the associate editor for Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal and Co-Editor for Journal of Health Research as well as co-authorship of book chapters in the field of environmental health. Dr. Siriwong received the Outstanding Young Lecture Awards in 2013, Chulalongkorn University and the Distinguished CPHS Researcher Award in 2010, 2015, 2017, Chulalongkorn University and he was elected to the Collegium Ramazzini in 2018.

Nutta Taneepanichskul, Associate Professor; Ph.D. 
(Public Health), Chulalongkorn University; MPH Chulalongkorn University; BSC (Environmental Science), Chulalongkorn University.

Research Interest: Environmental Health, Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology, Health Impact Assessment, Biomarker of exposure assessment

Summary of Experience: My experience in environmental laboratory analysis and public health have drawn my interest to conduct multidisciplinary research linked between exposure assessment, biomarkers of exposure and health outcomes. The main theme of my ongoing projects is an urban air pollution such as volatile organic compounds and particulate matter. I have an experience on publishing my papers on both national and international journal. Currently, I play a role as a team member of Global Research and Training in Non-Communicable Diseases and Perinatal Epidemiology (GRAPE) at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

Tepanata Pumpaibool, Assisstant Professor; Ph.D.
(Biomedical Science), Chulalongkorn University; M.Sc. (Industrial Microbiology), Chulalongkorn University; B.Sc. (Microbiology), Chulalongkorn University.

Research Interest: Malaria; Drug resistant parasites; Molecular biology; Population genetics of malaria parasites

Summary of Experience: I do the research on malaria parasites for more than 10 years with the partnership from Malaria research unit, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University. The study emphasizes especially on Plasmodium falciparum in term of its drug resistant mechanism, drug susceptibility and population genetics.

Research Interests: One health approach to food security, Antimicrobial resistance (AMR), and Zoonoses; Non-communicable diseases (Health Policy; Policy recommendations); Maternal and Child Health (Mental health and Nutrition)

Summary of Experience: Wandee Sirichokchatchawan, an Assistant Professor at Chulalongkorn University, specializes in public health domains, including antimicrobial resistance, food security, maternal and child nutrition/mental health, and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) management. Her diverse academic journey through globally recognized institutions underpins her innovative research endeavours. Wandee’s work focuses on developing sustainable alternatives to antibiotics, enhancing food safety, and employing a One Health approach to monitor antimicrobial resistance. These efforts, driven by her deep commitment and passion, highlight her dedication to evolving public health policies and practices towards a more sustainable and health-conscious society. Currently, she collaborates with public sectors and foundations, dedicating her expertise to combat NCDs and influence health policy reform, advocating for the well-being and sustainability of communities.

Usaneya Perngparn, Assistant Professor; Ph.D.
POSITION TITLE: Director, Drug Dependence Research Center WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Drug Dependence College of Public Health Sciences Chulalongkorn University

Research Interest: drug/substance use; alcohol drinking, HIV/AIDS; risk populations e.g. sex workers, Transgender, conscripts, prisoners, etc.

Summary of Experience: Asst. Prof. Dr. Usaneya Perngparn, Director of WHO Collaborating Centre completed a Doctoral Degree in Research for Health Development, Chulalongkorn University. She received 2 Master’s Degrees in Demography at Chulalongkorn and in Population Research at University of Exeter in the UK., where she had training at Addiction Centre. Having close collaboration with national/international levels, she has given counselling and training in drug/alcohol, training analysis needs and data management. She had a long-time contribution to the Ministry of Public Health in compiling and processing national drug dependent treatment records. Her research areas are on sociocultural context of risk-taking behaviors among women and transgender sex workers, evaluation of drug dependence treatment system and the multi-sector community development projects to reduce opium cultivation/use in hill-tribal communities, indigenous Buddhist temple treatment of drug dependence and methadone treatment. She conducts and oversees research in alcohol, substance abuse, HIV risk, and prevention. Her works are published in many international journals.

Research Interest: Gender and Sexuality, Reproductive health, Women’s Health, Sex education, Elderly

Summary of Experience: I have work as a researcher in Chulalongkorn University for over 20 years and continue doing research as an instructor in the College of Public Health Sciences. Most of my work focuses on reproductive and sexual health, as well as sexuality and health behaviors. My experiences as Principle investigator in many research projects brings expertise that is relevant to and crosses all generations of people, such as children, teenagers, youth, adults and also elderly. These populations represent both rural and urban areas. Apart from behavioral research, I also collaborate on multidisciplinary research such as on Thalassemia, Breast self examination, health on beauty and media for older people related to sexual health.

Research Interest: Adolescent Health, Reproductive health, Obesity, HIV and AIDS, Health Systems

Summary of Experience: For five and three years respectively he worked in Uganda and Italy as Hospital and Community Pediatrician. For two years Manager of the Italy-Tanzania Health Cooperation Program where among general public health interventions he introduced the first intervention ever for HIV/AIDS control. For two years Public Health Adviser to the Vietnamese Ministry of Health under the Swedish Cooperation Programme. For three years Medical Officer of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in Thailand and other SE Asian countries in charge of TB control and HIV/AIDS testing and counselling among SE Asian refugees. For eight years Manager of the European Union (EU) HIV/AIDS and Adolescent Reproductive Health Programmes in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar and Vietnam. After four years of free-lance consulting in several Asian and African countries, in 2008, joined the CPHS as Academic Staff with main duty as coordinator for the Health System Development course.

• BS in Agricultural Science with High Honors Cook College, Rutgers - The State University of New Jersey New Brunswick, New Jersey USA
• MS in Plant Science, The Graduate School, Rutgers - The State University of New Jersey New Brunswick, New Jersey USA
•  MPH in Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-School of Public Health Piscataway, New Jersey USA
•  PhD in Plant Science, The Graduate School, Rutgers - The State University of New Jersey New Brunswick, New Jersey USA
•  Honorable Degree PhD in Public Health, College of Public Health Sciences (CPHS), Chulalongkorn University Bangkok Thailand

Research Interests:
His research focus is on environmental health and pesticide exposure to farmers and farm families in developing countries, the major platform for this is the NIH FIC Thai International Training and Research in Environmental and Occupational Health grant.

Scholarly Activities
Thai Fogarty ITREOH Center Grant Number: D43 TW007849-01
Fogarty International Center- National Institutes of Health – NIEHS Principal Investigator
US EPA Methane to Markets Partnership Grant Number XA-83444101-1Activities that Advance Methane Recovery and Use as a Clean Energy Source
USEPA – Office of Atmospheric Programs Principal Investigator

Research Interests: Chemical Protein Modifications; Chemistry of Natural Products; Green Chemistry; Bioconjugation; Fluorescent Imaging; Medicinal Plants Research; Molecular Biology.

Summary of Experience: Dr. Phanumartwiwath received his D.Phil. degree in Organic Chemistry from University of Oxford, and has specialised in protein modifications using chemical approaches to develop novel tools for investigation of biological events such as apoptosis detection. His research interests focus on chemical modifications and bioconjugation of biomolecules (e.g. proteins or antibodies) to extend their structure and function diversity, leading to the development of modified biomolecules for drug discovery and development. Also, he has emphasised on the natural products research involving structural modifications and biological activities. Structural modifications of natural products can improve their biological activities, and also develop their analogues as lead compounds in an area of medicinal chemistry researches. Furthermore, he is interested in a design of some useful and simple detection kits which can be applicable to medical and public health sciences.

Nuchanad Hounnaklang, PH.D.
(Public Health Sciences), Chulalongkorn University.

Research Interest: Reproductive Health, Counseling 

Research Interests: Molecular of cancer; Cancer stem cells; Novel biomarker for cancer; Discovery of anti-cancer drug; Translational medicine; Age-related diseases; Non-communicable diseases; Aging and epigenetic mechanism; Burn and wound healing; Application of natural products for medicinal purposes and health promotion.

Summary of Experience: My research experience is related on both molecular of cancer and discovery anti-cancer drug from natural products. During Ph.D. study, my research focus on molecular biology of cancer stem cells and drug discovery from medicinal plants. Since I graduated from Biomedical Sciences, I also have an attention to conduct in interdisciplinary research in Translational medicine in term of novel biomarker of cancer and epigenetic mechanism. I also emphasized on the natural products research involving for medical and public health sciences. In addition, my research also pay attention in aging mechanism, aging prevention, burn and wound healing from natural products in order to develop products and innovation in anti-aging and burn treatment which could be benefit for health promotion. I have an experience on publishing my papers on both national and international journal.

Vo Hue Man, M.D. Ph.D.
(PhD, Medical Science), Tokyo Medical and Dental University Global Health Entrepreneurship Department, Tokyo, Japan; (Doctor of Preventive Medicine), Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy Faculty of Public Health, Hue, Vietnam.

Research Interest: long term care, health promotion, and health policy