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Annual Review 2004 Contents Contentsforeword Annual Review 2004 Contents ContentsForeword ........................................................................................................................... 3 Editor’s Note ..................................................................................................................... 4 Organization Chart ............................................................................................................ 5 Administrative Board .......................................................................................................... 6 Special Events..................................................................................................................... 8 Consultants ...................................................................................................................... 13 Visiting Professors ............................................................................................................ 13 Faculty Board ...................................................................................................................13 Faculty Senate ..................................................................................................................14 Department of Clinical Tropical Medicine ........................................................................ 15 Department of Helminthology ......................................................................................... 22 Department of Medical Entomology ................................................................................ 26 Department of Microbiology and Immunology ................................................................ 29 Department of Protozoology ............................................................................................ 35 Department of Social and Environmental Medicine .......................................................... 38 Department of Tropical Hygiene ...................................................................................... 42 Department of Tropical Nutrition and Food Science......................................................... 46 Department of Tropical Pathology.................................................................................... 49 Department of Tropical Pediatrics .................................................................................... 52 Department of Tropical Radioisotopes .............................................................................. 54 Wellcome Unit ................................................................................................................. 57 Vaccine Trial Centre ......................................................................................................... 62 Data Management Unit ............................................................................................... 63 AIDS Vaccine Trial Project .......................................................................................... 64 The Bangkok School of Tropical Medicine ....................................................................... 66 The Hospital for Tropical Diseases.................................................................................... 77 Nursing Unit............................................................................................................... 79 Special Laboratory Services ............................................................................................... 81 SEAMEO TROPMED Regional Centre for Tropical Medicine ......................................... 83 The Asian Centre of International Parasite Control (ACIPAC) ......................................... 89 Mahidol-Maryland University Tropical Medicine Research Program (TMRP) ................... 92 Office of the Dean ............................................................................................................ 93 Training Programs ............................................................................................................ 99 International Linkages .................................................................................................... 100 Visitors ........................................................................................................................... 101 Elective Program in Tropical Medicine ........................................................................... 102 Ongoing Research Projects of the Faculty in 2003 - 2004............................................... 103 TROPMED Publications (1 October 2002 - 30 September 2003) .................................. 113 Research Abstracts .......................................................................................................... 115 Staff Index ..................................................................................................................... 213 Faculty of Tropical Medicine Mahidol University, Annual Review 2004 Consultant Sornchai Looareesuwan Editor Jitra Waikagul Compiler Pornpimon Adams Editorial Staff Warissara Chaiyabhandhu, Sivaporn Samung, Pitchapa Vutikes Graphic Designer Ronnachai Rarerng Layout Phaibul Vasanakomut English Language Consultant Paul Adams Produced by the Research and Academic Affairs Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University 420/6 Ratchawithi Road, Bangkok 10400, Thailand Tel: 66 (0) 2354-9100-19 ext. 1524, 1525 Fax: 66 (0) 2643-5578 E-mail: [email protected] ISSN 0895-6824 Foreword In the following Annual Review 2004, it is my great pleasure to report the activities undertaken by our staff in the period 1 October 2002-31 December 2003. All efforts have been made by members of the Faculty to maintain and improve the substance, image, and reputation of the Faculty as “Asia’s Leader In Tropical Medicine”. Since its foundation, the Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, has been dedicated to promoting research into tropical diseases. Every year, more than 100 papers are published in peer-review journals. We also conduct international meetings, conferences, seminars and special training courses. Through the Bangkok School of Tropical Medicine, we offer six regular international postgraduate programs, which have attracted participants from 42 countries around the world. Faculty collaborations located on-campus include the Wellcome-Mahidol University Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Programme (the Wellcome Unit), SEAMEO TROPMED Regional Centre for Tropical Medicine, ACIPAC (a cooperative regional parasite control project with JICA), Mahidol-Maryland University Tropical Medicine Research Program (TMRP), the Joint WHO/UNEP/UNCHS Collaborating Centre for Environmental Management for Vector Control, the Vaccine Trial Centre, and the SEAMEO TROPMED Regional GIS Unit (supported by the EC Regional Malaria Control Programme). The Faculty has ongoing collaborative relationships in research and training with over 30 institutions internationally. Our institution continues to work extremely well with our partners, including the Thai Ministry of Public Health, the World Health Organization (WHO), and Medicine for Malaria Vectors (MMV). It is pleasing to mention that, during the reporting period, Prof. Sornchai Looareesuwan was presented with the Outstanding Student Award by the Faculty of Science Alumni, Mahidol University, and Assoc. Prof. Songsak Petmitr was presented with the Outstanding Lecturer Award by Mahidol University. I wish to convey my sincere appreciation to all members of the Faculty, and to our supporters and collaborators, for their excellent work throughout the Year 2003. I trust that the Faculty of Tropical Medicine Annual Review 2004 provides a comprehensive summary of the Faculty’s activities in the reporting period, and will be interesting and useful for all those delving into it. Prof. Sornchai Looareesuwan Dean Editor’s Note Dear Readers, In this issue, the title of the annual publication previously called the “Annual Report” has been changed to “Annual Review”. The “Annual Review” is a retrospective survey of the previous year’s activities. Previous issues of the Annual Report of the Faculty of Tropical Medicine had been compilations of activities and personnel for each Fiscal Year - from October to September of the following year. However, this year the policy has changed, and Annual Review 2004 covers activities according to the calendar year. Hence, this Annual Review covers activities from October 2002 to December 2003, and, since it compiles five quarter-years of achievements, it is larger than previous issues. Some changes have also been made to the layout. The first half of this issue is comprised of Departmental, Center, Unit, and Office information. The personal information for each academic staff member is located under their photograph, so that it is convenient for those who would like to know their field of expertise and approach them directly for further collaboration. Lists of Ongoing Research, Publications and Abstracts are compiled in the latter part of the issue. In 2003, a new research collaborating center was established, the Mahidol-Maryland University Tropical Medicine Research Program (TMRP). The Director is Assoc. Prof. George Watt. The goal of the TMRP is to establish a genuine, long-term collaboration between the Faculty of Tropical Medicine and the University of Maryland Medical School in Baltimore. More information about this Center is available in this Review. I hope that you can find the information that you need to know about the Faculty of Tropical
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