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Annual Review 2009 Annual Review 2009 Faculty of Tropical Medicine Mahidol University Message from the Dean....................................................................................................................................3 In Memoriam .....................................................................................................................................................4 Executive Summary ..........................................................................................................................................6 Organization Chart ............................................................................................................................................9 Administrative Board ......................................................................................................................................10 Heads of Department/Center/Unit ..................................................................................................................11 Faculty Board, Faculty Senate .......................................................................................................................12 Consultants, Visiting Professors ....................................................................................................................12 Office of the Dean ..........................................................................................................................................13 SEAMEO TROPMED Regional Centre for Tropical Medicine (TROPMED/Thailand) ....................................14 Special Events During 2008 ............................................................................................................................15 Departments/Center/Units • Department of Clinical Tropical Medicine ..........................................................................................21 • Department of Helminthology ............................................................................................................23 • Department of Medical Entomology ..................................................................................................25 • Department of Microbiology and Immunology ..................................................................................29 • Department of Protozoology ..............................................................................................................31 • Department of Social and Environmental Medicine ..........................................................................33 • Department of Tropical Hygiene ........................................................................................................35 • Department of Tropical Nutrition and Food Science .........................................................................37 • Department of Tropical Pathology .....................................................................................................39 • Department of Tropical Pediatrics .....................................................................................................41 • Department of Tropical Radioisotopes ..............................................................................................43 • Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (MORU) ..............................................................44 • Vaccine Trial Centre (VTC) .................................................................................................................46 Education and Training • Bangkok School of Tropical Medicine ..............................................................................................49 The Hospital for Tropical Diseases .................................................................................................................55 Faculty of Tropical Medicine Ongoing Research Projects 2008 ....................................................................57 Abstracts of Publications 2008 .......................................................................................................................65 Abstracts of Presentations 2008 ...................................................................................................................111 Staff of the Faculty of Tropical Medicine .......................................................................................................150 Contents Executive Editor: Pongrama Ramasoota Editor: Paul Adams Coordinator: Pornpimon Adams Editorial Staff: Warissara Chaiyapant, Pitchapa Vutikes, Sumeth Suebtrakul, Ailada Angachariya, Duangduen Phienpicharn, Sivaporn Samung Graphic Design and Layout: Ronnachai Rarerng Photographer: Tawan Wattanakul Produced by: Publications Unit, Research and Academic Services, Office of the Dean, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University 420/6 Ratchawithi Road, Bangkok 10400, Thailand 2 Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University ANNUAL REVIEW 2009 Message from the Dean We are in the midst of extremely challenging times for medicine in general, and for tropical medicine in particular. Climate change, though apparently still a matter of some debate, implies enlargement of areas affected by tropical diseases. We are already witnessing the incidence of malaria at higher and higher altitudes, and dengue in previously uninfected areas. More recently, we have experienced SARS; avian influenza H1N1 remains a long-term pandemic threat; malaria and tuberculosis are becoming increasingly drug-resistant; we are battling to produce effective influenza, AIDS, malaria, and dengue vaccines; and several diseases that we thought we had beaten are re-emerging. As I write, the world is being widely affected by Pandemic Influenza 2009 (H5N1), with several deaths reported in Thailand, as in other parts of the world. Coupled to this, most countries have been affected to varying degrees by suddenly hard economic times, some compounded further by political and social dislocation, famine, war, and civil unrest. Yes, it is indeed a challenging environment, but we have no option but to rise to the challenge and solve these multifactorial problems using multilateral collaborative approaches. The Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University is committed to the continuous pursuit of excellence in research, education, and healthcare services, and to internationalization, consistent with Mahidol University’s strategic plan. To achieve this, we have strived to advance strongly in all core operational areas--basic & clinical research, education & training, and the provision of healthcare & medical services--to consolidate our status as “Asia’s Leader in Tropical Medicine”. We saw several substantial infrastructure improvements during the year, with renovations at the Bangkok School of Tropical Medicine and the Hospital for Tropical Diseases. A new Hospital building and accommodation for the Faculty’s several Centers of Excellence, will start construction in early “ The Faculty of Tropical Medicine, 2009. Mahidol University is committed The following Annual Review 2009 represents an overview of the activities of the Faculty of Tropical Medicine for the calendar year to the continuous pursuit of 2008. The Faculty of Tropical Medicine is designated as the SEAMEO excellence in research, education, TROPMED Regional Center for Tropical Medicine (TROPMED/Thailand), “ the WHO Collaborating Centre for Environmental Management for and healthcare services, and to Disease Vector Control, and the WHO Collaborating Centre for Clinical Management of Malaria. This Review reflects the integration of these internationalization roles into the Faculty’s overall activities. I wish to thank the staff of the Faculty, and all of our collaborators and supporters, for their admirable dedication to Tropical Medicine throughout 2008, and am pleased to commend this Annual Review 2009 to you. Assoc. Prof. Pratap Singhasivanon Dean Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University ANNUAL REVIEW 2009 3 In Memoriam Dedicated to the late Prof. Emeritus Chamlong Harinasuta 17 January 1921 - 4 August 2009 4 Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University ANNUAL REVIEW 2009 Professor Emeritus Chamlong Harinasuta was co-founder of the Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, in 1960. He was also the Faculty’s first Dean. After a remarkably productive life, devoted to improving the health of people in tropical regions, he sadly passed from us on 4 August 2009. We will always remember him fondly for his tremendous contributions to education and research in tropical medicine, his originality and intelligence, and his exceptional kindness. Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University ANNUAL REVIEW 2009 5 Executive Summary Research The Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, has since its inception, been committed to continuously improving the quality of life of people living in tropical regions through basic and applied research. We are pioneers in research into vector-borne diseases, such as malaria and dengue, melioidosis, soil- and water-borne diseases, and other communicable and non-communicable diseases endemic to the Tropics. The current research programs include clinical trials, laboratory research, field and epidemiological studies, vaccine trials, assessment of future drugs for avian influenza, and assessment of the health effects of unpredicted natural hazards and disasters. The Faculty is a pioneer research hub for HIV/AIDS vaccine trials, assessing the efficacy of antiretroviral therapies
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