Dr
Poom
Adisakwattana
Name: Poom Adisakwattana, Ph.D.
Position: Associate Professor
Institute: Department of Helminthology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine,
Mahidol University
E-mail: poom.adi@mahidol.edu
EDUCATION:
2001 – 2007 Doctor of Philosophy (Biomedical Sciences)
Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Thammasat University, Thailand
Thesis title: Molecular cloning and characterization of two novel genes encoding Asparaginyl endopeptidase (Legumain) in Fasciola gigantica
1997 – 2000 Bachelor of Science (Medical Technology)
Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Thammasat University, Thailand
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2017-present Associate Professor
Department of Helminthology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University
2013-2017 Assistant Professor
Department of Helminthology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University
2010-2013 Lecturer
Department of Helminthology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University
October – November Short-term research fellow
2012 Deutcher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD, German Academic Exchange Service)
“Enzymes and Inhibitors in Lung Disease group”
Comprehensive Pneumology Center (CPC)
Helmholtz Center Munich, Munich, Germany
2008-2009 Postdoctoral fellow
Trinity College Dublin, Republic of Ireland
2006 Teacher assistance
“Research Technique in Molecular Parasitology”
Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences,
Faculty of Allied Health Sciences,
Thammasat University, Thailand
2005 Teacher assistance
“Research Technique in Molecular Parasitology”
Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences,
Faculty of Allied Health Sciences,
Thammasat University, Thailand
SCHOLARSHIP AND AWARDS:
November 13-17 2013 Travel award ASTMH 62nd, 2013
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 62nd Annual Meeting, Marriott Wardman Park, Washinton, DC
October – November Short-term research stay for academic Universities
2012 Deutcher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD, German Academic Exchange Service)
“Enzymes and Inhibitors in Lung Disease group”
Comprehensive Pneumology Center (CPC)
Helmholtz Center Munich, Munich, Germany
June 8-13 2008 Global Health Travel Award
the Keystone Symposia E3 Malaria: Immunology, Pathogenesis and Vaccine Perspectives
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
September 2007 Distinguished Thesis Award Winner, 2007
Thammasat University
April 2006 The Best Oral Presentation Award Winner, 2006
RGJ-Ph.D. Congress VII, Thailand
2001 – 2007 Royal Golden Jubilee Ph.D. Scholarship
Thailand Research Fund (TRF)
2003 – 2004 Postgraduate Associate Scholarship in Institut fuer Genetik, Freie Universitaet, Berlin, Germany
Deutcher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD, German Academic Exchange Service)
I have more than ten years’ experience in the fields of molecular helminthology and immunology. I earned my PhD in Biomedical Sciences with a thesis focused on “Molecular identification and characterization of asparaginyl endopeptidase encoding genes from Fasciola gigantica”. After graduation, I was a Postdoc researcher in the Inflammation and Immunity group, Trinity College Dublin, Republic of Ireland. At that time, I worked on “Identification and characterization of active biomolecules secreted from S. mansoni that can modulate host immune responses”. Since starting my career as lecturer at the Department of Helminthology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, I have been PI, Co-investigator and supervisor on several projects associated with molecular helminthology with more interest in proteases and protease inhibitors.