Team

MVRU mission can be accomplished only through the combined skills of our staff members. In our group, we have accumulated years of experience in malaria research. Available is expertise in light microscopy, molecular diagnosis, field works, cell culture (blood and liver stages of parasites) and mosquito production. Excellent data management, logistics, and good quality controls are at the core of our success.

Principal Investigators

Researcher, Director | Malaria Transmission

Jetsumon Sattabongkot Prachumsri

Ph.D. Biology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University

More than 30 years experience working on malaria research with focus on malaria transmission in Thailand and non-African countries. Develop in vitro/ex vivo and humanized models to study biology of malaria transmission (gametocytes, sporozoites) and liver stages with emphasize on P. vivax and its hosts (human/vector). Key opinion leader on malaria elimination.

jetsumon.pra@mahidol.ac.th

Publications

Cell biology and G6PD team leader | Malaria Diagnosis

Wanlapa Roobsoong

Ph.D. Medical Technology, Mahidol University

My research is focus on the molecular mechanism of gametocytogenesis and hypnozoite formation of P. vivax with an emphasis to discover new antimalaria drugs/ vaccines. My research is also invent the use of advance technology of humanized mouse model and iPS cell in P. vivax research. I also lead the G6PD team.

wanlapa.ros@mahidol.edu

Molecular team leader | Drug & Vaccine Development

Wang Nguitragool

Ph.D. Biophysics , Brandeis University, USA

My current research aims to understand of malaria parasite biology and mosquito infectivity, with an emphasis to develop novel vaccines for malaria. I also lead a molecular diagnosis team for malaria epidemiological studies. develop novel vaccines for malaria. I also lead a molecular diagnosis team for malaria epidemiological studies.

wang.ngu@mahidol.edu

Researcher | Drug & Vaccine Development

Sadudee Chotirat

Ph.D. Immunology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University

My current research focuses on understanding the human immune response to malaria by using novel surveillance tool and serological markers to identify malaria transmission

sadudee.cho@mahidol.ac.th

Publications

Researcher | Malaria Diagnosis

Sirasate Bantuchai

Ph.D. Medical Science, Graduate school of Medicine, Ehime University, Japan

My current research aims to study the genetic diversity of Plasmodium knowlesi parasite found in 2 regions of Thailand. And I'm also interested to study on mosquito physiology and finding molecular marker which related to mosquito blood-feeding behavior. Understanding of those might lead us to understand more about disease transmission in the endemic area during the malaria intervention.

sirasate.ban@mahidol.ac.th

Publications

Postdoctoral Research Officer | Drug & Vaccine Development

Nawapol Kunkeaw

Ph.D. Biomedical Science, Khon Kaen University

I have been working on biological functions of a novel non-coding, nc886, in cancer and innate immune responses for many years. Currently, I am interested in turning the new insight of RNA directed therapies and CRISPR-Cas9 based genome editing into more effective tools and strategies for malaria research and control.

nawapol.kun@mahidol.edu

Publications

Postdoctoral fellow | Drug & Vaccine Development

Rhea Jessica Longley

Ph.D.

Dr. Rhea Longley is a postdoctoral immunologist at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (Population Health and Immunity Division) in Melbourne, Australia. Her current research is on the human immune response to the malaria parasite Plasmodium vivax, and how this can be used to eliminate malaria from the Asia Pacific region. She has experience in many aspects of malaria research, from vaccine design and pre-clinical testing to field immuno-epidemiology studies.

longley.r@wehi.edu.au