Parasitology – Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University

Siriraj Faculty Abroad at ‘IEEE EMBC 2023 Conference’ in Australia

2023-07-27/in Academics, Parasitology/by Thitipong Silaparat

Lecturer Dollaporn Anopas, M.D., of the Division of Nematology, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, attended and presented an academic poster on the topic “Unsupervised Learning for Real-Time and Continuous Gait Phase Detection” at The 45^th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (IEEE EMBS 2023) between July 24^th – 27^th, 2023, in Sydney, Australia.

The Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC) dedicates itself to helping the biomedical engineering community achieve its goals. Since its first technical conference in 1960 in London, England, EMBC is known for convening academics, clinicians, industry, students, and researchers in the biomedical engineering and Medtech community. An essential destination for global biomedical engineers, the event features sessions, workshops, showcases, an exhibition hall, and various networking opportunities. EMBC proves that the most unexpected discoveries happen when diverse topics and people come together.

Siriraj Faculty Abroad at The 15th Asia Oceania ORL-HNS Congress 2023!

2023-03-12/in Academics, News & Events, Parasitology/by Thitipong Silaparat

During March 8^th – 12^th, 2023, Lect. Dr. Dichapong Kanjanawasee of the Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, attended the “15^th Asia Oceania ORL-HNS Congress 2023 – Reaching Out Maximising Regional Cooperation and Resources to Advance Patient Care” in Brisbane, Australia, to deliver an oral presentation on the topic “Patient Factors Associated with Empty Nose Syndrome Versus Uneventful Outcome Post Turbinate Surgery”.

The Asia Oceania Otorhinolaryngological Head and Neck Surgery Congress (AO ORL HNS) is held every four years within the Asia Oceania Region in conjunction with the Australian Society of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Annual Scientific meeting. The congress expects to attract 1,200 delegates, predominantly from across the Asia-Oceania region.

Research Elective at Department of Parasitology

2022-08-01/in International Office, News & Events, Parasitology/by Thitipong Silaparat

Welcome, Miss Marija Sabol (right), a 4^th-year medical student from the Faculty of Medicine University of Rijeka, Croatia, to undertake a research elective at the Department of Parasitology from August 1^st – 28^th, 2022. She is under the supervision of Assoc.Prof.Dr. Anchalee Tungtrongchitr.

Siriraj Launched ‘Innovative Rapid COVID-19 Antigen Test Kit’

2021-07-15/in News & Events, Parasitology/by Thitipong Silaparat

Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University has launched an innovative rapid COVID-19 antigen test kit which can detect accurately result in just 15 minutes, at an affordable price, and easy to use!

“The COVID-19 pandemic continues to heavily and rapidly spread across the country! There is an urgent need for rapid, simple, and accurate tests to detect the COVID-19 infection compared with the ‘time and cost consuming’ gold standard real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction test (RT-PCR) in the laboratory, which requires a large number of medical personnel, which causing the limited number of suspected COVID-19 cases” Assoc. Prof. Dr. Anchalee Tungtrongchitr, Chairwoman of Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, told the press.

Since June 2020, the research team led by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nitat Sookrung, the Director of Biodesign Innovation Center, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, started developing the innovative rapid antigen test kit based on an immunochromatographic assay which can detect precisely and accurately results without the need for lab equipment! The kits have been tested on COVID-19 patients at Siriraj Hospital and Ramathibodi Hospital and takes just 15 minutes; including the solution that comes with the test kits can kill the virus within a minute, which can prevent the spread of COVID-19 during the field tests!

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nitat said that when approval from the FDA has been issued, the manufacturer will be capable of producing this innovative rapid COVID-19 antigen test kit, around 100,000 kits in July 2021, and another 200,000 kits in August 2021!

The first batch will be for healthcare professionals in community hospitals and rural areas for a proactive case finding. The test kits still need some adjustment for home use and were expected to be released in August 2021, costing around 250 – 300 THB for each.

“At this moment, we’re producing an instructional video about how to use the kits for the safety and effective usage” Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nitat added.

We will use the innovative rapid COVID-19 antigen test kits to screen asymptomatic COVID-19 patients can detect the virus in people with high viral loads early. Early detection means the patients can be treated quickly and isolated from the non-infected members of the family or in the community.

Research and Development of Diagnostic Test and Therapeutic Vaccine for Allergic

2019-11-14/in News & Events, Parasitology/by Thitipong Silaparat

Allergy is one of the most important chronic diseases. If the treatment is not appropriate, it may result in a long-term impact on the quality of life of the patient. Previously, the diagnosis of allergies relied on various imported reagents which are expensive. Moreover, some allergens are not substances that Thai people allergic to. Therefore, there are collaborations in many specialists, including medical doctors, scientists, and pharmaceutical companies, in research and development of diagnostic tests and therapeutic vaccines. This collaboration results in effective diagnosis and treatment.

The impact of this research is the availability of good quality vaccines at a reasonable price and suitable specific region, which is not only Thailand but also for the ASEAN. It complies with the national strategy in terms of collaboration of the academic sector. This project is the translational research project which involves research and development in the laboratory into real medical practice and transfers the technology for product development in the industrial scale. The output from this research project creates outcomes and impacts for the society because it tackles the need for precision diagnosis and treatment for the common problem. This project also contributes to the field of education as well because several master’s degrees and doctoral degree students have been involved with these projects.

Announcement of Siriraj International Resident & Fellow Exchange Program 2020

2019-07-09/in Anatomy, Anesthesiology, Clinical Pathology, Dermatology, Emergency Medicine, Forensic Medicine, International Office, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedic Surgery, Otorhinolaryngology, Parasitology, Pathology, Pediatrics, Preventive and Social Medicine, Psychiatry, Radiology, Rehabilitation Medicine, Surgery, Transfusion Medicine/by Thitipong Silaparat

For further information and application, please visit: https://siriraj-it.com/en/international-office/siriraj-resident-exchange-program/

Department of Parasitology Presented academic lecture on “Exploiting the symbiosis of filarial nematodes and Wolbachia for developing new curative drugs” By Professor Dr.Mark Taylor

2019-04-24/in Parasitology/by Kamonwan Kerdpunya

On April 24, 2018 at 11.00-12.30 pm Department of Parasitology Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital Mahidol University lecturer on “Exploiting the symbiosis of filarial nematodes and Wolbachia for developing new curative drugs” By Professor Dr. Mark Taylor at 7th floor, Sawat DangSawang Lecture Room, Department of Parasitology Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital.

Dr.Kathryn Pearson from Jamaica study at department of Parasitology

2018-10-12/in Parasitology/by Kamonwan Kerdpunya

12 October-2 Novemer, 2018 Dr.Kathryn Pearson,MD (Department of Microbiology, University of the west Indies from Jamaica, elective on “Serological Diagnosis of Angiostrongyliasis and other Parasitic Infections” at Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Thailand.

Miss Ifigenia Papanikolaou ( the student under exchange program of IFMSA) Studied At Department of Parasitology

2018-08-24/in Parasitology/by Kamonwan Kerdpunya

8-24 August, 2018 Miss Ifigenia Papanikolaou , the student under exchange program of IFMSA from Greece, studied on “Dust Mite and other parasitic infections” at Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Thailand.

Department of Parasitology Presented academic lecture on “The Genomes of Dermatophagoides farinae and Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus Reveal a Broad Spectrum of Dust Mite Allergens” By Professor Stephen Tsui

2018-06-14/in Parasitology/by Kamonwan Kerdpunya

On June 13, 2018 at 13.00-15.30 pm Department of Parasitology Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital Mahidol University lecturer on “The Genomes of Dermatophagoides farinae and Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus Reveal a Broad Spectrum of Dust Mite Allergens” in the Research Collaboration on Dust Mite Resource Center “on June, 12-15 2018 at the Service Center and Research Center of parasitic dust and allergy Siriraj, Department of Parasitology Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital.