The 1st Teleconference with Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) for SiCORE-Diabetes and Obesity

On June 16, 2023, the Siriraj Center of Research Excellence Management [SiCORE-M] Unit, led by Assoc. Prof. Sith Sathornsumetee, MD, Deputy Dean for Research and Innovation, Assist. Prof. Dr.Woraphat Ratta–apha, MD and Assist. Prof. Tachjaree Panchalee Boonbowornpong, MD Deputy Unit Manager, along with Siriraj Center of Research Excellence for Diabetes and Obesity (SiCORE-DO), led by Prof. Nattachet Plengvidhya, MD, Director, and the research team held the first teleconference with the Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) members including Professor Gordon H. Wiliams and Professor George L. King, specialists in diabetes and obesity from Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School.

The purpose of the meeting is to welcome SAB members and provide a brief overview of a research program in Diabetes and Obesity at Siriraj. The research project will continue for the next 3 years under Research Excellence Development Program (RED). On this occasion, the two SAB members shared their insight and discussed in-depth details about the project; also, the research program received many thoughtful comments and recommendations on the essential drivers of the project accomplishment, which will lead to significant development in the research direction, plan, and activities.

In this respect, SiCORE-M and SiCORE-DO would like to express our heartfelt appreciation to SAB members for their valuable time and contributions. This meeting is a crucial starting point in leveraging the research program’s capability and research impact.