Piengchan Sonthayanon
Senior Scientist
I worked as a senior scientist at Microbiology unit, Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (MORU) in Thailand since 2003. I am also an assistant Professor at Dept. of Molecular Tropical Medicine and Genetics, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University.
My research focuses on molecular-based diagnosis of scrub typhus and other tropical diseases including Leptospirosis, melioidosis, non-typhoidal salmonellosis. I am also interested in molecular epidemiology to study the population genetic and evolution of bacteria. The on-going project aims to find the molecular marker for rapid diagnosis of tropical diseases such as leptospirosis and scrub typhus by using proteomics, bioinformatics and machine learning.
Recent publications
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The utility of an AMR dictionary as an educational tool to improve public understanding of antimicrobial resistance
Journal article
Prapharsavat R. et al, (2021), Wellcome Open Research, 6, 113 - 113
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Characterization of a Novel Peptide from Pathogenic Leptospira and Its Cytotoxic Effect.
Journal article
Paratsaphan S. et al, (2020), Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland), 9
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Lipid profile of Trichinella papuae muscle-stage larvae.
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Mangmee S. et al, (2020), Scientific reports, 10
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Whole cell matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) for identification of Leptospira spp. in Thailand and Lao PDR.
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Sonthayanon P. et al, (2019), PLoS neglected tropical diseases, 13
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Geometric morphometrics of the scutum for differentiation of trombiculid mites within the genus Walchia (Acariformes: Prostigmata: Trombiculidae), a probable vector of scrub typhus
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Sungvornyothin S. et al, (2019), Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, 10, 495 - 503