Assoc. Prof. Dr. Krai Meemon

Education

- Ph.D. (Mahidol University)

- Postdoctoral study (Karolinska Institutet), Sweden

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Expertise

- Molecular and cellular biology of liver fluke

- Anthelmintic drug and vaccine development

- C. elegans as a model organism organism for aging and age-associated neurodegenerative diseases

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Research interests

- Longevity and anti-aging research of extracts from sea cucumber and medicinal plants 

- Neuroprotective effects of the extracts from sea cucumber and medicinal plants

- Human gross anatomy and embryology

- Anthelmintic drug and vaccine development

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Grants and fellowship support

1. Research Grant for New Scholar, Thailand Research Fund: Molecular cloning and characterization 
   of saposin-like proteins from Fasciola gigantica, 2005-2010. (2 years) (Principal Investigator) 

2. Mahidol University: Development of diagnosis, vaccine and drugs for protection and therapeutics against fasciolosis by Fasciola gigantica, 2008-2010. (3 years) (Co-investigator) 

3. Research Grant for New Scholar, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University: Investigation of Antiparasitic Effects of Plumbagin, Artesunate and Dihydroartemisinin Using C. elegans As a Model, 2010-2012. 
   (2 years) (Principal Investigator)

4. Agricultural Research Development Agency: Screening for Pharmacological and Nutraceutical 
   Benefits of Extracts from the Sea Cucumber, Holothuria scabra, 2013-2016. (3 years) 
   (Co-investigator)

5. Agricultural Research Development Agency: Vaccine development using juvenile-specific proteases against fasciolosis, 2014-2015. (1.5 years) (Principal Investigator)

6. Thailand Research Fund and Mahidol University: Novel target validation program in neurodegenerative diseases – Parkinson’s disease, 2014-2017. (3 years) (Co-investigator)

7. Mahidol University: Investigation of antioxidant, longevity and anti-aging effects of bioactive compounds from Thai medicinal plants, 2014-2017. (3 years) (Principal Investigator)

8. Agricultural Research Development Agency: Effect of the extracts from the sea cucumber, Holothuria leucospilota, in lowering the body fat and hypertension in C. elegans and rabbits, 2015-2017. (2 years) (Co-investigator)

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