Our People
Principal Investigator
Department of Pharmacognosy & Pharmaceutical Botany
Prof. Suchada Sukrong, Ph.D. is currently working at the Department of Pharmacognosy and Pharmaceutical Botany, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand. She completed her Ph.D. in Plant Molecular Biology from the University of Kentucky, USA. Her interests are focused on herbs, either phytochemistry/ bioactivities of natural compounds and authentication of medicinal plants by DNA technology. In recent years, she has focused on the application of herbal standardized extracts with the integrative technologies to combat atmospheric particular matter (PM), both PM2.5 and PM10. She and her students are forming a start-up business company related to anti-pollution.
: Ph.D., Plant Physiology/Molecular Biology/Biochemistry, University of Kentucky, USA, 2004.
: M.Sc., Pharmacognosy, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, 1993.
: B.Sc., Pharmacy, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, 1990.
Thai medicinal plant DNA barcoding references library, DNA metabarcoding of Thai folk medicine recipe
Plant DNA Barcoding, Molecular Biology Techniques, Genetic marking, Plant-tissue culture, Natural Product Chemistry, Cell-based bioactivity assay
Principal Investigator
Department of Pharmacognosy & Pharmaceutical Botany
Taksina Chuanasa is an Assistant Professor in Department of Pharmacognosy and Pharmaceutical Botany at Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences. She also is a member in ‘’DNA Barcoding of Medicinal Plants”, a research unit of Chulalongkorn University. She has been spending time working in molecular biology, biochemistry and biotechnology of plants and other organisms since she started work as a faculty member. Her research is focused on the mechanisms and potentiality of substances to be developed as drug candidates. Her other research interest is authentication of plant species by several techniques.
: Ph.D., Plant Biochemistry, Purdue University, USA, 2003.
: B.Sc., Pharmaceutical Sciences, Silpakorn University, Thail
Bioactivity: in vitro and cell-based assays for potentiality of herbs as drug candidates.
Standardization of herbs: both molecular and chemical analyses for quality control of herbs.
Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology
: Postdoctoral Associate, Yale School of Medicine, CT, USA, 2014-16
: Ph.D., Bioscience (Systems Biology), Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, 2014.
: M.Sc., Biomedicinical Chemistry, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, 2008.
: B.Sc., Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Thai
Precision Medicine:
Using computational biology and systems biology for precision therapy
Yeast synthetic biology:
Using yeast as model organism for personalized therapeutic agent production
Natural resource data collection:
Building database to collect new natural entities, i.e., active compound, genes and enzymes.
Department of Food and Pharmaceutical Chemistry
: Ph.D., Public Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, 2018
: M.Sc (Pharmacy), Major: Pharmacognosy, Chulalongkorn University, 2011
: B.Sc. (Pharmacy) – 2nd class honor, Chulalongkorn University, 2008
Herbal Standardization, Quality Control, Regulation
Drug Discovery and Development
Herbal Standardization and quality control, Analytical Method Validation, Analytical Chemistry, Drug Registration
Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology
: Postdoctoral Fellow, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany, 2019-2020
: Ph.D., Medical Biochemistry, Chulalongkorn University, 2018
: M.Sc., Zoology, Chulalongkorn University, 2013
: B.Sc., Biology, Chulalongkorn University, 2009
: Epigenetics and Cancer
Epigenetic mechanism related to cancer progression.
Epigenetic drug application for cancer therapy
Identifying a potential biomarker in cancer patients from liquid biopsy
: Natural compounds as epigenetic enzyme inhibitors
Interested to identify natural compounds from Thai medicinal plants as epigenetic enzyme inhibitors for a novel cancer therapy agent.
DNA methylation, Histone modifications, Cell-based assay, Cancer Biology, Oxidative Stress
Postdoc
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Study on the relationship between genotypes and chemotypes of Thai Cannabis strains for type identification
Research Interest
DNA barcoding, Gene expression, Genetic engineering
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Study on the chemical profiles of Cannabis plants.
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Phytochemistry and Bioactive of Natural Products, Organic synthesis, Structural modification, Spectroscopy.
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Investigation of bioactive compounds from thai medicinal plants
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Natural products, Organic synthesis, Spectroscopy, HPLC, Standardized extract
PhD
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Angolensin improves LPS-induced pain-like behaviors in mice with favorable CNS profile
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Natural product chemistry, Drug discovery
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Formulation and evaluation of novel polyherbal topical anesthetic formulation.
Research Interest
Natural product chemistry, Molecular pharmacology, Drug discovery.
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Effects of medicinal plants on anti-BPH and anti-pollution based on in vitro study
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Molecular biology, Pharmaceutical research, Computational biology, Drug discovery
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MSc
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Investigation of bioactive compound from plant in Zingiberaceae family
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Natural products
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The study of DNA barcoding and chemical constituents of Dendrobium spp. in Thailand
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DNA barcoding, Evolution, Bioinformatics, Drug discovery
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Researchers
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CrisprCas12a for authentication of toxic medicinal plants
Research Interest
DNA barcoding, DIagnostic kit, CrisprCas, ATMPs
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Rapid identification type of cannabis from seed
Research Interest
DNA barcoding
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Nanolignocellulose-based hydrogels derived from garlic waste as a antibacterial agent release and Protective effects of standardized extract on pollution-induced skin damage
Research Interest
Microbiological activity of botanical extract, Development of standardized extract to commercialize innovation
