Assoc. Prof. Dr. Panat Anuracpreeda
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Panat Anuracpreeda
WORK ADDRESS: Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Mahidol University, 25/25 Salaya, Nakhon Pathom 73170, Thailand
Telephone: +66 2441-9003
Education: 1995 - 2001
* Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (D.V.M.) (Honors), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand.
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2003 – 2008
* Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
* Recipient of The Royal Golden Jubilee (RGJ-Ph.D.) Scholarship and Thailand Research Fund (TRF).
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2008 - 2009
* Biotechnology Research Laboratories (BRL), Department of Physiology, School of Biomedical Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Melbourne, Victoria, 3800 Australia.
* Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Cairo 12613, Egypt.
* Dpto de Parasitología Molecular y Medicina Tropical , Centro de Biomedicina, Universidad Central del Ecuador, Sodiro N14-121 e Iquique, Quito-Ecuador.
* Laboratory of Helminthology, Department of Parasitology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo 162-8640, Japan
2016-2017
* The Professional Development Training Programme for Mid-career Researchers 2016/17 (Newton Fund, British Council, and The Thailand Research Fund).
* Molecular Parasitology Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, Pharmacy and Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Engineering & Computing, Kingston University, Kingston upon Thames KT1 2EE, UK.
* Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Westminster, 115 New Cavendish Street London W1W 6UW, UK.
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Expertise:
* Parasite Immunology
* Molecular biology: cloning, characterization and expression
* Hybridoma technology: monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies
* Diagnostic test kits: sandwich ELISA technique, immunochromatographic test (IC)
* Indirect immunofluorescence, immunoperoxidase, immunogold techniques
* SDS-PAGE and immunoblotting
* Ion-exchange, gel filtration, immunoaffinity chromatography
* Extraction and isolation of natural products
Research Interests:
* Production and characterization of monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies against
Fasciola gigantica and other parasites by using hybridoma technology.
* Development of techniques for immunodiagnosis of fasciolosis, paramphistomosis, blood parasite infections by detection of circulating antigen by means of sandwich ELISA and immunochromatographic (IC) test.
* Antigenic profile of Fasciola gigantica, Paramphistomum cervi, and other parasites by using SDS-PAGE, immunoblotting, ion-exchange, gel filtration and affinity chromatography.
* Development of Thai plant extract against liver and rumen flukes for treatment of fasciolosis, paramphistomosis, blood parasite infections in ruminants.
* Immunolocalization of parasite antigens in the various tissues of Fasciola gigantica and other parasites by means of indirect immunofluorescence, immunoperoxidase and immunogold techniques.
* Histology, surface topography and ultrastructure of systematic structures in Paramphistomum cervi and other parasites by using scanning and transmission electron microscopy
* In Vito Killing assay and cell isolation techniques for fasciolosis caused by F. gigantica.
* The anthelmintic effects of the extracts of Thai herbal plant against the ruminant gut and blood parasites.