Researcher

Yong Poovorawan

Affiliation

Faculty of Medicine

Research group

Center of Excellence in Clinical Virology

Phone number

6622564909

Email

Yong.P@chula.ac.th

Contact

Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, 1873, RamaIV, Pathumwan district, Pathumwan, Bangkok10330, Thailand

Research Interest

Hepatology, Virology, Molecular biology, Epidemiology, Emerging infectious disease

Major Research Area

Health

Specific Research Area

Hepatology, Virology, Molecular biology, Epidemiology, Emerging infectious disease

Education

MD

Biography

Professor Yong Poovorawan is currently Head of the Center of Excellence in Clinical Virology at the Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok. Professor Poovorawan obtained the MD in 1974 from Chulalongkorn University and his specialization in pediatrics in 1978 from Chulalongkorn Hospital and University. In 1984, he became a Research Fellow on the field of Paediatric Hepatology at King’s College Hospital Medical School, London. Professor Poovorawan has been working in the Department of Pediatrics at Chulalongkorn University, starting off as Lecture and becoming Professor in 1991. He is the leader who has been working on Viral hepatitis, Virology, EID in Thailand. 

Awards and Honors

Yong has received numerous awards for his contributions to his fields of research, including the following:[3]

  • Outstanding Scientist Award (1997), Foundation for the Promotion of Science and Technology
  • Outstanding Researcher Award (1997), National Research Council
  • Senior Research Scholar (1997–present), Thailand Research Fund
  • Mahidol University–B.Braun Prize for Medicine and Public Health (2003)
  • Research Citation Award (2003), Thailand Research Fund
  • Outstanding Lecturer Award in Health Sciences (2004), Council of the University Faculty Senates of Thailand
  • Dushdi Mala Medal for medicine (2007)[7]
  • Outstanding Prof. Thailand Research Fund (2012-2014)
  • Research Chair Grant, NSTDA (2014)
  • Outstanding Achievement Doctor from the Medical Council of Thailand (2018)
  • Achievement award in Virology, Genetics Society of Thailand] (2018)
  • Achievement award from the National Vaccine Institute of Thailand (2019)

Ongoing Research

  • Center of Excellence in Clinical Virology
  • Research Chair Grant from the National Science and Technology Development Agency,
  • Thailand Research Fund,
  • National Research Council of Thailand
  • Thrasher Fund
  • Health Systems Research Institute
  • International Vaccine Institute, Korea

Google Scholar

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=YbQav-MAAAAJ&hl=en

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