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The congress was held to commemorate **the seventh cycle (84 years) of the birth of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej and also the eightieth birthday of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit**, an auspicious occasion and a national celebration in which scientists from countries throughout the world were invited to share. The Congress welcomed a total of 97 invited speakers from 19 countries and over 700 participants from 32 countries. | The congress was held to commemorate **the seventh cycle (84 years) of the birth of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej and also the eightieth birthday of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit**, an auspicious occasion and a national celebration in which scientists from countries throughout the world were invited to share. The Congress welcomed a total of 97 invited speakers from 19 countries and over 700 participants from 32 countries. | ||
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- | In her closing speech, Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn emphasized that in order to address a complex disease like cancer, there is a need to pool resources in order to optimize opportunities for developments in prevention, diagnosis and treatment, through cooperation among research scientists, physicians, public health personnel and policy makers. Her Royal Highness went on to state that the presentations, discussions and meetings conducted during the congress have pointed the way to how breakthroughs in cancer therapy might be achieved. Their realization will bring immediate benefits to sufferers in countries throughout the world. Her Royal Highness expressed her thanks to all the speakers whose participation and professional excellence had contributed to the success of the congress. In closing, Her Royal Highness announced the theme for the next Princess Chulabhorn International Science Congress to be held in 2016, which will be **“Environmental Health: Interlinkages among the Environment, Chemicals and Infectious Agents”.** | + | In her closing speech, Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn emphasized that in order to address a complex disease like cancer, there is a need to pool resources in order to optimize opportunities for developments in prevention, diagnosis and treatment, through cooperation among research scientists, physicians, public health personnel and policy makers. Her Royal Highness went on to state that the presentations, discussions and meetings conducted during the congress have pointed the way to how breakthroughs in cancer therapy might be achieved. Their realization will bring immediate benefits to sufferers in countries throughout the world. Her Royal Highness expressed her thanks to all the speakers whose participation and professional excellence had contributed to the success of the congress. In closing, Her Royal Highness announced the theme for the next Princess Chulabhorn International Science Congress to be held in 2016, which will be **“Environmental Health: Interlinkages among the Environment, Chemicals and Infectious Agents”.**<newcolumn> <newcolumn>{{:academic:pc:pc7:pc7_01.jpg|}}{{:academic:pc:pc7:pc7_02.jpg|}}{{:academic:pc:pc7:pc7_03.jpg|}}</columns> |
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Professor Wogan was elected in 1977 to the US National Academy of Sciences, and is the author of over 200 key scientific research papers. He is a greatly revered adviser to CRI, with his first contribution to the development of research in Thailand being the MIT-Thai program founded in 1977 to address the health problem of liver cancer that affected much of the developing world. He has also been instrumental in making it possible for Thai graduate students to receive research training at MIT, John Hopkins or Harvard laboratories as part of their postgraduate education. | Professor Wogan was elected in 1977 to the US National Academy of Sciences, and is the author of over 200 key scientific research papers. He is a greatly revered adviser to CRI, with his first contribution to the development of research in Thailand being the MIT-Thai program founded in 1977 to address the health problem of liver cancer that affected much of the developing world. He has also been instrumental in making it possible for Thai graduate students to receive research training at MIT, John Hopkins or Harvard laboratories as part of their postgraduate education. | ||
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