staff:apinya

Name: Apinya Thiantanawat, Ph.D.

Position: Senior research scientist
Position: Laboratory of Pharmacology, Chulabhorn Research Institute
Position: Lecturer
Position: Applied Biological Science Program, Chulabhorn Graduate Institute

Education:

Postdoctoral Training, Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, MA, USA
Ph.D. (Pharmacology), University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA
M.Sc. (Pharmacology), Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
B.Sc. (Chemical Biology), Silpakorn University, Thailand

Fields of Interest:
1. Biology of cancer emphasized on the role and signal transduction of estrogen and its receptors via either genomic or non-genomic pathways. Current research is focusing on colorectal cancer, breast cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), and cholangiocarcinoma (CCA).
2. Impact of environmental pollutants and pre-existing diseases that affect estrogen signaling. Study on the effects of heavy metals such as cadmium and arsenic which possess estrogenic and/or antiestrogenic properties on biology of cancer is on progress.
3. Drug development for prevention and intervention of cancer. The molecular mechanisms of the potential extracts and pure compounds isolated from Thai medicinal plants are investigated focusing on antioxidant, antiestrogens, apoptosis and cell cycle machinery.