MOLECULAR AND MEDICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY utilizes molecular techniques to study beneficial bacteria, fungi, insects as well as plant and animal cells which are important as components in industrial manufacturing. Similar tools are also very effective to fight the diseases caused by pathogenic microorganisms. In medical biotechnology test systems are being designed to develop new therapies, diagnostic tools and clinical instrumentation.

Our research team is engaged in screening and characterization of new bioactive compounds from soil bacteria/fungi and endophytes, metagenomics of non-culturable microorganisms, analyses of gene function and cellular responses involved in pathogenesis, and genetic characterization and modification of a wide range of different organisms for biotechnological applications. New exciting products and new findings will revolutionize our way of life in the coming decades and will be highly beneficial to mankind as a whole.

Group Members :
Assoc.Prof. Choowong Auesukaree	- Cellular response to stresses during ethanol fermentation in budding yeast -Mechanisms of multi-stresses tolerance in thermotolerant yeast strains -Cellular response to metal stresses in yeast (as a model eukaryotic organism) -Metal bioremediation by bacterial and yeast biomass -Cellular response to herbicides in yeast (as a model eukaryotic organism)
Asst.Prof. Suparerk Borwornpinyo	- Stem cells
Asst.Prof. Adisak Romsang	- Identification of novel genes that involve in microbial pathogenicity and antibiotic resistance - Gene function analysis and physiological responses against stresses in pathogenic microbes - Characterization of novel transcriptional regulators in microbes responsible for environmental changes - Transcriptional networks and transcriptomic analysis during host-microbe interaction - Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) for genetic and genomic studies in microorganisms - Protein expression, isolation, analysis and engineering for biotechnological applications
Asst.Prof. Narupat Hongdilokkul	- Protein and nucleic acid engineering - Directed evolution - Synthetic biology
Asst.Prof. Bungonsiri Intra	- Isolation and taxonomic study of actinomycetes - Biodiversity of actinomycetes - Microbial bioactive compounds - Molecular biological studies on antibiotic biosynthesis in actinomycetes
Asst.Prof. Nisa Patikarnmonthon	- Polymer-based drug delivery - Nanoparticles - Nanobiotechnology - Biomedical Engineering
Dr. Nidchaya Aketarawong	Fruit Fly Molecular Genetics - Molecular ecology of the insect pest populations and species complexity for area-wide control program - Molecular biology of transposable elements from insect genomes toward understanding of field application on genetic transformation systems
Dr. Kamoltip Laohakieat	Fruit Fly Molecular Genetics - Gene expression and gene regulation across various developmental stages of fruit flies - Development of genetic tools and applications for insect pest control
Dr. Komsit Wisitrassameewong	- Taxonomy and biogeography of mushroom-forming fungi - Cultivation and utilization of mushroom-forming fungi - Soil microbiome related to forest ecosystem