Name Jaturong Pratuangdejkul, Mr. 1. Personal data Date/Place of Birth 8 August 1972, Chonburi Thailand E mail address: [email protected] Professional career: Assistant Professor Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mahidol University 447 Sri-ayudhaya Rd. Rajthaevi, Bangkok 10400 Thailand 2. Education Post-doctoral fellowship (Molecular Modeling of Serptonergic Signalosome) Service de Biochimie et de Biologie moléculaire, Hôpital Lariboisière, Paris, France Ph. D. (Cellular Biology: molecular modeling & drug discovery) (2005) Ecole doctorale GC2iD (Génétique, Cellule, Immunologie, Infectiologie, et Développement) Faculté des Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques Université Paris 5 (René Descartes) France (French Government Full Scholarship) M.Sc. (Biotechnology) (1998) Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Thailand (University developing committee (UDC), The Ministry of University Affairs, Thailand scholarship) B.S. Pharm. (1994) Faculty of Pharmacy, Mahidol University, Thailand 3. Working experiences 1998 – present Academic staff Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mahidol University, Thailand 2013 – 2516 Assistant Dean of Student Affairs Faculty of Pharmacy, Mahidol University, Thailand 2017– 2020 Head of Department Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mahidol University, Thailand 2021– present Head of Department Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mahidol University, Thailand 2019 – present MU EdPEx Assessor Mahidol University, Thailand 2014 – present ISO/IEC 17025 Assessor Bureau of Laboratory Quality Standards Department of Medical Sciences, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand 4. Research areas 1) Molecular modeling in drug discovery and development 2) Biological activity of natural substances 3) Ageing research using Caenorhabditis elegans model 4) Microbiological quality control of pharmaceutical products 5) ISO/IEC 17025 standard for microbiological laboratory 5. Techniques specialization 1) Molecular mechanics and molecular dynamics simulations 2) Quantum mechanics calculations 3) Homology modeling and molecular modeling of proteins and biopolymers 4) Molecular docking (e.g., protein-ligand, protein-protein) 5) Pharmacophore generation 6) QSAR/QSPR 7) Caenorhabditis elegans model for ageing research 8) ISO/IEC 17025:2017 (Microbiological laboratory for pharmaceuticals, herbals, cosmetics and medical devices) 6. Current research activities 1) Molecular modelling and computer-aided drug discovery, design and development 2) Development of Artificial Intelligence-Integrated Drug Discovery Platform 3) FtsZ inhibitor for new generation of antibacterial discovery: in vitro and in silico approaches 4) Bioactivity and molecular modeling of natural substance targeting acetylcholinesterase, beta-secretase, amyloid β and Tau aggregation for Alzheimer drug discovery 5) Enzymatic and molecular modeling studies of natural products as inhibitors of tyrosinase, elastase, collagenase and hyaluronidase for cosmeceuticals. 6) Caenorhabditis elegans as a model for toxicity screening, drug discovery and ageing research