Biochemistry

Assoc. Prof. Chalisa Louicharoen Cheepsunthorn, Ph.D.

Position: Lecturer

Expertise:

  • Population Genetics
  • Molecular Genetics
  • Molecular Biology
  • G6PD and enzymopathies

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Biography

         Dr. Chalisa specializes in molecular genetics and population genetics. She completed her doctoral research training at the Institute Pasteur in Paris, France. Her research focuses on G6PD deficiency. She has a notable publication record in SCIENCE journal, highlighting her work on hereditary red blood cell enzymopathies and their role in preventing malaria infection.

Education

  • B.Sc. (Health Science), Faculty of Science, Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand 1997-2000
  • M.Sc. (Medical Science), Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand 2001-2003
  • Ph.D. (Biomedical Science), Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand 2004-2008

Awards

  • Outstanding Oral Presentation Research Award, Joint Conference in Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine 2009 
  • Outstanding Thesis Award, Chulalongkorn University 2010
  • NCRT Outstanding Thesis Award, Office of the National Research Council of Thailand (NCRT) 2010
  • TRF Outstanding Research Award, Thailand Research Fund (TRF) 2010  

Publications

  1. Chanda M, Anuntasomboon P, Ruangritchankul K, Cheepsunthorn P, Cheepsunthorn CL. 2023. Inhibition of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) proliferation through targeting G6PD. PeerJ 2023 11:e16503 http:doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16503 
  2. Mungkalasut P, Nimsamer P, Cheepsunthorn P, Payungporn S, Cheepsunthorn CL. Single-Drop Blood Detection of Common G6PD Mutations in Thailand Based on Allele-Specific Recombinase Polymerase Amplification with CRISPR-Cas12a. ACS Omega. 2023 Nov 15;8(47):44733-44744. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.3c05596. 
  3. Pimpakan T, Mungkalasut P, Tansakul P, Chanda M, Jugnam-Ang W, Charucharana S, Cheepsunthorn P, Fucharoen S, Punnahitananda S, Cheepsunthorn CL. Effect of neonatal reticulocytosis on glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) activity and G6PD deficiency detection: a cross-sectional study. BMC Pediatr. 2022 Nov 23;22(1):678. doi: 10.1186/s12887-022-03740-1. 
  4. Mungkalasut P, Kiatamornrak P, Jugnam-Ang W, Krudsood S, Cheepsunthorn P, Cheepsunthorn CL. Haematological profile of malaria patients with G6PD and PKLR variants (erythrocytic enzymopathies): a cross-sectional study in Thailand. Malar J. 2022 Aug 30;21(1):250. doi: 10.1186/s12936-022-04267-7. 
  5. Anantasomboon P, Chanda M, Jugnam-Ang W, Witoonpanich P, Cheepsunthorn P, Nuchprayoon I, Fucharoen S, Cheepsunthorn CL. Evaluating the performance of automated UV enzymatic assay for screening of glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency. Int J Lab Hematol. 2019 Apr;41(2):192-199. doi: 10.1111/ijlh.12943.  
  6. Para S, Mungkalasut P, Chanda M, Nuchprayoon I, Krudsood S, Cheepsunthorn CL. An observational study of the effect of hemoglobinopathy, alpha thalassemia and hemoglobin e on P. vivax parasitemia. Mediterr J Hematol Infect Dis. 2018; 10; e2018015  
  7. van Bruggen R, Gualtieri C, Iliescu A, Louicharoen Cheepsunthorn C, Mungkalasut P, Trape JF, Modiano D, Sodiomon Sirima B, Singhasivanon P, Lathrop M, Sakuntabhai A, Bureau JF, Gros P. Modulation of Malaria Phenotypes by Pyruvate Kinase (PKLR) Variants in a Thai Population. PLoS One. 2015;10(12):e0144555.  
  8. Cheepsunthorn CL, Nuchprayoon I. Molecular characterization of G6PD mutations in the Phuan tribe in Thailand. Asian Biomed. 2013;7:567-70. 
  9. Lawaly YR, Sakuntabhai A, Marrama L, Konate L, Phimpraphi W, Sokhna C, Tall A, Sarr FD, Peerapittayamongkol C, Louicharoen C, Schneider BS, Levescot A, Talman A, Casademont I, Menard D, Trape JF, Rogier C, Kaewkunwal J, Sura T, Nuchprayoon I, Ariey F, Baril L, Singhasivanon P, Mercereau-Puijalon O, Paul R. Heritability of the human infectious reservoir of malaria parasites. PLoS One. 2010;29: e11358. 
  10. Louicharoen C, Patin E, Paul R, Nuchprayoon I, Witoonpanich B, Peerapittayamongkol C, Casademont I, Sura T, Laird NM, Singhasivanon P, Quintana-Murci L, Sakuntabhai A. Positively Selected G6PD-Mahidol Mutation Reduces Plasmodium vivax Density in Southeast Asians. Science. 2009;326:1546-9.

Books

  • ชาลิสา หลุยเจริญ ชีพสุนทร และ สิทธิศักดิ์ หรรษาเวก. “เมแทบอลิซึมของไขมัน” หลักชีวเคมีทางการแพทย์. หน้า 61-87. กรุงเทพฯ: สำนักพิมพ์ จุฬาลงกรณ์มหาวิทยาลัย. พ.ศ. 2563-2566
  • ชาลิสา หลุยเจริญ ชีพสุนทร. “โครงสร้างและหน้าที่นิวคลีโอไทด์และกรดนิวคลิอิก” หลักชีวเคมีทางการแพทย์. หน้า 135–146. กรุงเทพฯ: สำนักพิมพ์จุฬาลงกรณ์มหาวิทยาลัย. พ.ศ. 2563-2566
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