Asst. Prof. Natthaya Chuaypen, Ph.D.

        Asst. Prof. Natthaya Chuaypen is a lecturer and molecular biologist with several years of experience working in basic and translational research in hepatitis, liver cancer and chronic kidney disease at Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University. She pursued an MSc and Ph.D. in medical biochemistry from Chulalongkorn University after completing her BSc in medical science at Naresuan University. She completed her training as a PhD student at Storr Liver Center, The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, University of Sydney and Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia and Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences and Medical school, Japan and earned international academic awards. She also completed her training as postdoctoral fellow at Center of Excellence in Hepatitis and Liver Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University and National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.  

        She has published many peer-reviewed articles related to chronic hepatitis, liver cancer and gastroenterology. Her research has been focused on developing and applying molecular biology, which identify DNA, RNA and protein biomarkers and combing tools to integrate the clinical data, and gut microbiota profiles in chronic diseases.