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 Faculty
of Science has established a strong
national reputation for quality research
and research training. Research excellence
has been recognized both nationally
and internationally through prestigious
awards and funding support to our outstanding
staff and student researchers. The
Faculty consistently ranked first nationally
in scientific research, producing
the highest number of research articles
in reputable journals listed
in the ISI
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- As a result, the Faculty has been
able to strengthen and internationalize
staffing profile by attracting renowned
scholars. At all times, the Faculty
administrative body continues creating
a welcoming and supportive research
environment. Major investments focused
on equipped-central facilities to support
on-going research activities of the
staff as well as to facilitate the sharing
of high-cost and high-performance equipment.
The facilities include Central
Instrument Facility (CIF), Central
Animal Facility, and Animal Tissue Culture
Facility. Staff at the central facilities
are also responsible for arranging technical
workshops and training. The provision
is designed to assist professional research
development and skills.
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| Centers
of Excellence (CoE) |
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| Since
2000, the importance of collaborative and
multi-disciplinary research has been emphasized
and Faculty of Science has established 4
Centers of Excellence (CoE) namely;
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| Research collaboration
was initiated among the Faculty’s
staff as well as with researchers from other
Institutes. Certain centers promote applied
research, technology transfer and commercialization
of intellectual property while some focus
on establishing critical mass in world-class
research projects. From the success of the
first five-year phase, two more CoEs were
established in 2006. They are Centers
of Excellence for Emerging Bacterial Infections
and CoE for Cassava
Molecular Biotechnology. Strategic
direction, management and performance evaluation
of these CoEs is under the close scrutiny
of an Administrative Board which consists
of prominent scientists and grantees. |
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| Capability
Building Research Units (CBU) |
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| In order to
facilitate the continued establishment of
the new CoE, the Faculty also nurtures a
number of capability building research units
(CBU) which have demonstrated
concentration of research area of international
quality. The CBUs include those focused
on Neuroscience, Nanoscience
and Nanotechnology, Alternative Energy,
Bioinformatics
and Applied Genomics Research Unit,
and Science and Surface Engineering.
If any of the CBUs reach forefront of its
field, the units will be subsequently promoted
as CoE and the budgetary incentive scheme
will be changed. |
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| Research
Consortium |
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| Furthermore,
Faculty of Science also joined a consortium
with Faculty of Medicine at Ramathibodi
Hospital, Mahidol University, to boost calcium
and bone research. At present, the consortium
has extended to the inter-university collaborative
level by welcoming staff from other universities
such as Srinakharinwirot, Chulalongkorn,
Kasetsart and Thammasat University. |
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| International
Collaborative Research Units |
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| Internationally,
the Faculty has been engaged in international
partnership since its foundation laid by
a group of academic staff from
the Rockefeller University, U.S.A.
Having offered graduate studies in English
since then, the Faculty positions itself
as one of the leading international institutions
for research and graduate training in Southeast
Asian region. Faculty curriculums are designed
to be internationalized while global education
environment is created for local and overseas
students to study and work. In addition,
with priority given in research, several
formal bilateral agreements for academic
cooperation and exchange have been established.
For decades, the Faculty maintains close
collaboration with
Osaka University for
academic cooperation in biotechnology and
provision for the exchange of staff and
students. Both parties jointly manage
the
Collaborative Center for Bioscience and
Biotechnology and recently established
a biotechnology training center for young
scientific investigators called Center
of Cooperative Research Station in Southeast
Asia. |
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| In 2005, another
joint research program was formed with the
Institut de recherche pour le Développement
(IRD), France. A newly combined
research infrastructure for vector-borne
and emerging infectious diseases was set
up at Salaya Campus. The IRD/Mahidol collaborative
group recently won support from the
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to
study the transmission of vector-borne diseases
in Thailand. |
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| Centers
of Excellence (at the National Level) |
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- By placing a high priority on maintaining
superb learning environments for undergraduate
and graduate students, the Commission
of Higher Education has selected and
awarded the Department of Chemistry,
Faculty of Science, to the establish
the National Center of Excellence for
Education in Chemistry designated as
Postgraduate
Education and Research Program in Chemistry-PERCH.
PERCH currently develops various innovative
programs on teaching and learning chemistry,
producing critical mass of well-trained
research chemists, facilitating research
in chemistry within the network institutes
and fostering the links with industry
on products with potential for development
and commercialization.
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- Similar to PERCH, CHE also granted
The
Center for Toxicology, Environmental
Health and Management of Toxic Chemicals
(TEM), formerly known as the
Post-graduate Education Program on Environmental
Science, Technology, and Management
(ESTM), which is jointly developed
and managed by Chulabhorn Research Institute
and Faculty of Science. Faculty of Science
at Phayathai Campus housed the TEM (ESTM)
and academic staff of the Departments
of biology and biotechnology actively
participate in the graduate program
on toxicology
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| At the present
time, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University,
as the lead university, has 3 out of 9 National
Centers of Excellence under the higher education
development projects (2006-2009) called
the Science
and Technology Postgraduate Education and
Research Development Office (PERDO),
Commission on Higher Education, Ministry
of Education. THAILAND. |
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| Those centres
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| 1. Center
of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry
(PERCH-CIC) |
| 2. Center
of Excellence on Environmental Health, Toxicology
and Management of Chemicals (ETM) |
| 3. Centre
of Excellence in Mathematics (CEM) |
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| We also play
very active roles in the other 2 Centres
of Excellence |
| 1. Thailand
Center of Excellence in Physics |
| 2. Center of
Excellence for Agricultural Biotechnology
(AG-BIO) |
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| Relationships
with Industries, Public and Private Sectors |
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 Faculty
of Science has long been involved in
the collaboration program for the development
of new product especially in food biotechnology
and agriculture. The Faculty academic
staff also have a wide experience in
providing advice and guidance to government
departments and local authorities in
several disciplines. A selection of
our fields of expertise includes: biotechnology,
environmental toxicology, food &
nutrition, biomedical sciences, information
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- For material and product testing,
Faculty of Science offers a range of
tests for clients in the rubber and
tires, food, biotechnology and polymer
industries. Tests are designed to clients’
specifications and some are accredited
by ISO 17025. The
Faculty Research Office, which is
the point of contact, is dedicated to
developing relationships with industries,
public and private sectors to promote
the Faculty’s research capabilities
and intellectual property.
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