Info/Experience:

Main Institution :

The Biomedical Sciences Institute of Abel Salazar (ICBAS), University of Porto, Portugal

Specialization :

• Natural Products Chemistry
• Biological and Pharmacological Activities of Plant Secondary Metabolites
• Chemistry and Biological Activities of Marine Natural Products.

Working History

Education:
• Bachelor of Sciences in Phamacy (Magna Cum Laude), Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand (1975).
• Ph. D in Chemistry, University of São Paulo, Brazil (1980).
• Post-doctoral fellow in the Institut de Pharmazeutische Biologie, University of Heidelberg, Germany (1986).
• Post-doctoral fellow in Department of Chemistry, The Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.A. (1988).

Academic Positions:
• Instructor of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand (1975-1976).
• Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal (1981-1984).
• Assistant Professor, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas de Abel Salazar, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal (1984-1990).
• Associate Professor, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas de Abel Salazar, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal (1990-1994).
• Professor of Chemistry, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas de Abel Salazar, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal (since 1994).
• Adjunct Professor, Burapha University, Thailand (since 2003)
• Adjunct Professor, Kasetsart University, Thailand (since 2005)

Research Area of interests:
• Natural Products Chemistry
• Biological and Pharmacological Activities of Plant Secondary Metabolites
• Chemistry and Biological Activities of Marine Natural Products.

Teaching Activities:
• has taught Organic Chemistry courses
• has taught the courses of Secondary Metabolism
• has taught Organic Spectroscopy (UV, IR, MS, NMR)
• has supervised two post-doctoral researchers
• is supervising two post-doctoral researchers
• has supervised four M.Sc. theses
• is supervising two M.Sc. theses
• has supervised ten PhD dissertations in Organic Chemistry
• is supervising three PhD dissertations in Organic Chemistry

Administrative Positions:• Head of Chemistry Department, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas de Abel Salazar, University of Porto (January 1990-January 1995 and January 2000 to date)
• Vice President of the Association of Thai Professionals in Europe (ATPER) (1993-1996)
• President of the Association of Thai Professionals in Europe (ATPER) (1996-1999)
• President of Faculty Assembly of Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas de Abel Salazar, University of Porto (January 1996-January 2000).
• Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of Bangsaen Institute of Marine Science (BIMS), Burapha University, Thailand
• Member of the Scientific Council of Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas de Abel Salazar, University of Porto since 1984.

International Scientific Projects:
• Coordenator of ALFA project (America Latina para Formacion Científica)
• Coorenator of Spanish Portuguese Network of Programme X of CYTED : Fine Chemicals on Pharmaceutical Purposes.

Member of:
• Chairman of the 6th European Conference on Marine Natural Products (Porto, Portugal, 19-23 July 2009)
• International Advisory Board of 7th European Conference on Marine Natural Products (Strömstad, Sweden, 14-18 August 2011)
• Member of Scientific Committee of 9thEuropean Conference on Marine Natural Products (Glasgow, UK, 30 August-02 September 2015)
• Member of International Advisory Board of 10th European Conference on Marine Natural Products, Kolymbari, Crete, Greece, 3-7 September 2017.
• Member of International Advisory Board of 3rd Mediterranean Symposium on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (MESAP-3, Girne -Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, 13-16 April 2017).
• Member of International Advisory Board of 4th Mediterranean Symposium on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (MESAP-4, Antalya-Turkey, 18-22 April 2018).
• Co-chairman of the 5rd Mediterranean Symposium on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants and The 5th International Symposium on Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences (MESMAP-5 & ISPBS-5, Cappadocia, 24-28 April 2019)
• Academic committee Vice Chairman of The 2nd International Symposium of Modern Medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine and Uygur Medicine (Urumqi, Xinjiang, China, 14-20 September 2012)
• The Association of Thai Professionals in Europe (ATPER) (1993-1999)
• Member of the Marine Board-ESF working group
• Associate Editor of Marine Drugs
• Editor-in-Chief of Section “Structural Studies on Marine Natural Products” of Marine Drugs (since 2021)
• Editorial Board of Molecules
• Editorial Advisory Board of Journal of Natural Pharmaceuticals
• Editor of Marine Life Science & Technology (MLST)
• Editorial Board of Phytochemistry Reviews
• Editorial Advisory Board of Signpost Open Access Journal of Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry
• Executive Editor of Oceanography
• Honorary Member of International Silk Road Academy of Medical Sciences
• Member of Board of Directors of International Natural Products Taskforce (INPST) since January 2018.

Host :

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Khon Kaen University