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Professor in Microbiology/Immunology
Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
Email: tanapat.p@chula.ac.th
VALIDATE Role:
Network Investigator
Research Keywords:
TB Vaccine, mRNA, Animal TB Diagnosis
Biography:
Tanapat Palaga is an immunologist whose recent work focuses on an mRNA-based vaccine targeting cancer antigen and TB antigens in an animal model. In addition, his group is also investing studying TB diagnostic platforms for animals, including elephants and non-human primates.
Related Websites:
Chulalongkorn University
Key Publications:
- Pongma, C., Songthammanuphap, S., Puthong, S., Buakeaw, A., Prammananan, T., Warit, S., Tipkantha, W., Kaewkhunjob, E., Jairak, W., Kongmakee, P., Pabutta, C., Sripiboon, S., Yindeeyoungyeon, W., Palaga, T*. (2023). Using whole blood cultures in interferon gamma release assays to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex infection in Asian elephants (Elephas maximus). PloS one, 18(7), e0288161.
- Songthammanuphap S, Puthong S, Pongma C, Buakeaw A, Prammananan T, Warit S, Tipkantha W, Kaewkhunjob E, Yindeeyoungyeon W, Palaga T*. Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex infection in Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) using an interferon gamma release assay in a captive elephant herd. Sci Rep. 2020 Sep 3;10(1):14551.
- Warit S, Billamas P, Makhao N, Jaitrong S, Juthayothin T, Yindeeyoungyeon W, Dokladda K, Smittipat N, Kemthong T, Meesawat S, Kongsombat N, Kraitat C, Prammananan T, Palaga T, Chaiprasert A, Malaivijitnond S. Detection of tuberculosis in cynomolgus macaques (Macaca fascicularis) using a supplementary Monkey Interferon Gamma Releasing Assay (mIGRA). Sci Rep. 2020 Oct 7;10(1):16759.
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