Assist. Prof. Dr. Chuta Boonphakdee Faculty of Science, Burapha University In this study, the researcher developed a real-time PCR-based assay using SYBR-green dye for the detection of contaminated meat in vegetarian foods. The highly efficient real-time PCR assay was able to distinguish between meat and plant foods using an amplified 161-bp 18S rRNA gene (1st… (read more)

Assoc. Prof. Sunhapas Soodvilai Faculty of Science, Mahidol University Mercury is a widespread environmental and industrial pollutant. It is known that mercury may cause accidental and occupational exposures and consequential damage in various organs in human. The kidney is the main target sites of mercury toxicity. Our previous study demonstrated that organic cation transporters (OCTs)… (read more)

Asst. Prof. Dr. Praparsiri Barnette Faculty of Science, Burapha University Ecosystems around coastal areas with established petro-chemical industries are likely to be contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons. From this research of PAHs accumulation and CYP1A biomarker expression in cultured green mussels (Perna viridis L.) at Pradoo Bay, Maptaphut Industrial Estate, Rayong Province in 2011, the level… (read more)

Dr. Kwanrawee Sirikanchana Chulabhorn Research Institute The co-residence of bacteriophages and their bacterial hosts in humans, animals, and environmental sources directed the use of bacteriophages to track origins of the pathogenic bacteria that can be found in contaminated water. The objective of this study was to enumerate bacteriophages of Aeromonas caviae (AecaKS148), Enterobacter sp. (EnspKS513),… (read more)

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Piyajit Watcharasit Chulabhorn Research Institute Arsenic is a natural metalloid element that is ubiquitously contaminated in many parts of the world. Epidemiological studies reveal association of arsenic exposure and neurological disorder both peripheral and central. Arsenic neurotoxicity has a broad range of adverse effects on human health, which are induced in part… (read more)