Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University
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A microbiologist and infectious disease researcher with expertise in dengue molecular biology, immunology, and the epidemiology of vector-borne viral diseases. Research focuses on dengue virus reporter systems, antibody functional assays, and emerging infectious diseases to support surveillance, diagnostics, and public health preparedness.
Education
D.S. (Microbiology)
Chiangmai University, Thailand
2009
B.Sc. (Medical Technology)
Chiangmai University, Thailand
Second Class Honors
2002
Research Interests
Molecular biology and immunology of dengue disease
Epidemiology and ecology of vector-borne viral diseases
Nindee, J., Ekchariyawat, P., Pingkul, N., Thananate, W., Panyasu, K., Bunyamali, T., Penwichit, P., Puttikhunt, C., Sangiambut, S., & Junjhon, J. (2025). Seroepidemiological surveillance of neutralizing antibodies against dengue virus serotypes among healthy adults in Bangkok, Thailand. One Health (Amsterdam, Netherlands), 21, 101202. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.onehlt.2025.101202
Saipin, K., Thaisomboonsuk, B., Siridechadilok, B., Chaitaveep, N., Ramasoota, P., Puttikhunt, C., Sangiambut, S., Jones, A., Kraivong, R., Sriburi, R., Keelapang, P., Sittisombut, N., & Junjhon, J. (2022). A replication competent luciferase-secreting DENV2 reporter for sero-epidemiological surveillance of neutralizing and enhancing antibodies. Journal of Virological Methods, 308, 114577. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jviromet.2022.114577
Junjhon, J., Panyasu, K., Chaiyaloom, S., Saipin, K., Somasa, P., Sangiambut, S., Puttikhunt, C., Sriburi, R., Keelapang, P., Ekchariyawat, P., Avirutnan, P., Hirunpetcharat, C., & Sittisombut, N. (2021). Generation and characterization of luciferase-secreting, single-round infectious DENV-2 reporter for functional antibody assays. Journal of Virological Methods, 291, 114119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jviromet.2021.114119
Rungrojn, A., Chaisiri, K., Paladsing, Y., Morand, S., Junjhon, J., Blacksell, S. D., & Ekchariyawat, P. (2021). Prevalence and Molecular Characterization of Rickettsia spp. From Wild Small Mammals in Public Parks and Urban Areas of Bangkok Metropolitan, Thailand. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 6(4). https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed6040199
Chonsin, K., Matsuda, S., Theethakaew, C., Kodama, T., Junjhon, J., Suzuki, Y., Suthienkul, O., & Iida, T. (2016). Genetic diversity of Vibrio parahaemolyticus strains isolated from farmed Pacific white shrimp and ambient pond water affected by acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease outbreak in Thailand. FEMS Microbiology Letters, 363(2), fnv222. https://doi.org/10.1093/femsle/fnv222
Charoensri, N., Suphatrakul, A., Sriburi, R., Yasanga, T., Junjhon, J., Keelapang, P., Utaipat, U., Puttikhunt, C., Kasinrerk, W., Malasit, P., & Sittisombut, N. (2014). An optimized expression vector for improving the yield of dengue virus-like particles from transfected insect cells. Journal of Virological Methods, 205, 116–123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jviromet.2014.04.019
