Assistant Professor Dr. Nawaporn Vinayavekhin
- Room 1527/5 Mahamakut Building, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science Chulalongkorn University Phayathai Road, Patumwan Bangkok 10330, THAILAND
- 02-2187738
Education
- [2012] Ph.D., Harvard University
- [2008] M.S., Harvard University
- [2006] B.S., University of Chicago
Work Experiences
- [2012 - present] Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok
- [2007 - 2012] Research Assistant under Prof. Alan Saghatelian, Department of Chemistry, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
- [2007] Teaching Fellow, Department of Chemistry, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
- [2006] Research Assistant under Prof. Richard F. Jordan, Department of Chemistry, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
- [2005 - 2006] Chemistry Tutor, College, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Current Research Topics
- Chemical biology, Discovery of biologically-active or novel small-molecule metabolites through liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS)-based untargeted metabolomics, Natural product discovery, Biocatalysis, Plant-microbe and microbe-microbe interactions, Biochemical and molecular mechanisms of microbial environmental stress response, Microbial biotransformation, Environmental technology
Scholarship and Awards
- [2016] Outstanding New Researcher Award in Biological Sciences, the Science Forum
- [2006] Francis E. Knock Prize for Outstanding Academic Achievement in Chemistry
- [2005] Elected member of Sigma Xi (the scientific research society)
- [2005] Recipient of Research Internships in Science and Engineering (RISE) award through DAAD, Munich, Germany
- [2001] DPST Scholarship Award, Thailand (from B.S. to Ph.D.)
- [2000] Silver Medal Prize at 32nd International Chemistry Olympiad, Copenhagen, Denmark
Research Summary
Publications
•Lowering of lysophosphatidylcholines in ovariectomized rats by Curcuma comosa. PLoS ONE.
2022. Cited 0
•Aspergillus niger upregulated glycerolipid metabolism and ethanol utilization pathway under ethanol stress. MicrobiologyOpen. 2020. Cited 6
•The effects of disruption in membrane lipid biosynthetic genes on 1-butanol tolerance of Bacillus subtilis. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 2018. Cited 3
•Proteomic analysis of isozymes in Butea superba leaves. Russian Journal of Plant Physiology. 2017. Cited 0
•Serum lipidomics analysis of ovariectomized rats under Curcuma comosa treatment. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 2016. Cited 13
Full list
•Aspergillus niger upregulated glycerolipid metabolism and ethanol utilization pathway under ethanol stress. MicrobiologyOpen. 2020. Cited 6
•The effects of disruption in membrane lipid biosynthetic genes on 1-butanol tolerance of Bacillus subtilis. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 2018. Cited 3
•Proteomic analysis of isozymes in Butea superba leaves. Russian Journal of Plant Physiology. 2017. Cited 0
•Serum lipidomics analysis of ovariectomized rats under Curcuma comosa treatment. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 2016. Cited 13
Full list