Somsak Pianwanit

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Associate Professor Dr. Somsak Pianwanit

  • Room 1115 Mahamakut Building, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science Chulalongkorn University Phayathai Road, Patumwan Bangkok 10330, THAILAND
  • 02-218-7603
Research Summary​

Education

  • [2001] Ph.D., Chulalongkorn University
  • [1995] B.Sc. (First Class Honor), Chulalongkorn University

Work Experiences

  • [2019 - present] Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
  • [2004 - 2019] Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
  • [2002 - 2004] Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
  • [2001 - 2002] Lecturer, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Huachiew Chalermprakiet University, Thailand

Current Research Topics

  • Theoretical study on photo-induced electron transfer in biological system as well as molecular modeling of biological systems, mainly focus on computer-aided drug design, using several computational techniques, such as quantum chemical calculations, homology modeling, molecular docking, molecular dynamics simulation, and virtual screening.

Research Themes

Computational Drug Discovery

Scholarship and Awards

  • [1997] Rhone Poulenc-Professor Lehn Scholarship, France
  • [1997 – 1998] OAED Scholarship, Austria
  • [1996] Rhone Poulenc-Professor Lehn Scholarship, France
  • [1996] Professor Tab Foundation Scholarship, Chulalongkorn University
  • [1996 – 2000] Research Assistant Scholarship, Graduate School of Chulalongkorn University

Publications

•Synthesis of meta-substituted phenols and 1-estradiol conjugated analogues of suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid (SAHA). Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry. 2026. Cited 0
•Diversity Oriented Strategy (DOS) for the Efficient Synthesis of Benzofuro[2,3-b]pyridine Derivatives with Anticancer Activity. Chemmedchem. 2025. Cited 3
•Design and Conduct of Lab@Home Chemistry Experiment: The Effect of Strong Acid and Base on Buffered and Unbuffered Systems. Journal of Chemical Education. 2023. Cited 3
•Interactions between isoalloxazine and o-aminobenzoate in o-aminobenzoate−D-amino acid oxidase complex. Molecular dynamics and molecular orbital studies. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A Chemistry. 2021. Cited 2
•Protein dynamics of five FMN binding protein isomers revealed by residue electrostatic energies between ionic residues: correlation coefficients. Chemical Papers. 2020. Cited 0
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