Leadership and Advisory Team

Thomayant Prueksaritanont, Ph.D.

Director, Chulalongkorn University Drug Discovery and Drug Development Research Center (Chula4DR)

Thomayant Prueksaritanont has over 25 years of experience in drug discovery and development research in pharmaceutical industry.


Advisory Team


Professor Kiat Ruxrungtham, M.D.

Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University

Kiat Ruxrungtham, MD, is a Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine Chulalongkorn University; and Scientific Chair of the Chula Vaccine Research Center (ChulaVRC).

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Mark E Duggan, Ph.D.

LifeSci consulting

Mark Duggan is an entrepreneur and executive with nearly 30 years of leadership experience at small biotechnology and biopharmaceutical companies. He is currently President and Founder of LifeSci Consulting LLC.

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Jackson B. Gibbs, Ph.D.

Biotech consultant

Jay Gibbs specializes in Oncology and Pharmacology R&D. Jay currently uses his broad knowledge of cancer biology and drug development, his large network of collaborators, and his understanding of the interfaces between industry, academia, and non-profit foundations to support clients in the biopharmaceutical industry.

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Jerome Hochman, Ph.D.

Scientific director

Jerome Hochman has over 30 years of experience in drug discovery and development in the pharmaceutical industry, with broad experience in discovery and development of conventional and innovative therapeutic modalities. 

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Wantanee Phuapradit, Ph.D.

Dr. Wantanee Phuapradit is an exemplary leader with over 30 years of pharmaceutical industry experience, bringing numerous fast track, cost-effective and high-quality products through development and to commercialization, addressing the unmet clinical needs our patients face today. She is the inventor and co-inventor of over 20 patents, primarily in the specialty of drug delivery.

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