Thanyawee Puthanakit

Positions and Employment

• 1997-2000 Resident in Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Chiang Mai University, Thailand Instructor, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
• 2001-2002 Fellow in Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
• 2002-2004 Lecturer, Department of Pediatrics, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
• 2004-2006 Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
• 2006 Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
• 2002-2009 Researcher, Research Institute for Health Science, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
• 2006-present Researcher, HIV-NAT, Thai-Red Cross AIDS Research Center, Thailand
• 2009-present Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
• 2015-present Vice Chair in Research Affairs, Department of Pediatrics, Chulalongkorn University
• 2017-present Director of Center of Excellent for Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Vaccines, Chulalongkorn University

Other Experience and Professional Memberships

• 2002-present Membership of Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society of Thailand
• 2002, 2003 WHO intercountry workshop on Pediatrics HIV/AIDS
• 2005, 2009 Writing committee for WHO treatment guideline for scaling up antiretroviral therapy for infants and children in resource-limited settings
• 2007-2010 Member, Scientific Reviewer, International AIDS Conference
• 2008-2009 Member, TREAT Asia Advisory Committee
• 2009-2010 Member, Scientific Oversight Committee, IMPAACT network

Awards

• 2005 Young investigator research award from Chiang Mai University
• 2009 Thailand Research Fund Award for Pediatric HIV Research under research group of Professor Virat Sirisanthana
• 2014 Research Award from Chulalongkorn University for Best publication in Health Sciences Puthanakit T, Saphonn V, Ananworanich J, Kosalaraksa P, Hansudewechakul R, Vibol U, Kerr SJ, Kanjanavanit S, Ngampiyaskul C, Wongsawat J, Luesomboon W, Ngo- Giang-Huong N, Chettra K, Cheunyam T, Suwarnlerk T, Ubolyam S, Shearer WT, Paul R, Mofenson LM, Fox L, Law MG, Cooper DA, Phanuphak P, Vun MC, Ruxrungtham K; PREDICT Study Group. Early versus deferred antiretroviral therapy for children older than 1 year infected with HIV (PREDICT): a multicentre, randomised, open-label trial. Lancet Infect Dis. 2012 Dec;12(12):933-41.
• 2015 Thailand Research Fund Award for Pediatric HIV Research under research group of Professor Kiat Ruxrungtham’s research team
• 2017 Researcher Award from the Ratchadapisek Somphot Fund, Chulalongkorn University