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Last Updated: March 11, 2026

Day 1 Schedule (August 5, 2026)

07.30 – 08.30 Registration

08.30 – 09.00 Opening Ceremony
  • Emeritus Prof. M.R. Jisnuson Svasti
    (Honorary Advisor, Protein Society of Thailand)
  • Dr. Chantragan Phiphobmongkol
    (President, Protein Society of Thailand)
  • Prof. Wilert Puriwat
    (President of Chulalongkorn University)
  • Assoc. Researcher. Poorichaya Somparn
    (PST2026 Organizing Committee Chair, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University)
  • Group Photo

Mandarin A : Immunopeptidomics for Cancer Immunotherapy

Modulator : Dr. Michael Payne

09.00 – 09.40 Tenure Track Asst. Prof. Michal Bassani-Sternberg [Keynote Speaker]
Assoc. Prof. Michal Bassani-Sternberg
Keynote

Assoc. Prof. Michal Bassani-Sternberg

University of Lausanne (UNIL)

Department of oncology UNIL CHUV Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research Lausanne

Topic: From Discovery to Therapy: Overcoming Challenges in Neoantigen-Driven Cancer Immunotherapy.

09:40 – 10:10 Dr. KasidetManakongtreecheep  [Plenary Speaker]
Dr. Kasidet Manakongtreecheep
Plenary

Dr. Kasidet Manakongtreecheep

Harvard Medical School

Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Broad Institute of MIT

Topic: Sensitive direct detection of cancer antigens enabled by user-defined peptide libraries.

10:10 – 10:40 Senior. Researcher. Poorichaya Somparn  [Invited Speaker]
Senior. Researcher.  Poorichaya Somparn
Invited

Senior. Researcher. Poorichaya Somparn

Chulalongkorn University

Research Affairs, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University

Topic: Mass Spectrometry-Based Profiling of Personalized Immunopeptidomes in Thai Renal Cell Carcinoma.

10:50 – 11:20 Coffee Break and Exhibition

11:20 – 11:40 Asst. Prof. Sira Sriswasdi [Invited Speaker]
Asst. Prof. Sira Sriswasdi 
Invited

Asst. Prof. Sira Sriswasdi 

Chulalongkorn University

Research Affairs, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University

Topic: Improving peptide-HLA immunogenicity prediction with protein structure-informed deep learning.

11:40 – 11:55 Asst. Prof. Parunya Chaiyawat [Invited Speaker]
Asst. Prof. Parunya Chaiyawat
Invited

Asst. Prof. Parunya Chaiyawat

Chiang Mai University

Center of Multidisciplinary Technology for Advanced Medicine, Faculty of Medicine

Topic: Neoantigen Discovery in Thailand Building a Path Toward Precision Immunotherapy.

11:55 – 12:35 Sponsored by Bang Trading

12.35 – 13.30 Buffet Lunch

Parallel Sessions

13:30 – 14:00 Parallel Sessions

Mandarin A : Theme : Protein Modification and Cell signaling
Modulator : Asst. Prof. Sekkarin Ploypetch & Dr. Teeranai Ittiudomrak

Prof. Atsushi Kuno
Plenary

Prof. Atsushi Kuno

National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan

National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan

Topic: Lowering Barriers to Glycan Analysis: Mining Clinically High-Value Protein.

Mandarin B : Theme : Synthetic and Chemical Biology
Modulator : Dr. Chayasith Uttamapinant

Assoc. Prof. Sierin Lim
Plenary

Assoc. Prof. Sierin Lim

School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU).

School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU).

Topic: Protein Materials for Human Health.

14.00 – 14.30 Parallel Sessions

Mandarin A : Theme : Protein Modification and Cell signaling
Modulator : Asst. Prof. Sekkarin Ploypetch & Dr. Teeranai Ittiudomrak

Asst. Prof. Naphat Chantaravisoot
Invited

Asst. Prof. Naphat Chantaravisoot

Chulalongkorn University

Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University

Topic: Decoding Tumor Aggressiveness Through Phosphoproteomics: Convergent mTORC2 Signaling in Cancers.

Mandarin B : Theme : Synthetic and Chemical Biology
Modulator : Dr. Chayasith Uttamapinant

Asst. Prof. Alisa Tubsuwan
Invited

Asst. Prof. Alisa Tubsuwan

Mahidol University

Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Mahidol University

Topic: Proximity Labeling Identifies HSPB1 as a Stabilizing Partner of Transferrin Receptor 2 in Erythroid Cells.

14:30 – 14:50 Selected Oral Presentations

Mandarin A : Theme : Protein Modification and Cell signaling
Modulator : Asst. Prof. Sekkarin Ploypetch & Dr. Teeranai Ittiudomrak

Selected Oral Presentation 1
(20min: talk 15 and Q&A 5min)

Mandarin B : Theme : Synthetic and Chemical Biology
Modulator : Dr. Chayasith Uttamapinant

Selected Oral Presentation 2
(20min: talk 15 and Q&A 5min)

14:50– 15.50 Coffee Break & Exhibition & Poster Session (Odd number)

15.50 – 16.20 Parallel Sessions

Mandarin A : Theme : Protein Modification and Cell signaling
Modulator : Asst. Prof. Sekkarin Ploypetch & Dr. Teeranai Ittiudomrak

Asst. Prof. Chatchai Phoomak
Invited

Asst. Prof. Chatchai Phoomak

Chulalongkorn University

Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University

Topic: Uncovering N-Linked Glycosylation Drivers in Lung Cancer Through Whole-Genome CRISPR-Cas9 Screening.

Mandarin B : Theme : Synthetic and Chemical Biology
Modulator : Dr. Chayasith Uttamapinant

Asst. Prof. Pakpoom Subsoontorn
Invited

Asst. Prof. Pakpoom Subsoontorn

Naresuan University

Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medical Science, Naresuan University

Topic: Systems and synthetic biology of bacterial conjugation.

16.20 – 16.50 Parallel Sessions

Mandarin A : Theme : Protein Modification and Cell signaling
Modulator : Asst. Prof. Sekkarin Ploypetch & Dr. Teeranai Ittiudomrak

Dr. Nattawadee Panyain
Invited

Dr. Nattawadee Panyain

Mahidol University

Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Mahidol University

Topic: To Be Determined.

Mandarin B : Theme : Synthetic and Chemical Biology
Modulator : Dr. Chayasith Uttamapinant

Dr. Suppachai Srisantitham 
Invited

Dr. Suppachai Srisantitham 

Chulalongkorn University

Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University

Topic: De novo design of (metallo) proteins using machine-learning guided tools.

16.50 – 17.10 Parallel Sessions

Mandarin A : Theme : Protein Modification and Cell signaling
Modulator : Asst. Prof. Sekkarin Ploypetch & Dr. Teeranai Ittiudomrak

Selected Oral Presentation 3

Mandarin B : Theme : Synthetic and Chemical Biology
Modulator : Dr. Chayasith Uttamapinant

Dr. Nathchar Naowarojna
Invited

Dr. Nathchar Naowarojna

Rajabhat Sakon Nakhon University

Faculty of Science and Technology, Rajabhat Sakon Nakhon University

Topic: A Structural and Evolutionary Study on Convergently Evolved Cysteate Synthases in Sulfonolipid Biosynthesis.

Day 2 Schedule (August 6, 2026)

07.30 – 09.00 Registration

Mandarin A: Theme

09.00 – 09.40 Prof. Richard Simpson  [Keynote Speaker]
Prof. Richard Simpson
Keynote

Prof. Richard Simpson

La Trobe University, Australia

La trobe University, Melbourne Australia

Topic: To Be Determined.

09:40 – 10:10 Prof. Chun-Jung Chen [Keynote Speaker]
Prof. Chun-Jung Chen
Plenary

Prof. Chun-Jung Chen

National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center Hsinchu, Taiwan

National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center Hsinchu, Taiwan

Topic: To Be Determined.

10.10 – 10:30 Assoc. Prof. Varodom Charoensawan [Invited Speaker]
Assoc. Prof. Varodom Charoensawan
Invited

Assoc. Prof. Varodom Charoensawan

Mahidol University

Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University

Topic: Characterisation of context-specific gene expression using multimodal transctiptomics.

10:30 – 11:00 Coffee/Tea Break and Exhibition

11:00 – 11:30 Prof. Waranyoo phoolcharoen [Invited Speaker]
Prof. Waranyoo Phoolcharoen
Invited

Prof. Waranyoo Phoolcharoen

Chulalongkorn University

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chulalongkorn University

Topic: Green Biomanufacturing: Plant-Produced Antibodies as Next-Generation Biologics.

11:30 – 12:00 Prof. Yu-Ju Chen [Invited Speaker]
Prof. Yu-Ju Chen
Invited

Prof. Yu-Ju Chen

Taiwan University

Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taiwan

Topic: To Be Determined.

12:00 – 12:30 Sponsored by P. Intertrade

12.30 – 13.30 Buffet Lunch

Parallel Sessions

13:30 – 14:00 Parallel Sessions

Mandarin A : Theme :
Modulator : Dr. Nattawadee Panyain & Asst. Prof. Chatchai Phoomak

Asst. Prof. Sekkarin Ploypetch
Invited

Asst. Prof. Sekkarin Ploypetch

Mahidol University

Department of Clinical Sciences and Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Mahidol University

Topic: Salivary Omics for Precision Oncology: From Proteomic Discovery to Therapeutic Monitoring in Canine Oral Tumors.

Mandarin B : Theme : Computational and AI
Modulator : Asst. Prof. Sira Sriswasdi & Senior. Researcher Parunya Chaiyawat

Assoc. Prof.  Duangdao Wichadakul 
Invited

Assoc. Prof.  Duangdao Wichadakul 

Chulalongkorn University

Department of Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University

Topic: To Be Determined.

14:00 – 14:30 Parallel Sessions

Mandarin A : Theme :
Modulator : Dr. Nattawadee Panyain & Asst. Prof. Chatchai Phoomak

Assoc. Prof. Usa Boonyuen

Mahidol University

Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Department of Molecular Tropical Medicine and Genetics

Topic: Resolving functional diversity of G6PD variants: Integrating protein structure, enzymology, and translational diagnostics.

Mandarin B : Theme : Computational and AI
Modulator : Asst. Prof. Sira Sriswasdi & Senior. Researcher Parunya Chaiyawat

Prof. Chatchai Tayapiwatana 
Invited

Prof. Chatchai Tayapiwatana 

Chiang Mai University

Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Chiang Mai University

Topic: CD147 as a Target for Antibody Therapy Beyond Molecular Dynamics Simulations and AI Applications.

14:30 – 14:50 Parallel Sessions

Mandarin A : Theme :
Modulator : Dr. Nattawadee Panyain & Asst. Prof. Chatchai Phoomak

Selected Oral Presentation 4

Mandarin B : Theme : Computational and AI
Modulator : Asst. Prof. Sira Sriswasdi & Senior. Researcher Parunya Chaiyawat

Selected Oral Presentation 5

14.50 – 15:50 Coffee Break, Exhibition and Poster Session (Even number)
15.50 – 16.20 Parallel Sessions

Mandarin A : Theme :
Modulator : Dr. Nattawadee Panyain & Asst. Prof. Chatchai Phoomak

Assoc. Prof. Natapol Pornputtapong
Invited

Assoc. Prof. Natapol Pornputtapong

Chulalongkorn University

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chulalongkorn University

Topic: Quality by design for transient RBD-Fc fusion protein production in Chinese hamster ovary cells.

Mandarin B : Theme : Computational and AI
Modulator : Asst. Prof. Sira Sriswasdi & Senior. Researcher Parunya Chaiyawat

Asst. Prof. Patanachai Limpikirati
Invited

Asst. Prof. Patanachai Limpikirati

Chulalongkorn University

Department of Food and Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Chulalongkorn University

Topic: Mass Spectrometry-Driven Epitope Mapping: Application of Diethylpyrocarbonate Covalent Labeling for the Immunotherapeutic Target Programmed Cell Death Protein 1.

16:20 – 16:40 Parallel Sessions

Mandarin A : Theme :
Modulator : Dr. Nattawadee Panyain & Asst. Prof. Chatchai Phoomak

Selected Oral Presentation 6

Mandarin B : Theme : Computational and AI
Modulator : Asst. Prof. Sira Sriswasdi & Senior. Researcher Parunya Chaiyawat

Selected Oral Presentation 7

16:40 – 17:10 Parallel Sessions

Mandarin A : Theme :
Modulator : Dr. Nattawadee Panyain & Asst. Prof. Chatchai Phoomak

Assoc. Prof. Panu Pimviriyakul

Kasetsart University

Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science

Topic: Engineering of Flavin-dependent enzymes for efficient catalysis.

Mandarin B : Theme : Computational and AI
Modulator : Asst. Prof. Sira Sriswasdi & Senior. Researcher Parunya Chaiyawat

Assoc. Prof. Kiattawee Choowongkomon
Invited

Assoc. Prof. Kiattawee Choowongkomon

Kasetsart University

Department of Biochemistry. Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University

Topic: Target, Block, Detect: A Multifaceted Approach to Antibody Application in Medicine and Agriculture.

Day 3 Schedule (August 7, 2026)

07.30 – 09.00 Registration

Mandarin A : Theme

Modurator : Dr. Nattawadee Panyain

09.00 – 09.40 Prof. Lindsay K Pino [Keynote Speaker]
Prof. Lindsay K Pino
Keynote

Prof. Lindsay K Pino

Talus Bioscience, USA

Talus Bioscience, Inc. Washington, Seattle, USA

Topic: Proteomics to Drive Drug Discovery Through Direct Measurement of Transcriptional Regulation.

09:40 – 10:20 Dr. Deanpen Japrung [Invited Speaker]
Dr. Deanpen Japrung
Invited

Dr. Deanpen Japrung

National Nanotechnology Center (NANOTECH)

Director of Strategic Research Initiatives, National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA)

Topic: The Single-Molecule Revolution: Decoding Protein Complexity and Sequencing with Nanopore Technology.

10.00 – 10:30 Prof. Siwanon Jirawatnotai [Invited Speaker]
Prof. Siwanon Jirawatnotai
Invited

Prof. Siwanon Jirawatnotai

Mahidol University

Department of Pharmacology, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University

Topic: Targeting KRAS Oncogenic Addiction in Cholangiocarcinomav.

10:30 – 11:00 Coffee/Tea Break and PST Meeting

11.00 – 11.30 Assoc. Prof. Vorrapon Chaikeeratisak [Invited Speaker]
Assoc. Prof. Vorrapon Chaikeeratisak 
Invited

Assoc. Prof. Vorrapon Chaikeeratisak 

Chulalongkorn University

Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University

Topic: Mechanism of Pre-Killing (MOK): Unlocking Phage Infection Biology for Antimicrobial Discovery.

12:00 – 12:30 Sponsored by Sci Spec

12.30 – 13.30 Buffet Lunch

13:30 – 14:00 Asst. Prof. Arnatchai Maiuthed [Invited Speaker]
Asst. Prof. Arnatchai Maiuthed
Invited

Asst. Prof. Arnatchai Maiuthed

Mahidol University

Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mahidol University

Topic: Unveiling Therapeutic Targets: A Proteomic Approach to Drug Discovery.

14:00 – 14:40 Coffee/Tea Break and Exhibition

14:40 – 15:00 Asst. Prof. Puey Ounjai [Invited Speaker]
Asst. Prof. Puey Ounjai
Invited

Asst. Prof. Puey Ounjai

Mahidol University

Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University

Topic: Cryo-EM and the New Era of Structural Biology.

15:00 – 15:30 PST Outstanding Scientist Award Ceremony

15:30 – 16:00 PST Outstanding Scientist Award Ceremony

16:00 – 16.30 Oral Award / Poster Award and Closing Ceremony PST2026 Announcement

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