Chula Genomics Research Team successfully cracked the genetics codes of Thai people so that rare, chronic, and emerging infectious diseases can be accurately diagnosed, and effectively targeted while reducing public healthcare costs. Most recently, the team found the genetic factors in Thai people that contribute to the severity of COVID-19, as well many other genetic disorders.
A little over 20 years ago, a baby was brought to the Emergency Room in a coma and almost died. A pediatric specialist at the time discovered acidosis in the baby’s blood that led to a diagnosis of a rare genetic disease. Once the cause was diagnosed, the baby received the right treatment and gradually recovered.
“Now, that baby has already graduated a bachelor’s degree,” said Prof. Vorasuk Shotelersuk, M.D., a pediatric specialist on human genetics and rare disease, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, with a broad smile. “I was lucky to have studied the disease that the patient had. But not all physicians and patients would be this lucky all the time. We shouldn’t be at the mercy of fate, should we?”
thailand university ranking That event motivated Prof. Dr. Vorasuk to establish the Medical Genetic Division in 1999 to do research and develop a knowledge base in the diagnosis and care of genetic diseases. A Medical Genetics Clinic was also opened to care for patients with genetic diseases. These divisions have become the Molecular Genetics Research Unit and subsequently the Center of Excellence for Medical Genomics. The genomics research teams have a large body of genomics research and innovations that are recognized internationally.
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