รองศาสตราจารย์ ดร.นภชนก สเวนสัน

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Education Background

• 2010-2014 Ph.D. (Biomedical Science) Imperial College London
• 2007-2008 M.Sc. (Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering) University College London
• 2000-2004 B.Sc. (Biochemistry, First Honour) Kasetsart University

Area of Expertise

• Primary Cell Culture
• Aortic Valve Endothelial Cell Dysfunction
• Biomechanics and Biosensor

Research Interests

• Endothelial dysfunction and its health impact
• Biosensor for biomarkers of heart failure

Research focus

Examples of publications

1. Mongkoldhumrongkul N, Latif. N, Yacoub M, Chester A. (2016) Effect of Side-specific Valvular Shear Stress on the Content of Extracellular Matrix in Aortic Valves. Cardiovascular Engineering and Technology; DOI: 10.1007/s13239-016-0280-z
2. Mongkoldhumrongkul N, Yacoub M, Chester A. (2016) Valve Endothelial Cells – Not Just Any Old Endothelial Cells. Curr Vasc Pharmacol; 14:146-54.
3. Miragoli M, Yacoub M, El-Hamamsy I, Sanchez-Alonso J, Moshkov A, Mongkoldhumrongkul N, Padala M, Paramagurunathan S, Sarathchandra P, Korchev Y, Gorelik J, Chester A. (2014) Side Specific Mechanical Properties of Valve Endothelial Cells. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol; 307: H15-24
4. 4.Bartolovic, K., Mongkoldhumrongkul, N., Waddington, S., Jayasinghe, S. and Howe, S. (2010) The differentiation and engraftment potential of mouse hematopoietic stem cells is maintained after bio-electrospray. Analyst; 135: 157–164
5. Mongkoldhumrongkul, N., Swain, S., Jayasinghe, S. and Stürzenbaum, S. (2009) Bio-electrospraying the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans: studying whole-genome transcriptional responses and key life cycle parameters. J. R. Soc. Interface; 7: 595-601
6. Mongkoldhumrongkul, N., Best, S., Aarons, E. and Jayasinghe, S. N. (2009) Bio-electrospraying whole human blood: analyzing cellular viability at a molecular level. J Tissue Eng Regen Med; 3: 562–566.
7. Geach, T., Mongkoldhumrongkul, N., Zimmerman, L. and Jayasinghe, S. (2009) Bio-electrospraying living Xenopus tropicalis embryos: investigating the structural, functional and biological integrity of a model organism. Analyst; 134: 743–747
8. Mongkoldhumrongkul, N., Flanagan, J. M. and Jayasinghe. S. N. (2008) Direct jetting approaches for handling stem cells. Biomed. Mater; 4(1): 15018-15015
9. Wongtrakoongate, P., Mongkoldhumrongkul, N., Chaijan, S., Kamchonwongpaisan, S. and Tungpradabkul, S. (2007) Comparative proteomic profiles and the potential markers between Burkholderia pseudomallei and Burkholderia thailandensis. Molecular and Cellular Probes; 21(2): 81-91.

Research Grants

Lab Members

• Valve Endothelial Cell Characterisation
• Stem Cells for Tissue Engineering