Assistant Professor Dr. Santi Maneewatchararangsri is a member of the Department of Molecular Tropical Medicine and Genetics, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Thailand. He received B.Sc. in Medical Technology (honors) from Chiang Mai University in 2000 and his Ph.D. (Biomedical Sciences), Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Thammasat University, Thailand in 2007. He teaches M.Sc., and Ph.D. in Tropical Medicine international programme, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University. He has memberships of national professional academic organizations include Thai Academy of Science and Technology Foundation (TAST), Leptospirosis Club of Thailand, and Genetic Society of Thailand.