Education
| 2021 | Doctor of Agricultural Science, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Japan (Supported by Monbukagakusho (MEXT) Scholarship, Japanese Government, Japan) |
| 2017 | MSc (Biotechnology), Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Thailand (Supported by Scholarship from Institutional Strengthening Program for MSc program, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Thailand) |
| 2013 | BSc (Food Science and Technology), King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, Thailand |
Training
| 2022-2023 | Research Assistant in Section for Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Thailand | |||||||||
| 2022 | Special Lecturer in course SCBT 306–307 (formerly SCBT308): Mycology and Mycology laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Thailand | |||||||||
| 2021 | International Training Workshop on Edible and Medicinal Mushroom Production Technology, Organized by Institute of Edible Fungi, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China | |||||||||
| 2017-2018 | Research Assistant in Section for Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Thailand | |||||||||
| 2017 | Research Assistant in Yeast Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University | |||||||||
| 2015 | Research student under Short Stay Short Visit (SSSV) Program at Yeast Genetic Resource Center / National BioResource Project (YGRC/NBRP), and ICBiotech, Osaka University, Japan | |||||||||
| 2014 | Teaching Assistance in course SCBT 308: Mycology, Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Thailand | |||||||||
| 2012 | Intern, Meat processing section under Industrial Cooperative Learning Program with CPF (Thailand) Public Co., Ltd. | |||||||||
| 2011 | Intern, Mushroom cultivation section, Muang Ngai Special Agricultural Project under the Patronage of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit, Chiang Mai | |||||||||
Research Interest
– Cultivation of Edible and Medicinal mushrooms
– Fungal genetics and Molecular biology
– Genetic engineering in mushrooms using homologous recombination, CRISPR/Cas9, CRISPR/Nickase, Cas9 Ribonucleoprotein (Cas9 RNP)
– Understand molecular mechanism of stress response in mushrooms
– Molecular breeding of mushroom, especially in oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus)
Publications
| From Scopus | https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57204441553 |
| From Orcid | https://orcid.org/my-orcid?orcid=0009-0008-5331-5467 |
| From Google Scholar | https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=1AAgg0IAAAAJ |
Selected publications
1. Boontawon T, Nakazawa T, Choi YJ, Ro HS, Oh M, Kawauchi M, Sakamoto M, Honda Y (2023) Double-gene targeting with pre-assembled Cas9 ribonucleoprotein for safe genome editing in the edible mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus. FEMS Microbiology Letter 370:fnad015. doi: 10.1093/femsle/fnad015. (Q3)
2. Boontawon T, Nakazawa T, Horii M, Tsuzuki M, Kawauchi M, Sakamoto M, Honda Y (2021) Functional analyses of Pleurotus ostreatus pcc1 and clp1 using CRISPR/Cas9. Fungal Genetic and Biology 154(2021):103599. doi: 10.1016/j.fgb.2021.103599. (Q2)
3. Boontawon T, Nakazawa T, Xu H, Kawauchi M, Sakamoto M, Honda Y (2021) Gene targeting using pre-assembled Cas9 ribonucleoprotein and split-marker recombination in Pleurotus ostreatus. FEMS Microbiology Letter 368(13):fnab080. doi: 10.1093/femsle/fnab080. (Q3)
4. Boontawon T, Nakazawa T, Inoue C, Osakabe K, Kawauchi M, Sakamoto M, Honda Y (2021) Efficient genome editing with CRISPR/Cas9 in Pleurotus ostreatus. AMB Express 11(1):30. doi:10.1186/s13568-021-01193-w. (Q2)
5. Rojanaporn D, Boontawon T, Chareonsirisuthigul T, Thanapanpanich O, Attaseth T, Saengwimol D, Anurathapan U, Sujirakul T, Kaewkhaw R, Hongeng S (2018) Spectrum of germline RB1 mutations and clinical manifestations in retinoblastoma patients from Thailand. Molecular Vision 24:778–788. (Q1)
6. Saengwimol D, Rojanaporn D, Chaitankar V, Chittavanich P, Aroonroch R, Boontawon T, Thammachote W, Jinawath N, Hongeng S, Kaewkhaw R (2018) A three-dimensional organoid model recapitulates tumorigenic aspects and drug responses of advanced human retinoblastoma. Scientific Reports 8(1):15664. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-34037-y. (Q1)
7. Boontawon T, Thitithanyanont A, Boonchird C (2015) Construction of recombinant Hansenula polymorpha for expression of the codon-optimized L1 major capsid protein of Human papillomavirus genotype 52. Proceeding in: The Thai Society for Biotechnology and International Conference 2015 (TSB2015). Mandarin Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand.
Grants, Awards and Recognition
| 2023 | Member, International Society for Medicinal Mushrooms (ISMM), Vancouver, Canada | |||||
| 2021 | Member, International Society for Mushrooms Science (ISMS) | |||||
| 2021 | Poster Presentation, ISMS e-congress 2021, Organized by ISMS | |||||
| 2021 | Invited speaker, SCBT 581 and SCBT 683 Biotechnology for Industry and Society Trends in Biotechnological Research, At Mahidol University, Thailand | |||||
| 2021 | Invited speaker, Genome-editing Technology Course, At Mae Fah Luang University, Thailand | |||||
| 2019 | Poster Presentation, Opening Ceremony of the Endowed Research Laboratory of Environmental Interface Technology of Filamentous Fungi, At Kyoto University, Japan | |||||
| 2019 | Oral Presentation, Asian Mycological Congress 2019 (AMC2019), Organized by The Mycological Society of Japan, At Mie Center of the Arts, Tsu, Japan | |||||
| 2019 | Organizer, Workshop on ‘(2nd) Genetic diversity and molecular breeding in cultivated mushrooms’ of the AMC2019, At Tsu, Japan | |||||
| 2018 | Participant, The 9th International Conference on Mushroom Biology and Mushroom Products (9ICMBMP), At Shanghai, China | |||||
| 2018 | Organizer, Workshop on ‘(1st) Genetic diversity and molecular breeding in cultivated mushrooms’ of the 9ICMBMP, At Shanghai, China | |||||
| 2018-2021 | The Japanese Government Scholarship (Monbukagakusho: MEXT) Scholarship for PhD program in Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Japan | |||||
| 2016 | Oral Presentation, Bangkok Yeast Genetic Meeting, At Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Thailand | |||||
| 2016 | Participant, Thailand-China Joint Seminar on Science and Technology for Mushroom, Organized by BIOTEC, NSTDA, At The Sukosol Bangkok Hotel, Thailand | |||||
| 2015 | Poster Presentation, The Thai Society for Biotechnology and International Conference 2015 (TSB2015), Organized by The Thai Society for Biotechnology, and Chulalongkorn University, At Mandarin Hotel Bangkok, Thailand | |||||
| 2015 | Mahidol University Scholarships for Postgraduate Students Exchange Program for an exchange research student under SSSV program, Osaka University, Japan | |||||
| 2013–2014 | Scholarship from Institutional Strengthening Program for MSc program, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Thailand | |||||
| 2014 | Participant, The 10th International Mycological Congress (IMC10), Organized by BIOTEC, NSTDA etc., At Queen Sirikit National Convention Center, Thailand | |||||
| 2008 | Certificate Distinction Commendation, in Australian National Chemistry Quiz by Royal Australian Chemistry Institute | |||||