Faculty of Oriental Medicines, Rangsit University
Paholyotin Road, Muang-Aek
Patumtani 12000, Thailand
E-mail: kraisintu@yahoo.com

Academic Status

Honorary Dean of Faculty of Oriental Medicines, Rangsit University

Educational Background
1981: Ph.D. (Pharmaceutical Chemistry) University of Bath, U.K.
1978: M.Sc.(Pharmaceutical Analysis) Strathclyde University, U.K.
1975: B.A. (Pharmacy) Chiangmai University

Professional Experiences include:

• Pharmaceutical Consultant to the humanitarian projects on the transfer of technology in the local production of antimalarial and antiretroviral drugs in Senegal, Gambia, Burkina Faso, Mali, Gabon, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Uganda, Burundi and Zambia.
• Director of Research and Development Institute, Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO), Ministry of Public Health, Thailand, 2002 – 2007
• Visiting Professor, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ubon Rajathanee University
• Visiting Professor of Oriental Medicines at Harbin Institute of Technology, China.
• Founder of Specialized Unit for Research and Development of Herbal Medicines and a Manufacturing Facility at Harbin Institute of Technology in China.

Awards include

• Ramon Magsaysay Award in Public Service, 2009
• Global Scientific Award by The Letten Foundation as recognition of outstanding scientific contribution in the field of HIV/AIDS, 2004
• A Gold Medal at Eureka 50th World Exhibition of Innovation, Research and New Technology, Brussels, Belgium, 2001

Publications

• Quality Assurance and Control of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and more than 100 articles on different themes and aspects of pharmaceutical industry.
• Gypsy Pharmacist, books series in Thai language documented working journeys to save millions of life in Africa, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania and West African countries.
• A Thai book on the “Legend of Thai Traditional Herbal Medicines”(co-written), 2009. (The stories of her life, work and experience have been published and televised in different Thai and foreign media.)