Benjaporn Kiatpakdee, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Senior Researcher Level 1
We uses a thalassemic mouse model to clarify the pathophysiology of thalassemia and find novel therapies for thalassemia patients.
Tel: 66 (0) 2441-9003 – 7 Ext. 1312, 1357
Email: benjaporn.kia
mahidol.ac.th
Ph.D. (Molecular Medicine), Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, 2020
D.V.M. (Veterinary Science), Chulalongkorn University, 2015
November 2020-October 2022, Postdoctoral Researcher, Thalassemia Researcher Center, Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Mahidol University.
Professional Certificate of Veterinary Medicine Class I, Veterinary Council Thailand.
Laboratory Animal Use Certificate, Institute of Animals for Scientific Purpose Development (IAD).
Benjaporn research focuses on using a thalassemic mouse model to study the pathophysiology of thalassemia, including the effect of iron overload on muscle function and pathology, and to find novel therapies like improving the conditioning regimen for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation with alternative drugs.
1. Kiatpakdee B, Sato K, Otsuka Y, Arashiki N, Chen Y, Tsumita T, et al. Cholesterol-binding protein TSPO2 coordinates maturation and proliferation of terminally differentiating erythroblasts. J Biol Chem [Internet]. 2020;295(23):8048–63. Available from:
