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Assoc.Prof.Dr. Voravuth Somsak
(รศ.ดร.วรวุฒิ สมศักดิ์)
School of Allied Health Sciences (สำนักวิชาสหเวชศาสตร์)
Research Excellence Center for Innovation and Health Products (ศูนย์ความเป็นเลิศด้านนวัตกรรมและผลิตภัณฑ์เพื่อสุขภาพ)
Email voravuth.so@wu.ac.th
Scopus h-index 11 ( Last updated on 01/05/2026 ) 35 Records Export
Document Title | Authors | Year | Citations (Scopus) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment of Antioxidant Functions of Food Using Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectrometry: Verification Using Vinegar Samples | Hiroshi Abe, Ken Ichiro Matsumoto, Akira Fujii, Jitbanjong Tangpong, Megumi Ueno, Voravuth Somsak, Masanobu Nagano, Minako Nyui, Hiroko P. Indo, Ikuo Nakanishi, Hideyuki J. Majima | 2026 | 0 |
| Evaluating the Antiplasmodial Activity of Picrasma javanica Stem Bark Extract and Its Synergy With Artesunate in Rodent Malaria Models | Sakaewan Ounjaijean, Voravuth Somsak | 2025 | 0 |
| The Development and Evaluation of the Application for Assessing the Fall Risk Factors and the Suggestion to Prevent Falls in Older Adults | Charupa Lektip, Jiraphat Nawarat, Lynette Mackenzie, Voravuth Somsak, Nipaporn Wannaprom, Wiroj Jiamjarasrangsi, Charlee Kaewrat, Chadapa Rungruangbaiyok | 2025 | 2 |
| Enhanced Antimalarial Efficacy of Annona muricata Leaf Extract Combined With Artesunate, Chloroquine, and Pyrimethamine in Plasmodium berghei–Infected ICR Mice | Rachasak Boonhok, Voravuth Somsak, Orawan Sarakul | 2025 | 0 |
| Phytochemical Content, Antioxidant and α-Glucosidase Inhibitory Activities of Gynostemma pentaphyllum and Gymnema inodorum Extracts | Muhammad Hassnain Haideri, Wiritphon Khiaolaongam, Kongsak Boonyapranai, Sakaewan Ounjaijean, Voravuth Somsak, Titi Phanjaroen | 2024 | 1 |
| Antibacterial, Antibiofilm, and Antioxidant Activities of Aqueous Crude Gymnema inodorum Leaf Extract against Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium | Sakaewan Ounjaijean, Morteza Saki, Voravuth Somsak, Chonticha Romyasamit, Watcharapong Mitsuwan | 2024 | 10 |
| Potential of traditional medicines in alleviating COVID-19 symptoms | Takafumi Ichikawa, Yoshimasa Kitagawa, Hiroshi Ichikawa, Lunla Udomwech, Veeranoot Nissapatorn, Jitbanjong Tangpong, Moragot Chatatikun, Motoki Imai, Atthaphong Phongphithakchai, Suriyan Sukati, Voravuth Somsak, Fumitaka Kawakami, Makoto Kubo, Hiroko P. Indo, Wiyada Kwanhian Klangbud, Orawan Sarakul, Hideyuki J. Majima | 2024 | 4 |
| The Roles of Mitochondria in Human Being’s Life and Aging | Hiroshi Abe, Hisashi J. Beppu, Takafumi Ichikawa, Nurdina Charong, Ken Ichiro Matsumoto, Hiroshi Ichikawa, Lunla Udomwech, Sachiyo Nomura, Jitbanjong Tangpong, Moragot Chatatikun, Motoki Imai, Atthaphong Phongphithakchai, Suriyan Sukati, Voravuth Somsak, Fumitaka Kawakami, Makoto Kubo, Takuro Kanekura, Hiroko P. Indo, Ikuo Nakanishi, Yoshikazu Yonei, Yukiko Minamiyama, Hideyuki J. Majima | 2024 | 1 |
| In Vivo Antimalarial Activity of Cyperus rotundus and Its Combination with Dihydroartemisinin against Plasmodium berghei | Charupa Lektip, Sakaewan Ounjaijean, Voravuth Somsak | 2024 | 3 |
| The cytoprotective effect of Gymnema inodorum leaf extract against hypoxia-induced cardiomyocytes injury | Sarawut Kumphune, Sirirat Surinkaew, Rachasak Boonhok, Voravuth Somsak, Dali Sun, Nateelak Kooltheat | 2024 | 4 |
| Exploring the Antimalarial Potential of Gnetum gnemon Leaf Extract Against Plasmodium berghei in Mice | Sakaewan Ounjaijean, Voravuth Somsak | 2024 | 1 |
| Synergistic antimalarial treatment of Plasmodium berghei infection in mice with dihydroartemisinin and Gymnema inodorum leaf extract | Sakaewan Ounjaijean, Voravuth Somsak | 2023 | 9 |
| Gymnema inodorum Leaf Extract Improves Cardiac Function in Experimental Mice Infected with Plasmodium Berghei | Rujikorn Rattanatham, Worakan Boonhoh, Sakaewan Ounjaijean, Voravuth Somsak, Sirirat Surinkaew | 2023 | 5 |
| Mitochondrial oxidative stress, mitochondrial ROS storms in long COVID pathogenesis | Kunwadee Noonong, Takafumi Ichikawa, Manas Kotepui, Yoshimasa Kitagawa, Hiroshi Ichikawa, Lunla Udomwech, Rahni Hossain, Veeranoot Nissapatorn, Jitbanjong Tangpong, Moragot Chatatikun, Sirirat Surinkaew, Chanittha Noothong, Motoki Imai, Suriyan Sukati, Voravuth Somsak, Kingkan Bunluepuech, Fumitaka Kawakami, Makoto Kubo, Takuro Kanekura, Wiyada Kwanhian Klangbud, Hiroko P. Indo, Aman Tedasen, Hideyuki J. Majima | 2023 | 35 |
| Deferiprone-Resveratrol Hybrid, an Iron-Chelating Compound, Acts as an Antimalarial and Hepatoprotective Agent in Plasmodium berghei -Infected Mice | Jetsada Ruangsuriya, Voravuth Somsak, Chuchard Punsawad, Pimpisid Koonyosying, Yongmin Ma, Hataichanok Chuljerm, Supawadee Maneekesorn, Somdet Srichairatanakool | 2022 | 7 |
| Effect of Allicin and Artesunate Combination Treatment on Experimental Mice Infected with Plasmodium berghei | Sakaewan Ounjaijean, Voravuth Somsak | 2022 | 5 |
| Effects of Gymnema inodorum Leaf Extract on the Alteration of Blood Coagulation Parameters and Platelet Count in Plasmodium berghei -Infected Mice | Kongsak Boonyapranai, Voravuth Somsak, Suriyan Sukati, Orawan Sarakul | 2022 | 5 |
| Interleukin-1β and Interferon-γ are Associated with Malaria-Induced Hypoinsulinemic Hypoglycemia in Plasmodium berghei Anka-Infected Mice | Rujikorn Rattanatham, Voravuth Somsak | 2022 | 0 |
| Sponges (Porifera: Spongillida) as ecological indicators for parasitic protozoans Cryptosporidium and Giardia infective stages in freshwater ecosystems | Frederick R. Masangkay, Giovanni D. Milanez, Manas Kotepui, Jitbanjong Tangpong, Renata Manconi, Voravuth Somsak, Panagiotis Karanis | 2022 | 9 |
| The Potential Role of Gymnema inodorum Leaf Extract Treatment in Hematological Parameters in Mice Infected with Plasmodium berghei | Sakaewan Ounjaijean, Suriyan Sukati, Voravuth Somsak, Orawan Sarakul | 2021 | 12 |
| Protective Effects of Gymnema inodorum Leaf Extract on Plasmodium berghei -Induced Hypoglycemia, Dyslipidemia, Liver Damage, and Acute Kidney Injury in Experimental Mice | Rujikorn Rattanatham, Kongsak Boonyapranai, Sirirat Surinkaew, Voravuth Somsak | 2021 | 7 |
| Anti-malarial and anti-lipid peroxidation activities of deferiprone-resveratrol hybrid in plasmodium berghei-infected mice | Voravuth Somsak, Pimpisid Koonyosying, Yongmin Ma, Hataichanok Chuljerm, Supawadee Maneekesorn, Somdet Srichairatanakool | 2021 | 12 |
| Evaluation of Antimalarial Potential of Aqueous Crude Gymnema Inodorum Leaf Extract against Plasmodium berghei Infection in Mice | Sakaewan Ounjaijean, Chonticha Romyasamit, Voravuth Somsak | 2021 | 11 |
| Combination of zingerone and dihydroartemisinin presented synergistic antimalarial activity against Plasmodium berghei infection in BALB/c mice as in vivo model | Sakaewan Ounjaijean, Voravuth Somsak | 2020 | 10 |
| Kaempferol Addition Increases the Antimalarial Activity of Artesunate in Experimental Mice | Suchanan Sae-Lao, Sakaewan Ounjaijean, Voravuth Somsak, Nattida Benjasak | 2020 | 8 |
| Multi-spatial contamination of environmental aquatic matrices with Cryptosporidium: a climate, health, and regulatory framework for the Philippines | Frederick R. Masangkay, Giovanni D. Milanez, Manas Kotepui, Jitbanjong Tangpong, Voravuth Somsak, Panagiotis Karanis | 2020 | 15 |
| Waterborne protozoan pathogens in environmental aquatic biofilms: Implications for water quality assessment strategies | Frederick R. Masangkay, Giovanni D. Milanez, Manas Kotepui, Jitbanjong Tangpong, Voravuth Somsak, Amalia Tsiami, Freida Z. Hapan, Panagiotis Karanis | 2020 | 23 |
| First report of Cryptosporidium hominis in a freshwater sponge | Frederick R. Masangkay, Giovanni D. Milanez, Manas Kotepui, Jitbanjong Tangpong, Voravuth Somsak, Amalia Tsiami, Panagiotis Karanis | 2020 | 10 |
| Preliminary study on hepatoprotective activity of aqueous crude extract of allium ascalonicum against ethanol-induced liver injury in mice†1 | Sakaewan Ounjaijean, Voravuth Somsak | 2020 | 5 |
| Acanthamoeba species isolated from Philippine freshwater systems: epidemiological and molecular aspects | Giovanni D. Milanez, Frederick R. Masangkay, Manas Kotepui, Jitbanjong Tangpong, Joseph D. Dionisio, Voravuth Somsak, Patrick Scheid, Panagiotis Karanis | 2020 | 25 |
| Detection of Acanthamoeba spp. In two major water reservoirs in the Philippines | Giovanni Milanez, Frederick Masangkay, Manas Kotepui, Joseph Santiago, Jitbanjong Tangpong, Frieda Hapan, Jeffrey Soriano, Voravuth Somsak, Thea Bencito, Marcus Lopez, Louella Lizarondo, Amalia Tsiami, Abdee Ascaño, Panagiotis Karanis | 2020 | 17 |
| Hypoglycemia induced by Plasmodium berghei infection is prevented by treatment with Tinospora crispa stem extract | Sakaewan Ounjaijean, Sukanya Chachiyo, Voravuth Somsak | 2019 | 9 |
| Antimalarial Activity of Tinospora baenzigeri against Plasmodium berghei- Infected Mice | Sakaewan Ounjaijean, Manas Kotepui, Voravuth Somsak | 2019 | 6 |
| Occurrence and the first report of Naegleria australiensis presence in a major lake in the Philippines | Giovanni Milanez, Frederick Masangkay, Manas Kotepui, Jitbanjong Tangpong, Voravuth Somsak, Panagiotis Karanis | 2019 | 18 |
| Prevalence of malarial recurrence and hematological alteration following the initial drug regimen: A retrospective study in Western Thailand | Manas Kotepui, Nuoil Phiwklam, Voravuth Somsak, Chuchard Punsawad, Kwuntida Uthaisar Kotepui, Bhukdee Phunphuech | 2019 | 11 |
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1) การเพิ่มฤทธิ์ต้านมาลาเรียโดยการใช้ร่วมกันของ artesunate และ kaempferol ในหนูทดลอง (WU-IRG-62-022)
Project Leader: Assoc.Prof.Dr. Voravuth Somsak (รศ.ดร.วรวุฒิ สมศักดิ์)
Researchers:
Department: School of Allied Health Sciences (สำนักวิชาสหเวชศาสตร์)
Funding Agency Type: ทุนภายในสถาบัน
Duration: 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2019
Status: In process (อยู่ระหว่างดำเนินการ)
Project Detail
การเพิ่มฤทธิ์ต้านมาลาเรียโดยการใช้ร่วมกันของ artesunate และ kaempferol ในหนูทดลอง (WU-IRG-62-022)
Project Leader: Assoc.Prof.Dr. Voravuth Somsak (รศ.ดร.วรวุฒิ สมศักดิ์)
Researchers:
Department: School of Allied Health Sciences (สำนักวิชาสหเวชศาสตร์)
Funding Agency Type: ทุนภายในสถาบัน
Duration: 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2019
Status: In process (อยู่ระหว่างดำเนินการ)
Project Leader: Asst.Prof.Dr. Rujikorn Rattanatham (ผศ.ดร.รุจิกรณ์ รัตนธรรม)
Researchers: Assoc.Prof.Dr. Voravuth Somsak (รศ.ดร.วรวุฒิ สมศักดิ์)
Department: School of Allied Health Sciences (สำนักวิชาสหเวชศาสตร์)
Funding Agency Type: ทุนภายในสถาบัน
Duration: 01/08/2020 - 31/07/2021
Status: Published (เผยแพร่โครงการแล้ว)
Project Detail
Interferon-gamma and interleukin-1 levels associated with hypoglycemia induced by Plasmodium berghei infection in experimental mice (WU-IRG-63-076)
Project Leader: Asst.Prof.Dr. Rujikorn Rattanatham (ผศ.ดร.รุจิกรณ์ รัตนธรรม)
Researchers: Assoc.Prof.Dr. Voravuth Somsak (รศ.ดร.วรวุฒิ สมศักดิ์)
Department: School of Allied Health Sciences (สำนักวิชาสหเวชศาสตร์)
Funding Agency Type: ทุนภายในสถาบัน
Duration: 01/08/2020 - 31/07/2021
Status: Published (เผยแพร่โครงการแล้ว)
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Biography
I am a renowned scientist, musician, and performer known for my groundbreaking research in malaria, my expertise in biochemistry and molecular biology, and my passion for music.
Born and raised in a small town, I displayed an early aptitude for science and music. I pursued my academic interests with zeal, earning a Doctor's degree in Biochemistry from Chiang Mai University. During my graduate studies, I became fascinated by the intricate mechanisms of diseases and the potential for scientific research to make a difference in global health.
Driven by a desire to contribute to the fight against infectious diseases, I pursued a Ph.D. in Molecular Biology, specializing in malaria research. My groundbreaking work focused on developing a mouse model for studying the pathogenesis of malaria, aiming to unravel the complex interactions between the parasite and the host system. My research has shed light on key molecular pathways involved in malaria infection and has paved the way for the development of novel therapeutic interventions.
In addition to my scientific pursuits, I am also a talented musician. I began playing the guitar at a young age and quickly developed a passion for music. Throughout my academic career, I found solace and inspiration in music, using it as a creative outlet to unwind from the rigors of research. My soulful voice and skilled guitar playing have captivated audiences at local coffee shops and intimate venues, earning my recognition as a talented singer-songwriter.
Today, I continue to balance my dual passions for science and music. As a respected researcher in the field of malaria, I remain committed to advancing our understanding of infectious diseases and finding innovative solutions to combat them. At the same time, I continue to share my love for music with the world, using my talents to uplift and inspire others.
Education
Degree: ปริญญาตรี
Major: วิทยาศาสตรบัณฑิต
Institution: มหาวิทยาลัยเชียงใหม่
Country: ไทย
Year of study: 2541 - 2545
Degree: ปริญญาโท
Major: วิทยาศาสตรมหาบัณฑิต
Institution: มหาวิทยาลัยเชียงใหม่
Country: ไทย
Year of study: 2545 - 2548
Degree: ปริญญาเอก
Major: วิทยาศาสตรดุษฏีบัณฑิต
Institution: มหาวิทยาลัยเชียงใหม่
Country: ไทย
Year of study: 2545 - 2548
Expertise
Name: Malaria and Biochemistry
Type: เทคโนโลยีชีวภาพ/ชีววิทยา
Name: Clinical Chemistry
Type: แพทย์/พยาบาล/เภสัชกร/สาธารณสุข
Name: Antimalarial research
Type: วิจัยและพัฒนา
Interest
Name: Biochemistry, Molecular Genetics, Malaria
Type: แพทย์/พยาบาล/เภสัชกร/สาธารณสุข
Name: Antimalarial research
Type: วิจัยและพัฒนา