Dr. Watip Tangjittipokin currently works as an associate professor at the Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand. She earned a Ph.D. in Immunology from Mahidol University, Thailand, and was a research fellow at Joslin Diabetes Center, USA. She is interested in the pathogenesis of diabetes. Her research interests are in the roles of genetics and genomics in the pathogenesis of diseases and particularly in the immunogenetics of gestational diabetes mellitus, the molecular genetics of type 1 diabetes, and the immunity of diabetes in various types. Her projects have dealt with the influence of genes and variants on autoimmune diseases, inflammation, and immune cells. She hopes to improve disease prediction, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment, particularly for diabetic patients, and to create knowledge that will enable skilled personnel to carry out research related to diabetes.