Prof. Dr. Pornthap Thanonkeo is an Associate Professor in
the Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Technology, Khon Kaen University,
Thailand. He received his Bachelor's degree in Plant Sciences from the
Rajamangala University of Technology Tawan-ok, Bangpra Campus, Chonburi,
Thailand, in 1991, his Master's degree in Biotechnology from Chulalongkorn
University, Bangkok, Thailand, in 1995, and his Doctoral degree in Molecular
Biology from Ehime University, Ehime, Japan, in 2000. He has worked as a
lecturer and researcher at Khon Kaen University since 1996. His research
activities focus on the exploration and utilization of thermotolerant yeasts and
bacteria for ethanol and alcoholic beverage production, the application of
genetic manipulation for strain improvement, and the micropropagation and
production of bioactive compounds from medicinal plants in Thailand. He has
been a member of Thailand's Science and Technology Society and the Asian
Society of Natural Products.