Dr. Wanlapa Lorliam is a Lecturer in the Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok, Thailand. She received her B.Sc. in Microbiology (2005) and M.Sc. in Applied Microbiology (2008) from King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, and her Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Natural Products from Chulalongkorn University in 2013. Her research focuses on microbial diversity, yeast biotechnology, and the valorization of agro-industrial by-products, with particular emphasis on oleaginous and carotenoid-producing yeasts, microbial starter cultures for Arabica coffee fermentation, lipase and xylitol production, and the development of functional foods from coffee pulp and coffee husk. She has published more than thirty peer-reviewed articles in international journals, including Scientific Reports, Food Bioscience, Fungal Biology Reviews, Polymer, and the International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. Her work on coffee innovation has received international recognition, including a Gold Medal at the 7th ICAN International Invention Innovation Competition (Toronto, 2022), a Gold Medal at the 49th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva (2024), and Silver and Bronze Prizes together with the NRCT Special Award at the Seoul International Invention Fair (SIIF 2025).
Dr. Wanlapa Lorliam is a Lecturer in the Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok, Thailand. She received her B.Sc. in Microbiology (2005) and M.Sc. in Applied Microbiology (2008) from King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, and her Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Natural Products from Chulalongkorn University in 2013. Her research focuses on microbial diversity, yeast biotechnology, and the valorization of agro-industrial by-products, with particular emphasis on oleaginous and carotenoid-producing yeasts, microbial starter cultures for Arabica coffee fermentation, lipase and xylitol production, and the development of functional foods from coffee pulp and coffee husk. She has published more than thirty peer-reviewed articles in international journals, including Scientific Reports, Food Bioscience, Fungal Biology Reviews, Polymer, and the International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. Her work on coffee innovation has received international recognition, including a Gold Medal at the 7th ICAN International Invention Innovation Competition (Toronto, 2022), a Gold Medal at the 49th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva (2024), and Silver and Bronze Prizes together with the NRCT Special Award at the Seoul International Invention Fair (SIIF 2025).