Panida Loutchanwoot was born on 2 October 1974 in Kanchanaburi province, Thailand. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology (Second class honors and medals) from Chiang Mai University, Thailand, in March 1995. She studied for a Master of Science in Biology at Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, and received her M.Sc. degree in June 1999. She then pursued a Doctor rerum naturalium in Systems Neuroscience Ph.D. program at Georg-August-University Goettingen, in cooperation with the International Max Planck Research School, and received her Ph.D. degree in November 2007. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Biology and has worked at the Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Mahasarakham University, Thailand, since June 2010. Research performed within her research group is directed at the investigation of steroid action in various regards. The actions of gonadal steroids in and outside the brain and in the reproductive neuroendocrine system are analyzed, and in particular, the actions of endocrine disruptors (EDs) are being investigated by the EURISKED consortium. Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators (SERMs) and Selective Androgen Modulators (SAMs) of plant and medicinal mushroom origin and purification of active compounds and their effects on the (aging) brain, reproductive neuroendocrine, cardiovascular, skeletal, and urogenital systems are investigated within the EUROESTROGENES and NRCT projects.