Dr. Jittima Luckanagul

Jittima Amie Luckanagul is currently an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chulalongkorn University. She has been recognized by public and private agencies, for example, Thai FDA, as a Professional Consultant for The Institute for the Promotion of Health Product Innovation and Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI) for Cosmetic Products’ Technical Committee. She is an active member of three research units, including (1) The Center of Excellence in Plant-Produced Pharmaceuticals, (2) The Center of Excellence in Natural Products for Ageing and Chronic Diseases, and (3) The Center of Excellence in Biomaterial Engineering for Medical and Health Research. She received her Ph.D. in Chemistry and Biochemistry from University of South Carolina (UofSC) in 2014. Throughout her doctoral training, she gained intensive interdisciplinary research experience in the development of biomaterials including bio-nanotechnology and polymeric scaffolds in medicines both in in vitro and in vivo aspects. Her background in pharmaceutics and physical pharmacy has geared her research towards designing novel delivery systems for biotherapeutics and biomaterials for tissue regeneration. She received the Outstanding Young Generation Pharmacist Award and won the first place for the National Innovation Award in Economic Impact. She is a member of international associations such as the Globalization of Pharmaceutics Education Network (GPEN) and the Select Global Women in Tech.