Prof. Thanutchaporn Kumrungsee is an Associate Professor at the Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan. She obtained her B.S. in Food Science and Technology from Kasetsart University, Thailand, in 2009, and her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Food Science and Biotechnology from Kyushu University in 2012 and 2015, respectively. Her research interests lie in the elucidation of food factors with potent preventive effects on lifestyle-related diseases and their mechanisms. Currently, she is interested in exploring the roles of nutrients in muscle regeneration and brain functions as well as focusing on the roles of nutrients in appetite regulation for obesity prevention. She was awarded the JSBBA Award for Young Scientists in 2021, and the Young Investigator Excellent Abstract Award in 2022. She is also a member of several scientific societies, including the Society of Japanese Women Scientists (SJWS); the American Society for Nutrition; the Japan Society of Nutrition and Food Science; the Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Agrochemistry (JSBBA); and the American Physiological Society.