Monnaphat Jongdeepaisal

DPhil in Clinical Medicine, 2021

I am a social scientist from Thailand. My research interests are primarily in Thailand and Southeast Asian region and include topics such as social development, health policy and systems.
Joining the Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (MORU) in 2019, my projects focus on minimizing malaria risk among at-risk population in the Greater Mekong Subregion and assessing the feasibility and acceptability of preventive interventions, particularly malaria prophylaxis among forest goers.
My PhD project explores how community health workers in malaria programmes in the region can be sustained towards elimination amidst declining priorities. Specifically, I investigated the prospects for expansion of their roles and integration of programmes beyond malaria in order to strengthen the access to and quality of community-based and primary health care in limited resource settings in Thailand.
Prior to joining MORU and University of Oxford, I have experience with policy research projects at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore, and at Thailand Development Research Institute, and from internships at the Permanent Mission of to the United Nations and U.S. Embassy and Consulate in Thailand.

Contact: monnaphat.jongdeepaisal@gtc.ox.ac.uk

DPhil Clinical Medicine
2021

Project Title: Improving adenovirus vaccine production

Following graduating from the University of Kent, I worked as an assay scientist at the Clinical BioManufaturing Facility (CBF), University of Oxford. Implementing Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) into a Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) environment to assess the genetic stability of adenoviral vectors.

As part of my DPhil I am investigating how adenoviral vaccine production can be improved through cell line development to reduce the risk of replication competent adenovirus (RCA) and to improve yield.

Contact: frederic.jackson@ndm.ox.ac.uk

DPhil Clinical Medicine
2021

I joined the Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, reading for a DPhil in Clinical Medicine. I am researching neonatal technologies introduction in Kenyan hospitals, practices and experiences of health workers and caregivers. I have a medical degree from the Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Science (MUHAS) in Tanzania and Msc Global Health and Development from the University College London (UCL) in the UK.

I am interested in global health diplomacy, innovation, research and development.

DPhil Clinical Medicine
2018

I’m a project manager for clinical research as a background, currently a DPhil student and qualitative researcher. I’m an active member of the Green Templeton College community and committed in charitable work activities.

DPhil in Clinical Medicine
2019

My name is Jia Wei, and you can call me Jane here. I got my bachelor’s degree from Peking University in China, and had a multi-disciplinary background in epidemiology, psychology, and English.
Now in Oxford I’m pursuing a DPhil in Clinical Medicine. My project relates to pneumonia, antimicrobial resistance, and electronic health data. I’m interested in applying big data analysis to health research, and ultimately improve people’s understanding towards human diseases.

Outside of study I’m a travel lover. I enjoy seeing the world and appreciating different cultures. Also love watching movies and musicals in my free time. The Phantom of the Opera is always my favourite.

I hope I can be friends with you and have a wonderful time together in Oxford and GTC.

Contact: jia.wei@gtc.ox.ac.uk

DPhil Clinical Medicine
2019

Originally from Germany, and already with several years of industry experience in Oxford under my belt, I transitioned back to academia in 2015. Since then, I have been working as a Research Assistant in the biophysics and screening group of the Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC), specialising in high throughput screening for the development of small molecule inhibitors of various disease associated proteins as freely available open source tool compounds for the scientific community.

I chose Green Templeton College because of the college’s culture and values, including its active promotion of human wellbeing and international development, which complement the SGC’s approach to completely open-source science. I hope my time at GTC will lead to new friendships, connections, and scientific collaborations within the college’s interesting and dynamic community.

When not doing science, I can be found playing bass as 25% of the Alternative Facts.

Contact: thomas.christott@ndm.ox.ac.uk