Special Thanks

Thailand‑RIS would like to express our gratitude to everyone who has assisted our team on our 2025 iGEM project.

Research

First and foremost, we express our thanks to Professor Dr. Teerapong Buaboocha and Associate Professor Dr. Supaart Sirikantaramas in the Department of Biochemistry at Chulalongkorn University, who supported our research and offered their lab for collaboration.

Thank you to:

  • Dr. Kittiya (Gift) Tantisuwanichki and Dr. Gholamreza (Chris) Khaksar for assisting our research, lending their technical expertise and developing our knowledge of our project.
  • Dr. Adhityo Wicaksono, our advisor, who guided us in the dry lab process through the use of AlphaFold, PyRx, PyMOL and Biovia Discovery Studio. He also advised us on our wiki and project development.
  • Dr. Wijarn Simachaya, Director of the Thailand Environment Institute, Dr. Witchuda Daud, Director of the Advanced Polymer Technology Research Group at the National Metal and Materials Technology Research (MTEC), and Dr. Aopeau Imvittaya for advising us in our research and lab process.

Virtual meeting with advisors

Education

At RIS, thank you to:

  • Ms. Tarren Mulligan and Mr. Cameron Mulligan for passing on advice on the newly added economics and entrepreneurship section of our team.
  • Mr. Kom Penpoo and Mr. Tyson Churchill for their support in MS Science Fair and MS workshops with grades 7 and 8.
  • Ms. Mina Park and the Grade 3 team for their support with the ES workshop.
Middle school students working on a lab experiment
Elementary students at a hands‑on workshop

With assistance from Dr. Atchariya Surawaratchet, our team also had the opportunity to work with Bo Thong Wongchan School in Chonburi, where we hosted a workshop for Grade 9 Thai students. Our trip there started with an interactive game with the students and a workshop fully in Thai.

Workshop with Bo Thong Wongchan School students

Lastly, a special thank you to His Excellency Jean‑Claude Poimboeuf, the French Ambassador to Thailand, and representatives from the Thai Embassy in France for meeting with our team in Bangkok and in Paris to learn more about iGEM and our team’s project and to open up potential avenues for awareness and collaboration.

Team Support

We’d like to thank Ruamrudee International School for providing us with an opportunity to be a part of this competition, in which we received assistance from staff and faculty, including Ms. Shirley Gamble, the Administrative Council and the Advancement Office.

The TRIS‑iGEM team couldn’t have done this without the support of every parent. Due to the commitment of iGEM, our team spent a significant amount of time preparing for this competition. Everything was possible thanks to every member’s family involvement and support throughout the journey.

Most importantly, we’d like to thank every team member for being involved in this project, including past team members who gave us advice and guided us at the beginning. Thank you to all the members for committing to this project, even if not everyone will be joining us at the Jamboree. Every team member has committed a significant amount of time and effort to this project, with each member contributing remarkably.

TRIS‑iGEM team group photo