On December 11, 2024, Mahidol University Faculty of Dentistry, in collaboration with National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Taiwan, participated in NCKU Overseas Week, an annual year-end event organized simultaneously by the three Overseas Hubs of NCKU in Thailand, Vietnam, and Malaysia.

This year, the NCKU Overseas Hub in Thailand organized an academic conference titled “MU-NCKU Webinar on Translational Research: From Basic Science to Clinical Practice.”

In this regard, Professor Dr. Waranun Buajeeb, Dean’s Advisor and Director of the NCKU Overseas Hub in Thailand, presided over the virtual opening ceremony. She delivered the opening remarks, moderated the webinar, and introduced experts from NCKU and other institutions who were invited to deliver academic presentations on the following topics:

1. Translating Innovation into Practice: FDA-Certified NCKU VRMT for Stroke Upper Limb Rehabilitation
   By Associate Professor Che-Wei Lin, Department of Biomedical Engineering & International Institute of Medical Device Innovation, National Cheng Kung University
2. Endonasal Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Surgical Robotics Translational Research (EETS): A Medical Challenge, A Surgical Robot Prototype, and A Clinical Practice Study
   By Associate Professor Dr. Jackrit Suthakorn, Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University
3. From Laboratory Development to Clinical Application of Nanomedicine Technologies
   By Professor Ping-Ching Wu, Department of Biomedical Engineering & International Institute of Medical Device Innovation, National Cheng Kung University

The webinar was conducted online via Cisco Webex Meetings and broadcast live on the Facebook page: NCKU Overseas Hub in Thailand.