On March 31, 2023, Mahidol University Faculty of Dentistry, in collaboration with National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Taiwan, organized the 2023 NCKU Thailand Webinar titled “From Bacteria to Better Health: The Science Behind Probiotics and Microbiome”.

The webinar was presided over by Prof. Dr. Waranun Buajeeb, Dean’s Advisor of Mahidol University Faculty of Dentistry and Director of NCKU Overseas Hub in Thailand, along with Prof. Tzu-Fun Fu, Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, NCKU.

Following the opening session, Lect. Dulyapong Rungraungrayabkul from the Department of Oral Medicine and Periodontology, as a webinar moderator, introduced the experts from NCKU and Thai medical universities who were invited to deliver their scientific presentations on the following topics:

“Role of Probiotics on Oral Health and Related Diseases”
By Prof. Rawee Teanpaisan, Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Prince of Songkla University

“Gut Microbiota in Health and Disease”
By Asst. Prof. Pornpoj Pramyothin, Division of Clinical Nutrition, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University

“The Physiological Role of Gut Microbiome Remodeling”
By Asst. Prof. Jhen-Wei Ruan, Department of Medical Examination and Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan

“Beneficial Effects of Polyphenol-rich Litchi on Gut Microbiota in Patients with Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease”
By Dr. Natthaya Chuaypen,
Center of Excellence in Hepatitis and Liver Cancer, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University

The event was held in a hybrid format; onsite at the MU-NCKU Joint Research Center in the multipurpose area on the first floor of the 50th Anniversary of H.R.H. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Building, Mahidol University Faculty of Dentistry, and streamed live via Cisco Webex Meetings and Facebook Live: NCKU.