FUTURE PLANS

Future Directions: Training the Next Generation of Researchers

The TCRC provides opportunities for undergraduates and graduates to gain practical experience in translational biomedical research through international collaboration and multidisciplinary training. By working alongside researchers in Thailand and Canada, trainees develop lab competence whilst contributing to their existing research projects. 

Students receive training in EV isolation and characterisation using techniques such as Western blotting for biomarker identification and nanoparticle tracking to determine particle concentration for functional testing. In addition, trainees gain insight into Thailand's clinical research and the collaborative process of translating scientific discoveries into potential diagnostic and therapeutic applications.​

The schematic above illustrates the Thai-Canada Research Center’s (TCRC) plan to expand its research endeavors beyond its current focus on cardiometabolic disease. While the TCRC’s core research currently investigates adiponectin biology, extracellular vesicles (EVs), gut microbiome interactions, lipidomics, and bioengineered therapeutics, the expertise from these studies can be applied to a broader range of chronic diseases.

Through leveraging discoveries from these research areas, the TCRC aims to develop therapeutic strategies across multiple disease areas. This progression reflects the TCRC’s overarching goal of improving healthspan and reducing the burden of chronic diseases through international collaboration and integrating biomedical research findings into real-world clinical practice.