On June 17, 2021, 18.00 P.M. – 19.00 P.M., Juntendo University, Japan, together with the Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Thailand, co-hosted a Virtual Academic Mobility via the web conferencing platform Zoom under the theme of “Research Projects”. This online meeting focused on exchanging knowledge through the presentation and discussion which bring more opportunities and broader viewpoints on each research project presented.
The virtual event was a resounding success with 43 participants, from both Ramathibodi and Juntendo. The presentation session started with the “HIV Research”, presented by Assoc. Prof. Suzuki Mai from Department of General Medicine, Juntendo University, while another 2 presentations from Ramathibodi were “HIV / COVID 19” by Dr. Rapeephan R. Maude, M.D., and “Pharmacometrics Research Experiences in Japan” by Dr. Prawat Chantharit, M.D. The meeting discussion focused on exploring ways to promote cooperation on research projects between the 2 institutes.
Despite the pandemic and the inability in reaching interested people offline, Ramathibodi and partners are still proactive in online dissemination with a great effort on social media and online events in hope to support further academic and research collaboration.