Dr Wibool Piyawattanametha is currently working at Stanford University's Department of Electrical Engineering and Pediatrics. Having worked for five years in the US, Dr Wibool, a researcher at the National Electronics and Computer Technology Centre (Nectec)'s Nanoelectronics & MEMS Laboratory, is now the only Thai credited with pioneering work in designing the cancer diagnosis with a novel Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS)- based optical imaging system.
Dr Wibool Piyawattanametha works with the MEMS scanner-based optical imaging instrument he developed. Behind him is an image of medulloblastoma cancer (a type of brain cancer) captured from the miniature microscope.
Points to note from his recent article in The Bangkok Post:
...the Thai government or organisations who offer grants are favourable to those who live in Thailand or who are at senior level or professor rather than the young generation. This is contrary to the US, where grants are offered to new graduates if they have a good idea, which is why there are frequently new innovations and novel research coming out of the States.
"As long as there is no long-term plan for grant consideration, we will not see Thailand achieve its potential. Manpower is a critical factor to boost us to the world class level," he said.
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