Dr. Supakit Wongwiwatthananukit

Dr. Wongwiwatthananukit received his B.Sc. in Pharmacy (First Class Honors) from Prince of Songkla University in Thailand and Pharm.D. (Summa Cum Laude) from the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy. He earned his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Pharmacy Practice/Administration from Purdue University. He is certified in Tobacco Intervention Skills (Hawai’i State Department of Health), American Pharmacists Association faculty trainer in Pharmacy Based Immunization Delivery, and a registered Pharmacist in Hawaii, Illinois, and Thailand.

Prior to joining the College, he served as an associate professor of clinical pharmacy at Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. Currently, he is a Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice at the Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo. He is a prolific author of more than 60 peer-reviewed journal articles, four book chapters, and two books. He is the recipient of over 30 research grants for his work.

Dr. Wongwiwatthananukit has been the winner of numerous awards, including the Nagai Award for Pharmacy Practice Research; Jenkins-Knevel Award for Excellence Research in Pharmacy Practice; Outstanding Poster Presentation Award for Pharmacy Practice in the Research Conference in Pharmaceutical Sciences; Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo; Best Paper/Presentation Award for Applied Learning Experiences (ALEX) Research Conference/Symposium, University of Hawaiʻi Research Conference; Excellence in Teaching Awards for Pharmacy Practice Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy; and Outstanding Pharmacy Engagement Recognition Award, Rangsit University, Thailand.

In addition to his investigative endeavors, Dr. Wongwiwatthananukit is also a dedicated pharmacist, teacher, mentor and academician, having been an active member of numerous college and university committees at the various colleges and universities he has served, and a major advisor to more than 30 graduate students. His research interests focus on two research themes: (1) outcomes and drug discovery research which includes development and validation of an instrument to assess humanistic outcomes, clinical trials, evaluation of natural products and characterization of their metabolomic profiles, and (2) pharmaceutical education that involves curriculum and course development and assessment.

Education

• BSc in Pharmacy (First Class Honors) - Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Prince of Songkhla University, Songkhla, Thailand
• Pharm.D. (Summa Cum Laude) - College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago
• MSc (Pharmacy Practice) - College of Pharmacy, Purdue University
• Ph.D. (Pharmacy Practice) - College of Pharmacy, Purdue University
• Certified in Pharmacy Based Immunization Delivery for a Faculty Trainer (American Pharmacists Association)
• Certified in Tobacco Intervention Skills Instructor for Medical and Allied Health Professionals (Hawaiʻi State Department of Health)
• Registered Pharmacist - States of Hawaiʻi, Illinois, and Thailand

Honors

• Purdue Research Foundation Fellowship Award, Purdue University
• The Jenkins-Knevel Award for Excellence in Research
• The Nagai Award for Pharmacy Practice Research, The Nagai Foundation Tokyo, Japan
• Outstanding Poster Presentation Award for Pharmacy Practice, 27th Annual Research Conference in Pharmaceutical sciences, Bangkok, Thailand
• Best Paper/Presentation Award for Applied Learning Experiences (ALEX) Research Conference/Symposium, University of Hawaiʻi Research Conference
• DKICP Excellence in Teaching Award for Pharmacy Practice
• DKICP Student Choice Award for Teaching for Pharmacy Practice
• Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
• Outstanding Pharmacy Engagement Recognition Award, Rangsit University, Thailand

Grants

• Hawaiʻi Community Foundation (HCF)
• INBRE II: Hawaiʻi Statewide Research & Education Partnership (HSREP) sponsored by NCRR/NIH
• National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), NIH
• USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS)

Recent Publications

• Asian Biomed, 2013, 7:227-235
• J Endocrinal Invest, 2013, 36:558-563
• Amer J Pharm Educ, 2013, 77(7): article 153
• Fitoterapia, 2014, 93:194-200
• Curr Pharm Teach and Learning, 2014, 6:507-515
• Int J Clin Pharm, 2014, 36:771-778
• Bulletin of Health, Sci &Tech, 2014, 12:22-26
• J Pharma Care Health Sys, 2015, S2: S2-005, 1-7
• J Med Chem, 2015, 58, 7734-7748
• Bulletin of Health, Sci &Tech,2015, 13, 31-38
• Thai J Pharm Prac, 2016, 8, 156-168
• Bulletin of Health, Sci &Tech,2016, 14, 27-32; 77-92; 93-102
• Bulletin of Health, Sci &Tech,2017, 15, 15-31; 47-58
• J Neuro Sci, 2018, 385, 168-174
• Thai J Pharm Prac, 2018, 10, 195-206
• Chem Nat Compd, 2018, 54(2), 235-237
• Planta Med Int Open, 2018, 5:e39-e47
• J. Microbiol. Biotechnol, 2018, 28(6), 1007-1021
• Medicine Use –You Must Know, ISBN: 978-974-03-2053-1
• Dictionary of Research and Statistics, ISBN: 978-974-03-2018-0

Patent, Provisional Patent, and Invention Disclosure

• Invention Disclosure: Tech ID Number 1610-8575
• US Provisional Patent Application: 61/837,613 UH-00950
• US Patent Number: PCT/US14/043523; WO2014/205416 A1