Nathorn Chaiyakunapruk portrait
  • Adjunct Professor, Population Health Sciences
  • Professor, Pharmacotherapy

Professional Service

  • HealthSpace Asia Network. Steering committee, HealthSpace Asia Network, under China Medical Board. 01/2013 - 12/2016
  • Health Technology Assessment International (HTAi). 2013-2016; Invited as country delegate in HTAi Policy forum 2010-2016; Present research works at HTAi conference . 01/2010 - 12/2016
  • Cochrane Collaboration and Cochrane Colloquium. 2010-present; Cochrane reviewers on anesthesia group and wound group 2008-2016; Present research works at Cochrane Colloquium 2014; Trainer for Cochrane trainings . 01/2008 - present
  • The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR). 2023-present; Editorial Board Member, BMC Global and Public Health 2020-present; Deputy Editor, Value in Health Regional Issues 2016-present; Chair, Publication committee, ISPOR Asia Consortium 2013-present; Co-Editor, Value in Health Regional Issues 2005-present; Executive member, ISPOR Thailand Chapter . 01/2004 - present
  • World Health Organization (WHO). 2022-present; A member of Prioritization Advisory Committee (PAC) to guide futureresearch efforts for the R&D Blueprint (WHO, Geneva) 2019-present; A member of executive board committee, The Asia Pacific Observatory on Health Systems and Policies (APO), under Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research, WHO, South-East Asia Regional Office (WHO, India) 2019-present; APO Strategic Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) and Board meeting & internal review panelist for proposals review 2017-present; Technical advisor, RSV Vaccine Technical Advisory Group . 01/2003 - present

Internal Service

  • Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI) Curriculum Committee, University of Utah. 01/2022 - present. University service.
  • Global Health Steering Committee, University of Utah. 01/2022 - present. University service.
  • Health Economics Core of Utah Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI), University of Utah. 01/2021 - present. University service.
  • Scholastic Standards Committee, University of Utah. 01/2021 - present. College service.
  • Mentoring Committee, University of Utah. 01/2020 - present. College service.
  • Chair, Tenure-track Faculty Search Committee, University of Utah. 01/2020 - 12/2022. Department service.
  • Chair, Scientific Review Committee of WPEC. 01/2020 - 12/2021. Department service.
  • Member, Western PharmacoEconomics and Outcomes Research Conference (WPEC) Organizing Committee 2021. 01/2020 - 12/2021. Department service.
  • College of Pharmacy PhD Training Task Force, University of Utah. 01/2020 - 12/2021. College service.

Honors & Awards

  • The Senior Class Distinguished Teacher 2021-2022. 12/2022
  • The Outstanding Research Award 2019 National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT) for a research entitled “Comparative efficacy and safety of Reperfusion Therapy with Fibrinolytic Agents in Patients with ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis”: (PI: Nathorn Chaiyakunapruk) . 12/2019
  • The Best Researcher of Pharmacy School in 2018 Naresuan University, Thailand. 12/2018
  • The Outstanding Research Excellence Award 2015 Pro-Vice Chancellor (PVC) Research Award Monash University Malaysia. 12/2015
  • The Outstanding Presentation Award 2014 Society of Medical Decision Making (SMDM) Asia-Pacific Conference, Singapore, January 6-8, 2014. 01/08/2014
  • Distinguished Research Award 2012 National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT) for a research entitled “Relationship between genetic polymorphism of HLA gene and risk of severe cutaneous reactions caused by anticonvulsant and uric acid lowering agents”: (PI: Professor Dr.Wichittra Tassaneeyakul, Khonkaen University) . 12/2012
  • Distinguished Research Award in Health Sciences 2010 Naresuan University . 12/2010
  • Distinguished Research Award in Community Pharmacy 2010 Community Pharmacy Association . 12/2010
  • Nagai Research Award Thailand 2010 in Pharmacy Practice, by Nagai Research Foundation. 12/2010
  • The Excellent Poster Paper Award 2010 The 5th Asian Conference Pharmacoepidemiology (ACPE), Tokyo, Japan. 12/2010
  • The Excellent Poster Award 2009 The Jointed Annual Scientific Meeting of Department of Medical Sciences and the 10th Annual National Cancer Institute, November 2-4, 2009, Bangkok). 11/04/2009
  • Distinguished Research Award 2008: the most cited research, Naresuan University . 12/2008
  • Distinguished Research Award 2008: Routine to Research Award Health System Research Institute . 12/2008
  • Distinguished Research Award 2007: the most cited research, Naresuan University . 12/2007
  • Nagai Research Award Thailand 2007 in Pharmacy Practice, by Nagai Research Foundation. 12/2007
  • A recipient of 3 Royal Golden Jubilee PhD Scholarships, 2007-2009, Thailand Research Fund . 01/2007
  • Distinguished Research Award 2006: the Most Outstanding Researcher Naresuan University . 12/2006
  • Nagai Research Award Thailand 2006 in Pharmacy Practice Nagai Research Foundation . 12/2006
  • Distinguished Research Award 2006: the Most Cited Research Naresuan University . 12/2006
  • The Excellent Research Award from the Lower Part of Northern Region Conference, 2006. 12/2006
  • William Rutala Research Award 2001, by Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology. 12/2001
  • Graduation with Honors, Doctor of Pharmacy Degree, University of Wisconsin, 1997. 12/1997
  • Scholarship, Royal Thai Government, PharmD/PhD, 1995-2001. 01/1995
  • Scholarship, Student Exchange Program at Chiba University, Japan, supported by Chiba Lion Club. 01/1992