World Class Clinical Trial Center
Top 2% world researcher
Highly cited researcher
2019 and 2018 From Clarivate Analytics

OVERVIEW
The VTC is a clinical facility in the Faculty of Tropical Medicine (FTM); Mahidol University for testing newly developed vaccines that reach the step where evaluation in human volunteers is needed.
The establishment of the Centre was started in February 1984.
The full operation was possible around September-October 1986, and the first admission of volunteers into the ward was on 3 November 1986.
The VTC in Bangkok is the first and the only facility of its kind in Thailand, in the region, and in the developing countries.
- Currently VTC is one of the clinical trial research site of HVTN supported by NIH (MU-CRC, MHRP-CTU, HVTN, DAIDS).
Since 1992 of Research Experience
Plus 3 potential new projects in 2024
The results have been published in both top 1 and top 10 journals.
Some knowledge gained have been contributed to both national and international policy/guidelines
History

Professor Emeritus
Dr. Natth Bhamarapravati
Former President of Mahidol University from 1979 to 1991
He played an important role in establishing Vaccine Trial Centre, Mahidol University, and promoting the HIV vaccine clinical trials in Thailand
Board of Directors

Professor Emeritus
Dr.Sricharoen Migasena
The first director of Vaccine Trial Centre from 1984 to 1996

Associate Professor
Dr.Pratap Singhasivanon
Director of Vaccine Trial Centre from 1996 to 2004 Dean and acting director of the Vaccine Trial Centre from 2004 to 2012

Professor Emeritus
Dr.Punnee Pitisuttithum
Acting head of Vaccine Trial Centre from 2013 – 2022
Project Chair 2022 to present

Associate Professor
Dr.Weerapong Phumratanaprapin
Acting head of Vaccine Trial Centre from 2022 to present