The 12th International Mediterranean Symposium on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants

January 21-24, 2026, Bangkok - THAILAND

Invited Speakers

HONORARY GUESTS OF MESMAP-12

Prof. Dr. Sombat Thamrongthanyawong

President of Walailak University
Nakhon Si Thammarat, THAILAND

Prof.Dr. Tawadchai Suppadit

President Nakhon Phanom University
Nakhon Phanom, THAILAND

Prof. Dr. Sompong Klaynongsruang

President - Thailand Science Research and Innovation (TSRI), THAILAND


 CONFIRMED KEYNOTE SPEAKERS OF MESMAP-12

Prof. Dr. Barry Halliwell
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Senior Advisor, Academic Appointments and Research Excellence, Office of the Provost

-Distinguished Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine,

  National University of Singapore (NUS)

-Chairman, Biomedical Advisory Council (BMAC), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), SINGAPORE

Prof. Dr. İlkay Erdoğan Orhan

Lokman Hekim University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacognosy, Ankara, TÜRKİYE

"Nano-Phytocosmeceuticals: A Synergistic Approach to Advanced Skin Solutions"

Prof. Dr. Alvaro Viljoen

DSI-NRF Chair in Phytomedicine

Director: SAMRC Herbal Drugs Research Unit

Editor-in-Chief: Journal of Ethnopharmacology 

Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Tshwane University of Technology

Pretoria 0001, SOUTH AFRICA

"Healing through Beauty: African Medicinal Flora in Wellness and Skincare"


INVITED SPEAKERS OF THE THAI-MAP 2026 SESSION

Professor Dr.Chayan Picheansoonthon

Fellow of the Royal Institute at The Royal institute of Thailand, THAILAND

CONFIRMED INVITED SPEAKERS OF MESMAP-12

Prof. Dr. Fatma Pınar Türkmenoğlu

Hacettepe Universiy, Faculty of Pharmacy
Department of Pharmaceutical Botany, Ankara, TÜRKİYE

 

Prof. Dr. Patrícia Rijo

CBIOS – Research Center for Biosciences & Health technologies 
Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias
Campo Grande, Lisboa, PORTUGAL

Prof. Dr. Murat Tunçtürk

Van 100. Yıl Universiy, Faculty of Agriculture
Department of Field Crops, Van, TÜRKİYE

Prof. Dr. hab. Agnieszka Szopa

Department of Medicinal Plant and Mushroom Biotechnology
Jagiellonian University Medical College
Kraków, POLAND

Prof. Dr. Tabassum Asif Khan

Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry SVKM’s Dr. Bhanuben Nanavati College of Pharmacy
Mumbai , Maharashtra, INDIA

"Phytoconstituent contributed synergy in dual drug loaded hollow gold nanoparticles in effective management of glioblastoma"

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fabio Boylan                                                         
Department of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, 
Panoz Institute, Terinity Colleg
           

Dublin, IRELAND

"NRPL3 Inflammasome and the Anti-Inflammatory Action of essential oils"

Assoc.Prof Dr.Therakamol Pengsakul

Director of Health and Environmental Research Center
Prince of Songkla University, THAILAND

Assist. Prof. Dr. Pradoldej (Bob) Sompol
Principal Investigator
University of Kentucky College of Medicine, USA

Dr. Ana Paula de Almeida
Diretora Científica no Instituto ideHia - Portugal
Porto,PORTUGAL