Molecular Biology · Plasma Science · Digital Innovation

Chakkrapong KuensaenPh.D.

Assistant Dean & Lecturer, International College of Digital Innovation, Chiang Mai University — a molecular biologist working where the wet lab, cold-plasma technology, and digital innovation meet.

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Profile

From the cell to the startup, in one career.

Chakkrapong Kuensaen — Chak — is a molecular biologist whose work moves between the wet lab and the frontier of non-thermal plasma science. He earned his Ph.D. in Biology at Chiang Mai University studying the pathobiology of rheumatoid arthritis, trained in intracellular membrane dynamics at Osaka University, and began in animal and population genetics.

Today he works at the intersection of life science, cold-plasma technology, and digital innovation — teaching startup and entrepreneurship courses at ICDI, serving as Chief Technology Officer at Team Lab Plus, and advising food, agricultural, and health product-development programs across the northern provinces of Thailand.

Disease pathobiology

Human & animal disease mechanisms

Rheumatoid arthritis, inflammation, and cellular autophagy.

Plasma biology

Non-thermal cold plasma

Cancer cell death, wound bacteria, and food & agricultural applications.

Molecular & cell techniques

Cultures, imaging, genetics

Animal cell culture, cell imaging, population genetics, and bioinformatics.

Product & business

Development & consulting

Agri, food, and health product development with digital marketing strategy.

Research

Five threads, one question: how do we make living systems better?

Spanning cold-plasma engineering, disease biology, genetics, and applied analytics — grounded in peer-reviewed work from 2014 to 2026.

/ 01

Non-thermal plasma biology

Cold atmospheric plasma jets and dielectric barrier discharge for inducing cancer-cell death, inactivating chronic-wound bacteria, and decontaminating food surfaces.

plasma jetDBDcytotoxicitybactericidal
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Disease pathobiology

Molecular mechanisms of rheumatoid and inflammatory arthritis in human synovial models — cytokine signaling, hyaluronan metabolism, and herbal interventions.

rheumatoid arthritisLL-37 / IL-17ASW982
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Animal & population genetics

DNA-marker analysis in companion animals and biodiversity discovery, including the description of a new gecko species from northern Thailand.

RAPDDNA markerstaxonomy
/ 04

Applied analytics & industrial ML

Machine learning for predictive maintenance, optimization for 3D container loading, and social-media data mining driving digital transformation in tourism.

machine learningoptimizationdata mining
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Product development & entrepreneurship

Translating science into market-ready agri-food and health products — plasma-treated biomaterials, nanofiber membranes, and community-enterprise upgrading across eight northern provinces — paired with startup and personal-branding education.

biomaterialsnanofibercommunity enterprisestartup
Publications

Selected peer-reviewed work

Author highlighted in violet. Citation counts update automatically; journal quartiles noted where known.

2026
Advanced Analytics in Social Media Data Mining as a Driver of Digital Transformation in Cultural Heritage Tourism: The Case of Lamphun, Thailand
P. Wongsaensee, P. Onpium, C. Kuensaen, N. Muangyai
Tourism and Hospitality, 7(7), 186
2025
Intelligent Decision Support System for Multi-Objective 3D Container Loading Using Genetic Algorithm Combined with Artificial Bee Colony
S. Phongmoo, K. Leksakul, C. Suedumrong, C. Kuensaen
Applied Soft ComputingQ1 · IF 6.6
Predictive Maintenance in Semiconductor Manufacturing: Comparative Analysis of Machine Learning Models for Downtime Reduction
S. Phongmoo, C. Suedumrong, C. Kuensaen, R. Sinthavalai, K. Leksakul
Computers & Industrial EngineeringQ1 · IF 6.5
2023
Selective Cytotoxicity of Lung Cancer Cells — A549 and H1299 — Induced by Ringer's Lactate Solution Activated by a Non-thermal Air Plasma Jet Device, Nightingale®
P. Poramapijitwat, P. Thana, P. Sukum, Y. Liangdeng, C. Kuensaen, D. Boonyawan
Plasma Chemistry and Plasma ProcessingQ1 · IF 3.148
Argon Plasma Jet-Treated Poly(Vinyl Alcohol)/Chitosan and PEG 400 Plus Mangifera indica Leaf Extract for Electrospun Nanofiber Membranes: In Vitro Study
P. Sukum, W. Punyodom, S. Dangtip, P. Poramapijitwat, D. Daranarong, T. Jenvoraphot, M. Nisoa, C. Kuensaen, D. Boonyawan
Polymers
2022
A New Cyrtodactylus Species (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from Nan Province, Northern Thailand
S. Chomdej, W. Pradit, P. Pawangkhanant, C. Kuensaen, A. Phupanbai, M. Naiduangchan, P. Piboon, K. Nganvongpanit, Z. Yuan, Y. Zhang, J. Che, P. Sucharitakul, C. Suwannapoom
Asian Herpetological ResearchQ2 · IF 1.827
Surface Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma-Treated Pork Cut Parts: Bactericidal Efficacy and Physiochemical Characteristics
D. Boonyawan, K. Lamasai, C. Umongno, S. Rattanatabtimtong, L.D. Yu, C. Kuensaen, P. Thana
HeliyonQ1 · Multidisciplinary
Air to H₂–N₂ Pulse Plasma Jet for In-Vitro Plant Tissue Culture Process: Source Characteristics
K. Kosumsupamala, P. Thana, N. Palee, K. Lamasai, C. Kuensaen, A. Ngamjarurojana, P. Yangkhamman, D. Boonyawan
Plasma Chemistry and Plasma ProcessingQ1 · IF 3.148
2021
A Surface Dielectric Barrier Discharge Non-thermal Plasma to Induce Cell Death in Colorectal Cancer Cells
W. Nupangtha, C. Kuensaen, A. Ngamjarurojana, S. Chomdej, D. Boonyawan
AIP AdvancesQ2 · Physics & Astronomy
2020
Effect of Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma Jet on Bactericidal and Human Dermal Fibroblasts Adult Cells: In Vitro Contaminated Wound Healing Model
P. Poramapijitwat, P. Thana, D. Boonyawan, K. Janpong, C. Kuensaen, W. Charerntantanakul, L. Yu, S. Sarapirom
Surface and Coatings TechnologyQ1 · IF 4.158
A Compact Pulse-Modulation Air Plasma Jet for the Inactivation of Chronic Wound Bacteria: Bactericidal Effects & Host Safety
P. Thana, C. Kuensaen, P. Poramapijitwat, S. Sarapirom, L. Yu, D. Boonyawan
Surface and Coatings TechnologyQ1 · IF 4.158
2019
A Compact Pulse-Modulation Cold Air Plasma Jet for the Inactivation of Chronic Wound Bacteria: Development and Characterization
P. Thana, A. Wijaikhum, P. Poramapijitwat, C. Kuensaen, J. Meerak, A. Ngamjarurojana, S. Sarapirom, D. Boonyawan
HeliyonQ1 · Multidisciplinary
Ethanolic Extract of Kaempferia parviflora Interrupts the Mechanisms Associated with Rheumatoid Arthritis in SW982 Culture Model via p38/STAT1 and STAT3 Pathways
P. Kongdang, R. Jaitham, S. Thonghoi, C. Kuensaen, W. Pradit, S. Ongchai
PhytomedicineQ1 · IF 5.340
LL-37 Alone and in Combination with IL-17A Enhances Proinflammatory Cytokine Expression in Parallel with Hyaluronan Metabolism in Human Synovial Sarcoma Cell Line SW982
C. Kuensaen, S. Chomdej, P. Kongdang, N. Sirikaew, R. Jaitham, S. Thonghoi, S. Ongchai
PLoS OneQ1 · IF 3.240
2018
Investigation of Cold Atmospheric Plasma Induced Apoptosis in Cancer Cells
W. Nupangtha, C. Kuensaen, S. Sarapirom, D. Boonyawan
Journal of Physics: Conference Series
2014
Detection of DNA Markers in Dogs with Patellar Luxation by High Annealing Temperature — Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) Analysis
S. Chomdej, C. Kuensaen, W. Pradit, K. Nganvongpanit
Kafkas Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi DergisiQ2 · IF 0.685

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Teaching

Turning students into founders — and scientists into storytellers.

Undergraduate courses at the International College of Digital Innovation, with earlier teaching-assistant work in animal biology.

Startup & Entrepreneurship

888111Innovative Entrepreneurship
888312Startup in Health Business
888314Storytelling and Personal Branding
888350Implementation of STEM in Business for SDGs

Agri · Food · Bio Ventures

888452Startup in Agriculture & Biotechnology Industry
888453Startup in Food for Future Industry
888454Startup in Biofuel & Biochemical Technology
888463Startup in Agro & Food Business

Earlier — Teaching Assistant, Faculty of Science

214430Animal Genetics & Applications Teaching Assistant
214442Applied Animal Physiology Teaching Assistant
Education

Training

2020 · Chiang Mai University

Ph.D. in Biology

Rheumatoid arthritis pathobiology. Science Achievement Scholarship of Thailand.
2015 · Osaka University, Japan

M.Sc. in Frontier Biosciences

Intracellular membrane dynamics (autophagy). Monbukagakusho Scholarship, Government of Japan.
2013 · Chiang Mai University

B.Sc. in Biology — First Class Honors (3.92)

Animal genetics (major) & biochemistry (minor). Science Achievement Scholarship of Thailand.
Academic Services

Advisory & consulting

Jun – Sep 2026

Advanced Material Development for Target Industries (Biomaterials & Industrial Materials)

Creative Industrial Materials R&D Center, Dept. of Industrial Promotion
Budget · 2,000,000 THB
Jun – Sep 2026

Creating Agro-Industrial Business Opportunities for Communities

Industrial Promotion Center Region 1, DIP
Budget · 400,000 THB
Jun – Sep 2026

Organizational Capacity Enhancement through Business Strategy Adjustment

Industrial Promotion Center Region 1, DIP
Budget · 200,000 THB
Jan – Jun 2026

Value Creation for Processed Agricultural Products (GI Plants)

Industrial Promotion Center Region 1, DIP
Budget · 780,000 THB
Mar – Sep 2025

Community Food Product Standards Development (Outstanding Northern Food)

Industrial Promotion Center Region 1, DIP
Budget · 835,000 THB
Mar – Sep 2024

Capacity Building for Community Product Development — Food & Beverage, 8 Northern Provinces

Industrial Promotion Center Region 1, Ministry of Industry
Budget · 1,200,500 THB