On May 27, at the invitation of the School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, a faculty delegation from Thammasat University and Navamindradhiraj University of Thailand paid an exchange visit to Southwest Medical University. During the visit, the two sides held a symposium in Room 333, Hongrun Building. Attending the meeting, presided over by Zhang Zhuo, were Yang Zhen, Director of the Office of International Cooperation and Exchange; Zhang Zhuo, Vice‑Dean of the School of Pharmacy; and Professor Lin Yan from the Cancer Research Center, as well as over 20 postgraduate students of the School of Pharmacy.

At the meeting, Yang Zhen gave a detailed account of Southwest Medical University, covering its history and institutional development, discipline construction, international cooperation and future development vision. Associate Professor Sewan Theeramunkong from the Faculty of Pharmacy, Thammasat University shared insights into the educational characteristics and research priorities of his faculty. Wang Fang, Chief of the Discipline Development and Graduate Studies Section at the School of Pharmacy, outlined the school’s discipline layout, scientific research platforms and talent‑training outcomes.
During the academic‑report session, Associate Professor Sewan Theeramunkong delivered an academic presentation titled Introduction of Research Unit in Drug, Health Product Development and Application (DHP‑DA): Discovery for Cancer and Oxidative Balance. He shared his team’s latest advances in drug research and development, health‑product development, as well as studies on cancer and oxidative balance. Dr. Thitiphong Khamkhenshorngphanuch from Navamindradhiraj University of Thailand gave an academic report entitled Research in Antiviral Drugs for HSV, outlining research trends for anti‑herpes simplex virus agents. The two cutting‑edge presentations, offering broad perspectives, sparked great interest and lively discussions among participating faculty and students.

After the symposium, the guests visited the scientific research platforms located in Hongrun Building of the School of Pharmacy, the University Science and Technology Building and the Animal Center, gaining first‑hand insight into the university’s experimental facilities and research progress in pharmaceutical sciences and oncology.
This visit enhanced mutual understanding between Southwest Medical University and the two Thai institutions in pharmacy, antiviral agents, cancer research and oxidative‑balance studies. It lays a solid foundation for future collaborations, including joint postgraduate training, faculty exchanges and joint research projects.