
Scientific Session 1
CMI-P-49
Jay Chanat Aonbangkhen
Chulalongkorn University
Lecturer
Thailand
Chemical probes, Fluorescent dyes, Proteomics, Bioactive peptides, Cancer cell signaling
[2011] B.Sc. (Chemistry, 1st Honors), Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand (Advisor: Prof.Pitak Chuawong)
[2017] Ph.D. (Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology), University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA (Advisor: Prof.David Chenoweth)
[2018 - 2020] Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA (Prof.Christina Woo)
[2020 - present] Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
Reversible control of protein localization in living cells using a photocaged-photocleavable chemical dimerizer. Aonbangkhen, C. et al. JACS. 140, 38, 11926-11930 (2018)
Optogenetic control of kinetochore function. Zhang H., Aonbangkhen C., Nature Chemical Biology 13, 10, 1096-1101, (2017)
Localized light-induced protein dimerization in living cells using a photocaged dimerizer. Ballister, E., Aonbangkhen, C., et al. Nature communications 5,1,5475 (2014)
Engineering a proximity-directed O-GlcNAc transferase for selective protein O-GlcNAcylation in cells. Ramirez, D., Aonbangkhen, C., et al., ACS chemical biology 15,4,1059-1066 (2020)
Design, Synthesis, and Characterization of Novel Styryl Dyes as Fluorescent Probes for Tau Aggregate Detection in Vitro and in Cells. Sangsuwan, W., Aonbangkhen, C., et al. Chemistry–An Asian Journal 19,6, e202301081 (2024)
A disubstituted aniline probe for enhanced peroxidase-based proximal protein labelling. Kaewsapsak, P., Aonbangkhen, C., et al. RSC Chemical Biology. In Press. (2025)
Exploring the in vitro hypolipidemic benefits of bamboo mushrooms: A study on their impact on lipid droplets and adipocytokine levels through metabolome and lipidome profiling. Krobthong, S., Aonbangkhen, C., NFS Journal 38, 100211 (2025)
Expertise in chemically-induced dimerization of proteins for studying cell signaling pathways using various biochemistry and chemical biology techniques. Studying mechanisms of action of drugs and bioactive compounds in mammalian cells.

















































