Dr. Therdtham Chawrai

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Dr. Therdtham Chawrai
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Biography

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Name Therdtham
Last name Chawrai
Position Lecturer, School of Human Kinetics and Health
E-mail [email protected]
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Educations

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🎓 Bachelor’s Degree

B.Sc. Exercise and Sport Science, Burapha University, Thailand

🎓 Master’s Degree

MSc (International program), Exercise Physiology, Mahidol University, Thailand

🎓 Ph.D

PhD in Health Programme, University of Bath, United Kingdom

📜 Training

  • Good Clinical Practice
  • Human Subject Protection

📜 Certificates

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🏆 Expertise

Exercise Physiology Exercise Immunology My research focuses on how body fat plays a role in providing immunity against viruses as well as investigating the impact of diet and physical activity on inflammation and immunity within the ageing population, cancer patients, and healthy population.

📜 Course Coordinator and Instructor

  • CHHK 12110 Exercise Physiology
  • CHHK 12102 English for Human Kinetics and Health
  • CHHK 13104 Human Kinetics and Health in Endocrine System and Metabolism

📜 Course Instructor

  • CHHK 13103 Human Kinetics and Health in Respiratory and Cardiovascular System
  • CHHK 12101 Human Physiology
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Publications / Books

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Publications

1. Thabsuwan, M., Chawrai, T., Boonsri, C., Bupha-Intr, T. (2020). Age-related change in heart rate variability at resting in Thai professional athletes. Asian Journal of Sports Medicine, 11(3), e102409. doi:10.5812/asjsm.102409

Abstract / Posters

1. Chawrai, T., Walhin, J.-P., Campbell, J., Peacock, O., Thompson, D., Gonzalez, J., Koumanov, F., Turner, J. (2022). Does your body fat play a role in providing immunity against viruses? Centre for Nutrition, Exercise and Metabolism (CNEM) Showcase, University of Bath, UK, 21 November 2022.

2. Morgan, K., Jain, A., Leach, S., Sheehy, Z., Chawrai, T., Dietel, L., Robb, M., Deo, S., Murray, J., Cazzola, D., & Walhin, J.-P. (2025). Fat Mass Index and Biological Sex Associate with Resting Serum Matrix Metalloprotease-3 Concentration, But Lean Mass Index, History of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction and Age Does Not. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 33, S89–S90.

3. Morgan, K., Chawrai, T., Dietel, L., Sheehy, Z., Jain, A., Leach, S., Deo, S., Murray, J., Cazzola, D., & Walhin, J.-P. (2025). Serum Matrix Metalloproteinases 1, 3, and 9 Concentrations Increase in Response to a Thirty-Minute Bout of Weight-Bearing Vigorous-Intensity Exercise in Young Adults With and Without History of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 33, S144–S145.

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Awards

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Ongoing Projects

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⚙️ 1. Physical Fitness and Physiological Demands of After-Work Recreational Futsal in Working-Age Adults (2026-2027)

⚙️ 2. Differences in Physical Fitness, Inflammatory Status, and Immune System among Healthy Adults, Overweight or Obese Adults, and Older Adults (2027-2028)

⚙️ 3. Validity and agreement of multiple devices for assessing resting metabolic rate and body composition in healthy adults (2026-2027)

⚙️ 4. Effects of a Herbal Supplement Containing 20-Hydroxyecdysone Combined with Aerobic Exercise Using Modified Muay Thai Movements on Metabolism, Body Composition, Physical Fitness, Peripheral Circulation, Inflammatory Markers, and Immune Phenotypes in Older Adults (2026-2028)

⚙️ 5. The Effects of Ginger Supplementation Before Aerobic Exercise on Energy Expenditure and Muscle Fatigue in Healthy Thai Males The Effects of Ginger Supplementation Before Aerobic Exercise on Energy Expenditure and Muscle Fatigue in Healthy Thai Males (2025-2026)