Short bio
Watanyoo Putta (วทัญญู พุทธา) is a Thai medical researcher and high school student in Khon Kaen, Thailand. He works on tropical disease, One Health and biosensors, and won first place at the MedSpark Innovation Competition 2026. He writes about public health on Medium (@watanyoo.putta).
Long bio
Watanyoo Putta (วทัญญู พุทธา) is a Thai medical researcher and high school student at Khonkaenwittayayon School in Khon Kaen, Thailand. His work covers tropical medicine, biosensors, disease surveillance and the One Health framework. He completed a research internship at the Tropical Disease Research Center, Khon Kaen University, and took part in the Lawa Model, a One Health approach to liver fluke transmission around Lawa Lake. In 2026 he won first place at the MedSpark Innovation Competition for rapid point-of-care diagnostic biosensors aimed at snake venom detection. He holds a NIEMS emergency responder credential, volunteers in first aid with the Thai Red Cross, completed the One Health Professional Certificate (Surveillance track), and operates an amateur radio and TinyGS satellite ground station under the callsign E25ZVB.
Name
- English
- Watanyoo Putta
- Thai
- วทัญญู พุทธา
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Quick facts
- Based in
- Khon Kaen, Thailand
- Role
- Medical researcher, student
- Interviews
- Available
Topics
- Tropical disease and One Health
- Community health fieldwork (the Lawa Model)
- Young people in science
- First aid and emergency response
- Amateur radio
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Contact
Please reach out through LinkedIn or Medium.