Three of MUPY young staffs including Dr. Piyanuch Rojsanga (Pharmaceutical Chemistry), Dr. Krit Thirapanmethee (Microbiology) and Dr. Surachai Ngamratanapaiboon (Biochemistry) received research grants from the National Research Council of Thailand - Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, known as the NRCT-JSPS program. This highly competitive and prestigious research grant is a great platform to promote international research collaboration between Thailand and Japan. MUPY staffs have been awarded with this grant continously over the past 20 years. With the success for our junior faculty in securing the grant, MUPY research program is ensured to be the leader in international research for the years to come.