Inspires a passion for knowledge and growth.
Dr Pummy Krittaphol Bailey is a Research Fellow in the School of Pharmacy at the University of Otago, part of the Faculty of Health Professional Programmes within the Health Sciences Division. Her academic background includes a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy (BSc Pharm), Master of Science degrees in Public Health and Human Nutrition (MSc), and a Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmacy (PhD Pharm). As a researcher, she contributes to advanced pharmaceutical studies, focusing on analytical method development and antimicrobial research.
Bailey's current research involves the MBIE-funded project on Precision antimicrobials: Target therapeutics for food and companion animal infections. Her publications demonstrate expertise in LC-MS/MS methodologies and antibiotic susceptibility. Notable works include: Krittaphol, W., Martin, L. W., Lamont, I. L., & Walker, G. F. (2025). A sensitive reverse-phase ultra performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method for the determination of tobramycin in Pseudomonas aeruginosa cell lysate. Journal of Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Analysis, 260, 116743. Krittaphol, W., Martin, L. W., Walker, G. F., & Lamont, I. L. (2025). Anaerobiosis and mutations can reduce susceptibility of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to tobramycin without reducing the cellular concentration of the antibiotic. Pathogens, 14, 187. Fairhall, J., et al. (2024). Acid-cleavable polymer-drug conjugates for targeted delivery to the stomach. Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute of Chemistry Conference. Prentice, R. N., Younus, M., Krittaphol-Bailey, W., & Rizwan, S. B. (2021). A sensitive LC-MS/MS method for the study of exogenously administered 13C-oleoylethanolamide in rat plasma and brain tissue. Journal of Separation Science, 44, 2693-2704. Davison, E. K., et al. (2021). C-2 derivatized 8-sulfonamidoquinolines as antibacterial compounds. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, 29, 115837. Earlier contributions include studies on selenium metabolism and nutritional deficiencies in children from northeast Thailand, published between 2006 and 2011 in journals such as Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition and Biological Trace Element Research.
