Asst. Prof. Dr. Narattaphol Charoenphandhu from Department of Physiology Faculty of Science, Mahidol University has won TRF-CHE Outstanding New Researcher Award 2008 from the Thailand Research Fund and Commission on Higher Education on October 18, 2008. He has been recognized for his multidisciplinary work in the investigation of calcium homeostasis during chronic metabolic acidosis. This work has potential for developing better calcium-fortified tablet for the prevention of osteopenia during acidosis.