Karoon Chanachai is the chief of Coordinating Center of Laboratory-Epidemiology Network, National Institute of Animal Health, Department of Livestock Development (DLD) and manager of Regional Field Epidemiology Training Program for Veterinarian that shares resources with Field Epidemiology Training Program(FETP)-Thailand to train veterinarians from Thailand and the region. He is experienced in animal disease surveillance control and prevention planning and conducting outbreak investigation in animal at national and sub-national level. Internationally, he is the Thai representative of the ASEAN Veterinary Epidemiology Group (AVEG), ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Animal Health and Zoonoses Preparatory Committee, and World Animal Health Information System for terrestrial animal disease. Karoon has also worked as a field veterinarian under DLD for 7 years and moved to DLD Central Office. He graduated from Thailand Field Epidemiology Training Program in 2007 and became one of founders of FETP for Veterinarian after graduation. He received a doctorate degree in veterinary medicine from Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, and a master's degree from University of Edinburgh, Scotland.