Asst Prof Dr. Noppadon Kitana

Office:

Department of Biology, Faculty of Science Chulalongkorn University
Phayathai Road, Pathumwan
Bangkok 10330, Thailand

Contact Information:

Tel: 02-2185369

E-mail: noppadon.k@chula.ac.th

Teaching/Research Field:

  • Animal Physiology
  • Reproductive/Developmental Biology
  • Comparative Endocrinology
  • Ecotoxicology
  • Conservation Biology

Research Laboratory/Unit/Center of Excellence:

  • STAR BioSentinel Research Group
  • Amphibian and Reptile Research Unit
  • Center of Excellence in Biodiversity

Current Research Topics:

  • Animals as sentinels of health hazards from environmental contamination
  • Health, reproductive and environmental biology of amphibians and reptiles

Research Grants:

  • Plant Genetic Conservation Project under the Royal Initiative of HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn – Replied by Chulalongkorn University
  • Special Task Force for Activating Research, CU
  • Sci-Super VI, Faculty of Science, CU

Education:

B.Sc. (Zoology) 1990-1994 Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

M.Sc. (Zoology) 1994-1998 Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

M.A. (Biology) 1999-2002 Boston University, Boston, USA

Ph.D. (Biology) 1999-2005 Boston University, Boston, USA

Scholarship and Award:

  1. DPST scholarship, the Royal Thai Government (1987-1991)
  2. Scholarship, the University Development Committee, Ministry of University Affairs, Thailand
    (1996-1997)
  3. Travel Award, the XIII Congress for Comparative Endocrinology, Yokohama, Japan (1997); the 3rd Symposium of Asia and Oceania Society for Comparative Endocrinology, Kwangju, Republic of Korea (1998); Superfund Basic Research Program (SBRP) Annual Meetings, Tucson, AZ, USA (2002); SBRP Annual Meetings, Hanover, NH, USA (2003)
  4. Best poster presentation, the 3rd Symposium of Asia and Oceania Society for Comparative Endocrinology, Kwangju, Republic of Korea (1998)
  5. Advanced degree scholarship, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand (1999-2004)
  6. Best oral presentation, the 9th Biological Graduate Congress, Bangkok, Thailand (2004)
  7. Contribution in Zoology (Oral and Poster Presentation Award), the XXth Congress of Zoology, Paris, France (2008)
  8. Runner Up Award, the “Image of Life” Photo Contest, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand (2009)

Books:

  1. นพดล กิตนะ. (2562). เต่ากระ ผู้ปกปักทรัพยากรทางทะเล. ใน ผุสตี ปริยานนท์ และ ปิยรัษฎ์ ปริญญาพงษ์ เจริญ ทรัพย์. (บรรณาธิการ) จากยอดเขาถึงใต้ทะเล 8 ทรัพยากรไทย. ชาวบ้านไทยได้ประโยชน์: โครงการอนุรักษ์ พันธุกรรมพืชอันเนื่องมาจากพระราชดำริ สมเด็จพระเทพรัตนราชสุดาฯ สยามบรมราชกุมารี สำนัก (.สธ.อพ). พระราชวัง กรุงเทพมหานคร: สิรบุตรการพิมพ์. หน้า 135-140.
  2. Pewphong, R., Kitana, N. and Kitana, J. (2016). Effect of incubating temperature on gonadal development of the Malayan snail-eating turtle Malayemys macrocephala. In Das, I. and Tuen, A.A.(eds). Naturalists, Explorers and Field Scientists in South-East Asia and Australasia. Topics in Biodiversity and Conservation, Book 15. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing.
  3. Novillo, A., Kitana, N., Marquez, E. and Callard, I.P. (2006). Reptilian genotoxicity. In Gardner, S.C. and Oberdörster, E. (eds). New Perspectives: Toxicology and the Environment, Volume: Toxicology of Reptiles. Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton. pp 241-265.

Representative publications

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