Asst Prof Dr. Jirarach Kitana

Office:
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science Chulalongkorn University
Phayathai Road, Pathumwan
Bangkok 10330, Thailand
Contact Information:
Tel: 02-2185253
E-mail: jirarach.s@chula.ac.th
Teaching/Research Field:
- Histology (Basic Histology and Histopathology)
- Microtechnique
- Ecotoxicology
Research Laboratory/Unit/Center of Excellence:
- STAR BioSentinel Research Group
- Amphibian and Reptile Research Unit
- Center of Excellence in Biodiversity
- Center of Excellence on Hazardous Substance Management
Current Research Topics:
- Animals as sentinels of health hazards from environmental contamination
- Health, reproductive and environmental biology of amphibians and reptiles
Research Grants:
- ทุนสนับสนุนจากโครงการอนุรักษ์พันธุกรรมพืชอัน
เนื่องมาจากพระราชดำริ สมเด็จพระเทพรัตนสุดาฯ สยาม บรมราชกุมารี สนองพระราชดำริโดยจุฬาลงกรณ์
มหาวิทยาลัย (โครงการ อพ.สธ.-จุฬาฯ) - Local Impacts and Perceptions of Global
Changes: Health, Biodiversity and Zoonoses in Southeast Asia (ISEM, CNRS, France)
Education:
B.Sc. (Biology) 1991-1995 Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
M.Sc. (Zoology) 1996-1998 Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
Ph.D. (Biological Science) 2000-2004 Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
Scholarship and Award:
- Scholarship, the University Development Committee, Ministry of University Affairs, Thailand (1997-1998)
- Scholarship, Project of Faculty Development in Shortage Areas, Ministry of University Affairs, Thailand (2001-2003)
- Fulbright Junior Research Scholarship Program, Thailand-United States Educational Foundation and the Council for Exchange of Scholars, USA (2003-2004)
- MUA-CU Thesis Grant, Ministry of University Affairs, Thailand (2004)
- Travel scholarship for attending and presenting an oral presentation in the 15th Congress of Comparative Endocrinology, Boston, USA. (2005)
Representative publications