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:

  1. Scholarship, the University Development Committee, Ministry of University Affairs, Thailand (1997-1998)
  2. Scholarship, Project of Faculty Development in Shortage Areas, Ministry of University Affairs, Thailand (2001-2003)
  3. Fulbright Junior Research Scholarship Program, Thailand-United States Educational Foundation and the Council for Exchange of Scholars, USA (2003-2004)
  4. MUA-CU Thesis Grant, Ministry of University Affairs, Thailand (2004)
  5. Travel scholarship for attending and presenting an oral presentation in the 15th Congress of Comparative Endocrinology, Boston, USA. (2005)

Representative publications