Plant Science - Mahidol University
Plant Science - Mahidol University
Plant Science - Mahidol University
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COME<br />
explore<br />
the astonishing world of<br />
PLANTS<br />
Master of <strong>Science</strong> in<br />
<strong>Plant</strong> <strong>Science</strong><br />
International Programme
Master of <strong>Science</strong> in<br />
<strong>Plant</strong> <strong>Science</strong><br />
International Programme<br />
Department of <strong>Plant</strong> <strong>Science</strong>, Faculty of <strong>Science</strong><br />
Department of Pharmaceutical Botany, Faculty of Pharmacy<br />
Faculty of Graduate Studies<br />
<strong>Mahidol</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Bangkok, THAILAND
Philosophy & Objectives<br />
Produce scientists and researchers with<br />
• competent knowledge in the field of plant science<br />
• ability to study, analyze, and solve problems<br />
• ability to make use of knowledge and technology<br />
• ability to apply their knowledge for Thailand development<br />
• ability to teach and convey their knowledge to future<br />
generations
Registration<br />
• As full time students<br />
• Register for 9-15 credits per regular semester, or up to the<br />
recommendation of the advisors<br />
• Register for first thesis credits no later than the 2nd semester<br />
• Defense proposal no later than the 3rd semester and 90 days<br />
before thesis oral examination<br />
• Total study duration must not exceed 5 academic years
Graduation Requirements<br />
• Credit Earn<br />
• > 25 (12 core and 13 elective) credits of course works<br />
and 12 credits of thesis<br />
• GPA not less than 3.00<br />
• English<br />
• pass the English Proficiency Examination (the Faculty of<br />
Graduate Studies, <strong>Mahidol</strong> <strong>University</strong>) or other qualified<br />
institutions, or have a TOEFL score more than 500
Graduation Requirements<br />
• Thesis<br />
• complete the thesis research<br />
• a full paper on thesis research is accepted for publishing<br />
in proceeding for national/international meeting or an<br />
article on thesis research is accepted for publication<br />
• pass oral thesis examination required for graduation<br />
according to regulations of Faculty of Graduate Studies,<br />
<strong>Mahidol</strong> <strong>University</strong>.
Core Courses<br />
SCID515 Generic Skills in Biol. Sci. Research 1(1-0)<br />
SCID516 Biostatistics 3(3-0)<br />
SCPL501 Advanced <strong>Plant</strong> Taxonomy 3(2-3)<br />
PYPB603 Medicinal <strong>Plant</strong>s 3(2-3)<br />
SCPL672 Seminar in <strong>Plant</strong> <strong>Science</strong> I 1(1-0)<br />
PYPB614 Seminar in <strong>Plant</strong> <strong>Science</strong> II 1(1-0)<br />
Thesis<br />
SCPL/PYPB 698 Thesis > 12 (0-48)
Elective Courses<br />
Students are encouraged to take elective courses<br />
related to their research interests which expand in<br />
EIGTH fields of study:<br />
1. Pharmaceutical Botany<br />
2. Ethnobotany<br />
3. <strong>Plant</strong> physiology<br />
4. <strong>Plant</strong> molecular, cell biology and genetics<br />
5. <strong>Plant</strong> systematics and taxonomy<br />
6. <strong>Plant</strong> conservation and breeding technology<br />
7. <strong>Plant</strong> Ecology and Environment<br />
8. Forensic Botany
1st Semester<br />
Study Plan: 1st year<br />
SCPL501 Advanced <strong>Plant</strong> Taxonomy 3 (2 - 3)<br />
PYPB603 Medicinal <strong>Plant</strong> 3 (2 - 3)<br />
Elective Courses (SCPL671) 6<br />
2nd Semester<br />
Total 12 Credits<br />
SCID515 Generic Skills in Biol. Sci. Res. 1 (1 - 0)<br />
SCID516 Biostatistics 3 (3 - 0)<br />
SCPL672 Seminar in <strong>Plant</strong> <strong>Science</strong> I 1 (1 - 0)<br />
Elective Courses 5<br />
SCPL / PYPB 698 Thesis 12 (0-24)<br />
Total 22 Credits
3rd Semester<br />
Study Plan: 2nd year<br />
PYPB 614 Seminar in <strong>Plant</strong> <strong>Science</strong> II 1 (1 – 0)<br />
Elective Courses 2<br />
SCPL / PYPB 698 Thesis 12 (0 – 24)<br />
Total 15 Credits<br />
4th Semester<br />
SCPL / PYPB 698 Thesis 12 (0 – 24)<br />
Total 12 Credits
Thesis Advisor & Subject<br />
• Advisor is the main guidance, consult early, but should<br />
not rush in committing yourselves<br />
• choose research subject you like the most and has a<br />
good background in<br />
• review relevant literatures in the subject and make sure<br />
you understand what you will have to do to complete your<br />
research<br />
• feel free to talk to all faculty members and fellow<br />
students
Rajarat Building<br />
Pharmaceutical Botany<br />
Theparat Building
Pharmaceutical Botany<br />
• Standardization & specification of Thai Medicinal <strong>Plant</strong>s<br />
• Phytochemistry<br />
• Quality Improvement of <strong>Plant</strong> Raw Material for<br />
Phytomedicine Production
Pharmaceutical Botany<br />
• Cultural & economic aspects of herbal uses<br />
• Cultural awareness in herbal development<br />
• Qualitative study of herbal uses<br />
• Studies on herbal markets<br />
• Behavior of consumers and health personnel on herbal use
Ethnobotany<br />
• <strong>Science</strong> of people’s interactions with plants<br />
• Integrated study of anthropology and botany<br />
• survey and interviews<br />
• botanical identification<br />
• Phytochemistry and Pharmacology<br />
• Foods, tools, medicine, etc.
<strong>Plant</strong> Physiology<br />
• Physiology of in vitro plant development<br />
• Stress Physiology<br />
• salt stress in Thai rice<br />
• environmental stress and productivity of Macadamia nut<br />
grown at Doi Tung, Chiang Rai<br />
• flowering of Kiwifruit grown in Northern Thailand<br />
• Activity of enzymes in carbohydrate metabolism
<strong>Plant</strong> Molecular Biology and Genetics<br />
• Functional genomics of cassava and rubber tree<br />
• Rice tungro bacilliform virus<br />
• Alkaloid biosynthetic pathway<br />
• Genetic modification and transformation of Hemp
<strong>Plant</strong> Molecular Biology and Genetics<br />
• Proteomics<br />
• Molecular genetics / evolution / breeding<br />
• DNA markers for forensic identification of plant species
<strong>Plant</strong> Molecular Biology and Genetics<br />
• Genome analysis<br />
• Polyploid induction<br />
• Gene localization on chromosome<br />
• Cytology and molecular cytogenetics
<strong>Plant</strong> Systematics and Taxonomy<br />
• Classification, Identification, Nomenclature<br />
• Area-based surveys of Thai flora<br />
• Observation of flora succession<br />
• Conservation of Thai endangered plants<br />
• Molecular systematics<br />
• Cytotaxonomy
<strong>Plant</strong> Conservation & Breeding Technology<br />
• Conservation of plant genetic resources<br />
• Collection of wild ancestors and landrace of crop plants<br />
• Micropropagation / cryopreservation<br />
• Conventional & molecular breeding
<strong>Plant</strong> Ecology and Environment<br />
• Cytotoxicity/Genotoxicity and environmental monitoring<br />
• Bioremediation using microalgae<br />
• Phytoremediation: Heavy metal homeostasis<br />
• Dynamical & mathematical models in biological system
Forensic Botany<br />
Hemp<br />
Forensic Botany: Applications of <strong>Plant</strong> <strong>Science</strong>, Molecular Biology<br />
and Genetics in Forensic <strong>Science</strong><br />
• Narcotic <strong>Plant</strong>s / Illegal <strong>Plant</strong> Import & Export<br />
• DNA markers and phytochemical testing for plant identification<br />
• Field (phytochemical) test kits
Assoc.Prof. Dr. Sompop Prathanthurarug<br />
รศ. ดร. สมภพ ประธานธุรารักษ์<br />
pyspr@mahidol.ac.th<br />
• Biotechnology of medicinal plants<br />
• Medicinal plant raw material improvement<br />
• Standardization of medicinal plants<br />
• Phytochemistry of active compounds<br />
• Micropropagation propagation
Assoc. Prof. Promjit Saralamp<br />
รศ. พร้อมจิต ศรลัมพ์<br />
pypsr@mahidol.ac.th<br />
• Specification of Medicinal <strong>Plant</strong>s<br />
• Medical Ethnobotany
Assoc.Prof. Rungravi Temsiririrkkul<br />
รศ. รุ่งระวี เต็มศิริฤกษ์กุล<br />
pyrtk@mahidol.ac.th<br />
• Specification of Medicinal <strong>Plant</strong>s<br />
• Medicinal <strong>Plant</strong> Database<br />
• Biological Activity of Medicinal <strong>Plant</strong>s
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Wongsatit Chuakul<br />
รศ. ดร. วงศ์สถิตย์ ฉั่วกุล<br />
pywck@mahidol.ac.th<br />
• Medical Ethnobotany<br />
• Taxonomy of Medicinal <strong>Plant</strong>s
Assist. Prof. Dr. Wichit Paonil<br />
ผศ. ดร. วิชิต เปานิล<br />
pywpn@mahidol.ac.th<br />
Social and cultural aspects of drug and herbal uses
Dr. Thaya Jenjittikul<br />
อ. ดร. ทยา เจนจิตติกุล<br />
sctjj@mahidol.ac.th<br />
• Taxonomic study of Zingiberaceae<br />
• Taxonomic study in specific area<br />
• Conservation of Thai endangered plants<br />
• <strong>Plant</strong>s and people
Dr. Sasivimon Swangpol<br />
อ. ดร. ศศิวิมล แสวงผล<br />
scssg@mahidol.ac.th<br />
• Diversity of bananas in Thailand<br />
• Molecular evolution of crop plants<br />
• <strong>Plant</strong> systematics<br />
• <strong>Plant</strong>s & People<br />
• Scientific illustrations<br />
• Education in Botany
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kanchit Thammasiri<br />
รศ. ดร. ครรชิต ธรรมศิริ<br />
• Orchid selection<br />
• <strong>Plant</strong> conservation<br />
• Cryopreservation & tissue culture<br />
• <strong>Plant</strong> Breeding<br />
scktr@mahidol.ac.th
Assist. Prof. Dr. Ngarmnij Chuenboonngarm<br />
ผศ. ดร. งามนิจ ชื่นบุญงาม<br />
scncr@mahidol.ac.th<br />
• conservation of endangered species<br />
• micropropagation and improvement of economic plants<br />
• gene expression in model plants
Assist. Prof. Dr. Aussanee Pichakum<br />
ผศ. ดร. อุษณีษ์ พิชกรรม<br />
scaps@mahidol.ac.th<br />
• Physiology of plant bioregulators<br />
• Stress physiology<br />
• Physiology of Thai rice lines under salt stress: role of sugar, sugar<br />
alcohol, wax, and proline on salt tolerance<br />
• Drought & nutrient stress on vegetative growth of macadamia nut
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Puangpaka Soontornchainaksaeng<br />
รศ. ดร. พวงผกา สุนทรชัยนาคแสง<br />
• Cytotaxonomy & <strong>Plant</strong> systematics<br />
• Genome analysis<br />
scpsi@mahidol.ac.th<br />
• Cytotoxicity/Genotoxicity & environment<br />
monotoring<br />
• Induced mutation & plant improvements<br />
• Cytology and molecular cytogenetics
Assist. Prof. Dr. Sunee Kerdbundit<br />
ผศ. ดร. สุณี เกิดบัณฑิต<br />
scskb@mahidol.ac.th<br />
• Genetic modified plants<br />
• Gene expression/silencing<br />
• Currently residing in Czech Republic, doing<br />
research at Institute of Experimental Botany
Dr. Nathinee Panvisavas<br />
อ. ดร. ณัฏฐินี พันธ์วิศวาส<br />
scnpv@mahidol.ac.th<br />
• Identification and Linkage analysis of Narcotic <strong>Plant</strong>s and Paphiopedilum<br />
species listed on CITES using DNA markers/phytochemical testing<br />
• Genetic Modification of Cannabis sativa for Crop Production<br />
-alkaloid biosynthetic pathway<br />
-genetic modification and transformation<br />
• Forensic Identification of Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa (Korth.) Havil.)
Dr. Panida Kongsawadworakul<br />
อ. ดร. พนิดา คงสวัสดิ์วรกุล<br />
scpkw@mahidol.ac.th<br />
• Molecular Biology of Rubber Tree and Cassava<br />
• Biochemical and Molecular analysis of Trunk Phloem Necrosis<br />
Disease in Rubber Tree<br />
• Application of Transcriptomics and Proteomics Technology in<br />
<strong>Plant</strong> Research
Dr. Unchera Sookmark<br />
อ. ดร. อัญชีรา สุขมาก<br />
scusm@mahidol.ac.th<br />
• Molecular Biology of Rubber Tree<br />
• Studies of Genes Related to Starch Biosynthesis in Cassava<br />
• Application of Proteomics Technology in <strong>Plant</strong> Research
Rubber Project<br />
Visiting Researchers from IRD, France<br />
Dr. Hervé Chrestin<br />
Mr. Jean-Philippe Pichaut
<strong>Plant</strong> <strong>Science</strong> Forum
Study trip<br />
Executive visit<br />
Trip to Research Station, Nakhorn Ratchasima
Trips to Nong Nooch Botanic Garden, Chonburi<br />
and Royal Flora Ratchapruek 2006, Chiang Mai
Tsunami disastrous survey in Ranong, 2005<br />
<strong>Plant</strong> collecting mission in Yala, 2006<br />
Study tour to rubber plantation, 2006<br />
Traditional medicinal center, Abhaibhubet, 2006
New Year Blessing Ceremony<br />
Orientation trip to Rayong<br />
Faculty of <strong>Science</strong> Sport Day<br />
Faculty of <strong>Science</strong> New Year Party
Study tour to Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden, Chiang Mai
Orientation trip to Rayong, 2006
Next Orientation Trip, Rayong, 16-17 June 2007