PROFILES : Researcher

Name – Last Name:

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Apichart Wanichit


Present:

Director of The Rice Research Center and Gene Research


Workplace:

The Rice Research Center and Gene Research, Kasetsart University Kamphaeng Saen Campus, Malai Man Road, Nakhon Pathom 73140


Education Background:

  • 1978 B.Sc. (Agriculture) Kasetsart University
  • 1981 M.Sc. (Agriculture) Kasetsart University
  • 1989 Ph.D. (Crop Science) Oregon State University

Work Background:

  • 1994-present Head of the Center for Genetic Engineering and Agricultural Biotechnology
  • 2003-present Director, Rice Genes Research and Technology for Agriculture
  • 2005-present Director, Rice Research Center
  • 2005-present Secretary of the National Center for Agricultural Biotechnology

Research Area and Interests:

  • Genomics technology and gene function rsearch and application in rice breeding

Research Award

  • Outstanding Researcher of Kasetsart University On the 25th anniversary of R & D (2003)
  • 3rd price award for Pinkaset Rice Development 2nd World Rice Competition (2004)
  • National Outstanding Researcher in Agriculture and Biology 2006
  • INVENTOR  AWARD for agriculture and agricultural industry National Research Council of Thailand 2007
  • Outstanding Individual Achievement Award for Agricultural Commercial Research Office of Agricultural Research Development (Public Organization) (2008)
  • The Outstanding Technology Award 2010 The Foundation for the Promotion of Science and Technology under the Patronage of His Majesty the King
  • National Outstanding Individual Award (Science and Technology Division) National Identity Board (2012)