Chatchote Thitaram

PeerJ Author & Reviewer

Summary

Chatchote Thitaram is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Companion Animals and Wildlife Clinics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Thailand. He got the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) from Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University. He was awarded his PhD by the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at Utrecht University, Netherlands, for the thesis ‘Elephant reproduction: improvement of breeding efficiency and development of a breeding strategy’. He got the diploma of the Thai board of Theriogenology from the veterinary council of Thailand. His present work and research focus on reproduction, breeding, genetics, medicine and management in elephants and wild animals. He is also the director of the Center of Excellence in Elephant and Wildlife Research, Chiang Mai University, and a member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Species Survival Commission (SSC)’s Asian Elephant Specialist Group (AsESG) and Reintroduction Specialist Group (RSG).

Veterinary Medicine

Past or current institution affiliations

Chiang Mai University

Work details

Director- Center of Excellence in Elephant Research and Education

Chiang Mai University

Department of Companion Animals and Wildlife Clinics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Chiang Mai University has worked with elephant in a field of academic service, treatment, education and research since 1997. Thus, the Chiang Mai University foresaw the important of elephant as national and university symbol, and then established the “Center of Excellence in Elephant and Wildlife Research (EREC)” located at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in July 2014. EREC aims to conserve the Asian elephant as well as the elephant-related culture by conducting the research and providing relevant information to public, particular in the northern area. We also co-operated with both local and international organizations.

PeerJ Contributions

Articles 7

October 28, 2024

Development of a welfare assessment tool for tourist camp elephants in Asia

Raman Ghimire, Janine L. Brown, Chatchote Thitaram, Sharon S. Glaeser, Kannika Na-Lampang, Pawinee Kulnanan, Pakkanut Bansiddhi

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18370 PubMed 39484216

June 25, 2021

Feasibility of melting fingerprint obtained from ISSR-HRM curves for marine mammal species identification

Wannapimol Kriangwanich, Kittisak Buddhachat, Anocha Poommouang, Siriwadee Chomdej, Chatchote Thitaram, Patcharaporn Kaewmong, Kongkiat Kittiwattanawong, Korakot Nganvongpanit

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11689 PubMed 34239781

October 30, 2020

Genetic variations and dog breed identification using inter-simple sequence repeat markers coupled with high resolution melting analysis

Wannapimol Kriangwanich, Korakot Nganvongpanit, Kittisak Buddhachat, Puntita Siengdee, Siriwadee Chomdej, Siriluck Ponsuksili, Chatchote Thitaram

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10215 PubMed 33194413

April 25, 2019

Management factors affecting physical health and welfare of tourist camp elephants in Thailand

Pakkanut Bansiddhi, Korakot Nganvongpanit, Janine L. Brown, Veerasak Punyapornwithaya, Pornsawan Pongsopawijit, Chatchote Thitaram

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6756 PubMed 31086730

November 23, 2018

Changing trends in elephant camp management in northern Thailand and implications for welfare

Pakkanut Bansiddhi, Janine L. Brown, Chatchote Thitaram, Veerasak Punyapornwithaya, Chaleamchat Somgird, Katie L. Edwards, Korakot Nganvongpanit

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5996 PubMed 30505635

June 14, 2018

Histology of 24 organs from Asian elephant calves (Elephas maximus)

Chatchote Thitaram, Pitchaya Matchimakul, Wanpitak Pongkan, Wasan Tangphokhanon, Raktham Maktrirat, Jaruwan Khonmee, Anucha Sathanawongs, Piyamat Kongtueng, Korakot Nganvongpanit

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4947 PubMed 29915694

January 24, 2018

Isolation and culture of primary adult skin fibroblasts from the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)

Puntita Siengdee, Sarisa Klinhom, Chatchote Thitaram, Korakot Nganvongpanit

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4302 PubMed 29379691