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The Chantarachot Group was established in October 2020 when Thanin joined the faculty at the Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University. We are proud members of the Center of Excellence in Environment and Plant Physiology at Chulalongkorn University. Our lab uses omics technologies and modern molecular tools to address both fundamental and translational questions in plant science. Our research spans four major areas involving both model and crop species, in which we explore diverse biological questions using genetics, genomics, and data-driven approaches.
- First, using the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana, we aim to deepen our understanding of the mechanisms that regulate gene expression at the post-transcriptional level—processes that are essential for plant growth, development, and adaptive responses.
- Second, we focus on enhancing food supply sustainability in the face of climate change. One of our key projects seeks to improve rice tolerance to complete submergence caused by flash flooding. By leveraging natural genetic variation in Thai rice accessions and mutagenized rice lines, we investigate the genes and mechanisms underlying developmental plasticity under submergence, with the goal of developing climate-resilient rice varieties.
- Third, we apply cacao genetics to support and strengthen Thailand’s sustainable cocoa value chain, contributing to both agricultural innovation and local economic development.
- Finally, our fourth research area emerges from Thanin’s personal interest in the biology of tropical orchids and their potential applications in synthetic biology, as well as the green and bio-economy. While still in its early stages, this project is close to the heart of the lab—so if you’re an orchid enthusiast too, feel free to stop by Thanin’s office or visit the orchid greenhouse on campus!
Our group is open to all and will not discriminate against anyone because of their race, national origin, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, physical and mental disability, religion, or political affiliation. We are committed to diversity and inclusion. Here we believe:
PLANTS are cool
SCIENCE is real
LOVE is love
DIVERSITY is an asset
FEMINISM is for everyone
KINDNESS is everything
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