Dr. Vinitchan Ruanjaichon

Dr. Vinitchan Ruanjaichon (Dr. Vinitchan Ruanjaichon) Researcher

Project leader: Discovery of genes controlling high iron content and iron toxicity tolerance in rice (2012–2015) Budget received: 4.89 million baht; research period 3 years; joint research funding with a research team from Japan (JST program)

Co-investigator in the project “Whole-genome mutagenesis technology for enhancing the potential of environmentally friendly rice breeding”, Research Chair Grant, budget received 19.9 million baht, research period 5 years (2013–2018)

Co-investigator in the project “Identification and selection of plant promoters, particularly from the Poaceae family, to enhance expression of target genes in the vascular system of sugarcane” (2014–2015), contract no. RDG 5750073, budget received 1,114,960 baht, research period 1 year

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E-mail  vinitchan.rua@biotec.or.th, vitchakorn.rua@gmail.com

Phone  (+66)034-355193

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Rice Science Center (RSC), Rice Gene Discovery Unit (RGDU), Kasetsart University, Kamphaengsaen, No1 Moo6. Kamphaengsaen, Nakhonpathom 73140, Thailand

Ph.D. (Tropical agriculture) Kasetsart University 2007

• (Tropical Agriculture)

Functional genomics: Submergence tolerance in rice

M.S.  (Genetics) Kasetsart University 1997

• (Genetics)

The Use of RAPD for Classification and Identification Markers in Vetiveria Spp. In Thailand

B.S.  (Biotechnology) Rangsit University 1994

• (Biotechnology)

I am a researcher in the Rice gene discovery unit where i have been a member since 2000. I completed my Ph.D. at Kasetsart University. My research interests lie in the Molecular genetics, functional genomics and bioinformatics, with a focus on improving rice tolerate to submergence stress. In recent years, i have focused on new platform technologies such as genome wide gene expression analysis, high throughput genotyping, next generation sequencing. In 2012, I have collaborated actively with professor Naoko Nishizawa for Strategic Japanese-Thai Research Cooperative Program. The title of cooperative research project is Identification of genes confer high Fe and Fe toxic tolerance in rice. The outcome of this effort will be a new allele identification of genes associated with high grain Fe density and tolerance to Fe toxicity. SNP identification will also help defining haplotype structure controlling Fe uptake and loading in grains and tolerate to Fe toxicity. Finally analysis of this SNP data with phenotypic data on a range of traits will be allowed for ideotype design, opening the way for effective manipulation to set up a new rice varieties for high grain Fe density.

Non-scientific Interests

In my hobby time, i enjoy playing and watching soccer, bicycling, traveling and enjoying good food, beer, wine and live theatre.

Siriphat Ruengphayak, Vinitchan Ruanjaichon, Chatree Saensuk, Supaporn Phromphan, Somvong Tragoonrung,                    Ratchanee Kongkachuichai and Apichart Vanavichit. Forward screening for seedling tolerance to Fe toxicity                reveals a polymorphic mutation in ferric chelate reductase in rice. Rice.2015, 8:3             doi: 10.1186/s12284-014-0036-z

Wintai Kamolsukyunyong, Wissarut Sukhaket, Vinitchan Ruanjaichon, Theerayut Toojinda  and Apichart Vanavichit.             Single-feature polymorphism mapping of isogenic rice lines identifies the influence of terpene synthase on                  brown planthopper feeding preferences. Rice 2013, 6:18  doi:10.1186/1939-8433-6-18  

1. Thongjuea, V. Ruanjaichon, R. Bruskiewich, A. Vanavichit. A Web-based Application for mining Genes Underlying             QTLs in Rice Genome. Nucleic Acids Res. 2009:D996-1000. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkn638.

2008. Ruanjaichon, T. Toojinda, S. Tragoonrung and A. vannavichit. 2008. Physiological and molecular             characterization of rice isogenic line for SubQTL9 under flash flooding. Journal of plant sciences. 3(3): 236-247.

2008. Ruanjaichon, S. Tragoonrung and A. vannavichit. 2008. Data mining of SubQTL region on chromosome9:             Dissecting gene structure and protein function. Asian journal of plant sciences. 7(3) 268-275.

1. Ruanjaichon, D. Sangsrakru, W. Kamolsukyunyong, M. Siangliw, T. Toojinda, S. Tragoonrung, and A. Vanavichit,
2. Small GTP-Binding Protein Gene Is Associated with QTL for Submergence Tolerance in Rice (Oryza sativa L.). Russian Journal of Plant Physiology, Vol. 51, No. 5, 2004, pp. 648–657.

Wintai KAMOLSUKYUNYONG, Vinitchan RUANJAICHON, Meechai SIANGLIW, Shinji       KAWASAKI, Takuji SASAKI,

              Apichart VANAVICHIT, and Somvong TRAGOONRUNG.   2001. Mapping of Quantitative Trait Locus Related to                 Submergence Tolerance in Rice with Aid of  Chromosome Walking. DNA Research 31; 8(4):163-71.

Lanceras, J.C., Huang, Z., Navikul, O., Vanavichit, A., Ruanjaichon, V. and Tragoonrung, S. 2000. Mapping of              genes for cooking and eating qualities in Thai Jasmine Rice (KDML105). DNA Research 7 (2): 93-101.