Name: Benjawan (Tookyang) Pitasawat

Associate Professor, Ph.D.

    bpitasaw@mail.med.cmu.ac.th

Education:

  • B.Sc. (Medical Technology)                Chiang Mai University (Thailand), 1987
  • M.Sc. (Medical Parasitology)              Chiang Mai University (Thailand), 1991
  • Ph.D. (Pharmacology)                         Chiang Mai University (Thailand), 1997

Teaching Activities:

  • Medical Parasitology
  • Medical Entomology

Research Emphasis:

  • Medical Entomolgy

 

Past Publications:  pdf file, click here

Recent Publications:

1. Kamsuk K, Choochote W, Chaithong U, Jitpakdi A, Tippawangkosol P, Riyong D, Pitasawat B. Effectiveness of Zanthoxylum piperitum-derived essential oil as an alternative repellent under laboratory and field applications. Parasitol Res. 2007 Jan; 100 (2): 339-45.

2. Champakaew D, Choochote W, Pongpaibul Y, Chaithong U, Jitpakdi A, Tuetun B, Pitasawat B. Larvicidal efficacy and biological stability of a botanical natural product, zedoary oil-impregnated sand granules, against Aedes aegypti (Diptera, Culicidae). Parasitol Res. 2007 Mar; 100 (4): 729-37.

3. Pitasawat B, Champakaew D, Choochote W, Jitpakdi A, Chaithong U, Kanjanapothi D, Rattanachanpichai E, Tippawangkosol P, Riyong D, Tuetun B, Chaiyasit D. Aromatic plant-derived essential oil: an alternative larvicide for mosquito control. Fitoterapia. 2007 Apr; 78 (3): 205-10.

4. Choochote W, Chaithong U, Kamsuk K, Jitpakdi A, Tippawangkosol P, Tuetun B, Champakaew D, Pitasawat B. Repellent activity of selected essential oils against Aedes aegypti. Fitoterapia. 2007 Jul; 78 (5): 359-64.

5. Saeung A, Otsuka Y, Baimai V, Somboon P, Pitasawat B, Tuetun B, Junkum A, Takaoka H, Choochote W. Cytogenetic and molecular evidence for two species in the Anopheles barbirostris complex (Diptera: Culicidae) in Thailand. Parasitol Res. 2007 Oct;101(5):1337-44.

6. Tuetun B, Choochote W, Pongpaibul Y, Junkum A, Kanjanapothi D, Chaithong U, Jitpakdi A, Riyong D, Pitasawat B. Celery-based topical repellents as a potential natural alternative for personal protection against mosquitoes. Parasitol Res. 2008 Dec; 104 (1): 107-15.

7. Tuetun B, Choochote W, Pongpaibul Y, Junkum A, Kanjanapothi D, Chaithong U, Jitpakdi A, Riyong D, Wannasan A, Pitasawat B. Field evaluation of G10, a celery (Apium graveolens)-based topical repellent, against mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in Chiang Mai province, northern Thailand. Parasitol Res. 2009 Feb; 104 (3): 515-21.

8. Sutthanont N, Choochote W, Tuetun B, Junkum A, Jitpakdi A, Chaithong U, Riyong D, Pitasawat B. Chemical composition and larvicidal activity of edible plant-derived essential oils against the pyrethroid-susceptible and -resistant strains of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae). J Vector Ecol. 2010 Jun;35(1):106-15.

 
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