Dr Jittima Muensoongnoen
Lecturer
School of Biosciences
Overview
I am a lecturer in Anatomy. I came to Cardiff in August 2016, taking on the lecturing position following completion of my PhD at the University of Leeds. I have a Bsc in Occpational Theray, MSc in Anatomy, MSc in Biomedical and Forensic Studies in Egyptology (Disticntion) and PhD in Biomedical Sciences.
At Cardiff, I teach anatomy to MEDIC Year 1 and Year 2, dental students and Practical Anatomy (BI2333). I also teach neuroanatomy to students for Fundamental Neuroscience (BI2432) as well as developmental anatomy to dental and medical students.
I am the assessment lead for BI2333, and the coordinator for Anatomy Practical for case 5 and 13 for MEDIC Year 1 and 2 students, respectively. I'm the Deputy Chair of Extenuating Circumstances for the School.
Prior to coming to the UK I taught various branches of anatomy including, gross anatomy, histology, embryology and neuroanatomy to medical students and health science students at the Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University (Bangkok, Thailand). Following my move to the UK, I undertook a Masters degree at the University of Manchester in Biomedical and Forensic Studies in Egyptology where I had the opportunity to apply my anatomy knowledge to facial reconstruction of CT scans using a haptic feedback system under the supervision of Prof Caroline Wilkinson. After completing this degree I secured an anatomy demonstrating PhD studentship at the University of Leeds. My PhD project sought to characterise neurones co-expressing GAD and ChAT in the brainstem and spinal cord. My PhD project was supervised by Prof Jim Deuchars. I also taught gross anatomy and neuroanatomy to medical and science students at the University of Leeds. Some of the areas I specialise in are head & neck, neuroanatomy and abdomen. My scholarly activities at Cardiff University focus on the development of learning resources.
Publication
2016
- Gotts, J., Atkinson, L., Yanagawa, Y., Deuchars, J. and Deuchars, S. A. 2016. Co-expression of GAD67 and choline acetyltransferase in neurons in the mouse spinal cord: a focus on lamina X. Brain Research 1646, pp. 570-579. (10.1016/j.brainres.2016.07.001)
2006
- Muensoongnoen, J. et al. 2006. A histopathological study of hearts and spleens of hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus) infected with Leptospira interrogans, serovar pyrogenes. Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health 37, pp. 720-728.
Articles
- Gotts, J., Atkinson, L., Yanagawa, Y., Deuchars, J. and Deuchars, S. A. 2016. Co-expression of GAD67 and choline acetyltransferase in neurons in the mouse spinal cord: a focus on lamina X. Brain Research 1646, pp. 570-579. (10.1016/j.brainres.2016.07.001)
- Muensoongnoen, J. et al. 2006. A histopathological study of hearts and spleens of hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus) infected with Leptospira interrogans, serovar pyrogenes. Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health 37, pp. 720-728.
Research
I am actively interested in research related to anatomy. I have additional experience in immunohistochemistry, plus the use of various microscopic techniques including bright field, epifluorescent and laser confocal. My scholarly activities at Cardiff University focus on the development of learning resources.
Teaching
At Cardiff, I teach anatomy to MEDIC Year 1 and year 2, dental students and Practical Anatomy (BI2333). I also teach neuroanatomy to students for Fundamental Neuroscience (BI2432). I am the assessment lead for BI2333 and coordinator for Anatomy Practical for case 13 for MEDIC Year 2 students.
Biography
I am a lecturer in Anatomy. I came to Cardiff in August 2016, taking on the lecturing position following completion of my PhD at the University of Leeds. My PhD in Biomedical Sciences was funded via an Anatomy Demonstrating PhD Studentship from the Faculty of Biological Sciences at the University of Leeds.
Honours and awards
2011-2015: The demonstrating anatomy of PhD Studentship, University of Leeds, UK.
Professional memberships
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Academic positions
- 2016 - present: Lecturer, Cardiff University.
- 2011 - 2016: Anatomy demonstrator - University of Leeds.
- 2004-2007 - Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Thailand.
- 2002-2004 - Lecturer, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Mahidol University, Thailand.
Contact Details
+44 29208 75876
Sir Martin Evans Building, Museum Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 3AX