Professor Dr. Amaret Bhumiratana TRF Senior Research Scholar (Biotechnology) Year 1997 Biography and Research Summary   Professor Dr. Amaret Bhumiratana was born in Bangkok on July 24, 1948. After completing primary education in Thailand he went to the USA to study at Chowchilla High School (1966), and received a B.S. in Bacteriology from the University of California at Davis (1970), and a Ph.D. in Microbiology from Michigan State University (1974). Subsequently, he has become a staff member at the Faculty of Science, Mahidol University. There Professor Dr. Amaret Bhumiratana has been involved in teaching, conducting research and guiding students at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. He was promoted to a professorship in Biotechnology in 1990 and was awarded as Outstanding Scientist Award in 1992 by the Foundation for the Promotion of Science and Technology.   Dr. Bhumiratana's research interests are in two major areas, namely, the physiology and genetics of Bacillus thuringiensis, and the microbiology of soybean fermentation. He has published over fifty articles in international journals and has supervised eighteen doctoral and master's degrees students.