Padet Tummaruk is the head of the Centre of Excellence in Swine Reproduction at the Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproduction, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. He graduated with a D.V.M. from Chulalongkorn University in 1997 and an M.V.Sc. and Ph.D. from the Swedish University of Agricultural Science in 2001. His teaching assignments are on swine reproduction, focusing on reproductive biology, semen, assisted reproductive technology, ovaries, agricultural science, semen analyses, animal physiology, and animal reproduction. Currently, his research interests are in swine reproduction, with an emphasis on risk factors associated with sow reproductive performance, gilt management, boar semen cryopreservation, artificial insemination, and the neonatal care of piglets.