New Phytologist next generation scientists 2023 took place on 2–5 July 2023 at the National University of Singapore.
Recordings of the talks given at this event can be found in the speakers tab
Organisers
Felicia Leong Wei Shan, National University of Singapore
Hong Jhun Sim, National University of Singapore
Junying Lim, National University of Singapore
Karthikbabu Kannivadi Ramakanth, National University of Singapore
On Sun Lau, National University of Singapore
Rachelle Rui Qi Lee, National University of Singapore
Rini Rahiman, National University of Singapore
Keynote speakers
Name | Affiliation | Title |
Julie Gray | University of Sheffield | |
Sheng Luan | University of California, Berkeley | Regulation of nutrient homeostasis by a calcium signalling network |
Nam-Hai Chua | Rockefeller University, Temasek Life Sciences Labratory | Phase separation and mobile noncoding RNA regulate leaf senescence |
Thi Mai Huong To | University of Science and Technology of Hanoi | |
Eilon Shani | Tel Aviv University | |
Yuchen Long | National University of Singapore | |
Sridevi Sureshkumar | Monash University | The molecular mechanisms of trinucleotide expansions- a role for SUMO proteases |
Ari Sadanandom | Durham University | |
Jia-Wei Wang | CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences (CEMPS) | Rejuvenation, reproduction, and regeneration: resetting the plant juvenility clock |
Lourens Poorter | Wageningen University | |
Alison Kim Shan Wee | University of Nottingham Malaysia |
Selected talks
Name | Affiliation | Title |
Zhen Lin | Southern University of Science and Technology | B2/3-RAF mediates SnRK2 activation in ABA signaling in Arabidopsis |
Tomas Maria Tessi | Heidelberg University | |
Xin Yang | National University of Singapore | |
Aida Maric | University of Freiburg | Remember the rain: Epigenetic factors regulating flood stress memory in plants |
Erstelle Pasion | International Rice Research Institute and University of Potsdam and Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology | |
Sahar Magen | Hebrew University of Jerusalem | |
Tamene Tolessa | University of New England | Myrtaceae tree species encodes for a potential novel class of resistance genes |
Qiao Wen Tan | Nanyang Technological University | |
Max Josse | University of Cambridge | Detecting cellular auxin dynamics in living plants – microbial auxin sensors domains break the ice |
Han-Qing Wang | Nanjing Agricultural University | Rice roots avoid asymmetric heavy metal and salinity stress via a RBOH-ROS-auxin signaling cascade |
Adawiah Zainal | Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute | |
Timothy Stephens | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey | Exploring the origin and evolution of primary plastids using Paulinella as a model system |
Adil Khan | University of Western Australia | |
Pedro Garcia Gagliardi | Center for Research in Agricultural Genomics | Cracking the vascular origin of potato tuber formation through a single cell RNA-Seq approach |
Vesa Havurinne | University of Aveiro | |
Noemi | Sapienza University of Rome | |
Kirsty McCready | University of Birmingham | |
Jihyun Kim | Seoul National University | |
Melissa Uribe Acosta | Utrecht University | Role of structural and chemical plant defense components on root-microbiome assembly |
Hernan D. Capador-Barreto | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | Multiple soil-borne pathogens contribute to disease and mortality of Virola nobilis seedlings |
Julia Joswig | University of Zurich | Climatic and soil factors explain the two-dimensional spectrum of global plant trait variation |
Ming Yang Lee | Nanyang Technological University | |
Emily Warschefsky | William L. Brown Center, Missouri Botanical Garden | |
Su-Ee Lau | University of Malaya and Universiti Putra Malaysia | |
Komal Goel | Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology |
Poster presenters
First name | Last name | Affiliation | Title |
Nur Syafikah | Abdullah | Universiti Malaya | Omic technologies; metabolomics, transcriptomics and metagenomics in understanding symbiotic interaction between Trichoderma asperellum SL2 and rice plant |
Olivia | Agatha | Nayang Technological University | Enhancing health-promoting properties of plants by engineering specialized metabolism |
Moses Kwame | Aidoo | Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana | Physiological response of robusta coffee to different fruit trees shade |
Florina | Anthony | Universiti Malaysia Sabah | A review of the fern genus Dryopteris (Dryopteridaceae) on tropical mountains in Sabah, Malaysia |
Ashley | Baldwin | Cardiff University | The great strawrobbery – What is cold storage stealing from the strawberry? |
Lloyd | Balinado | Cavite State University | More than just a fiber: A literature- and transcriptome-based exploration of the medicinal application potentials of abaca |
Chitra | Bhatia | National Institute of Plant Genome Research, New Delhi | Investigating post-transcriptional regulation of jasmonate signalling for improving rice response to environmental stresses |
Ibrahim | Bourbia | University of Tasmania | Xylem cavitation isolates leaky flowers during water stress in pyrethrum |
Chris | Buckley | University of Melbourne | Circadian influence on senescence and nutrition in wheat |
Lily | Chen | Western Sydney University | The SWEET path and sugar sensing of C 4 photosynthetic grasses |
Mei - Yee | Chin | Sarawak Tropical Peat Research Institute/Universiti Putra Malaysia | CRISPR/Cas-mediated nucleic acid-based approach for early detection of plant diseases |
Li Cong | Chua | National University of Singapore | The epigenetic regulation of the master stomatal regulator speechless by the arabidopsis val family of transcriptional repressors |
K. M. Golam | Dastogeer | Bangladesh Agricultural University | Microbial symbionts enhance water stress tolerance in Nicotiana plants by modifying host physiology and metabolism |
A. Kevin G. | Djotan | The University of Tokyo | Year-long dynamics of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi communities in roots and surrounding soil of Cryptomeria japonica |
Andrea | Fuchs | University College Dublin | Invasive Spartina alterniflora increase greenhouse gas fluxes from coastal vegetated wetlands |
Chen | Hao | Peking University | From chloroplast to membrane: the contributions of copper proteins in regulating leaf senescence |
Jing | He | Western Sydney University | Phenotypic, physiologic, and heat-induced gene expression analysis in diverse spring wheat genotypes under heat stress |
Pieter-Willem | Hendriks | Lincoln University (New Zealand) | Selection for early vigour in wheat modifies shoot and root epidermis cell size, numbers, and competitive ability. |
Changmei | Hua | National University of Singapore | HAC1 regulates flowering time via non-histone acetylation in Arabidopsis |
Mui Sie | Jee | Sarawak Tropical Peat Research Institute | Molecular cloning and characterization of putative virulence factors of Ganoderma boninense |
Kate | Johnson | University of Tasmania | A trade-off between growth rate and drought vulnerability within a drought-resistant tree species |
Cade | Kane | Purdue University | Evaluating Impacts of Climate Change on Deciduous Leaf Life Span in Tasmania and Indiana |
Chung-Wing | Ko | Nanyang Technological University | Root traits and belowground characteristics reveal nutrient uptake strategies across old-growth and secondary forests in Singapore’s Central Catchment Nature Reserve |
Madeleine | Koeniger | Nanyang Technological University | Tree Functional Traits and Environmental Gradients explain Forest Dynamics in a Southeast Asian Forest in Singapore |
Nyee-Fan | Lam | Universiti Malaysia Sabah | Relationship of Boesenbergia and new discoveries in Sabah, Malaysia |
Javier | Lidoy | CSIC Spanish National Research Council | Ethylene signaling is essential for mycorrhiza-induced resistance against chewing herbivores in tomato |
Peng Ken | Lim | Nanyang Technological University | Elucidating transcriptional regulation of the genes in exotic plant species using de novo transcriptome assembly |
Rui Qi Audrey | Lim | Nanyang Technological University | A B-Box domain containing protein interacts with WRINKLED1 and modulates seed oil biosynthesis in Arabidopsis |
Jiming | Liu | Nanyang Technological University | Sapindus germplasm re-sequencing in China: diversity, genetic structure, evolution, and GWAS analysis |
Mei Lieng | Lo | Sarawak Tropical Peat Research Institute | Utilization of infected oil palm seedlings to differentiate the aggressiveness of Ganoderma boninense isolates from Sarawak |
Javier | Lopez Jurado | University of Tasmania, Universidad de Sevilla | Physiological responses, gene expression, and epiphenotype of two closely related polyploid cytotypes under temperature stress |
Jinqi | Ma | National University of Singapore | Temperature-Dependent Regulation of 5- M ethylcytosine RNA Modification and Alternative Splicing in Arabidopsis |
Suma | Mitra | Academia Sinica, National Chung Hsing University | Exploring the mechanism of maintaining heat acclimation memory mediated by the HSP101-HSA32 module in Arabidopsis |
Heta | Mattila | University of Aveiro | Why senescing autumn leaves synthetize red anthocyanins? |
Zahin | Mohd Ali | Nanyang Technological University | Studying the evolution of ferns with large-scale comparative gene expression analyses |
Hector | Montero | University of Wuerzburg | Phylogenomics to study the co-occurrence of two nutrient acquisition strategies: arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis and carnivory |
Arpan | Mukherjee | Banaras Hindu University | Culturable chickpea seed bacterial endophytes: Future of sustainable agriculture production |
Pooja | Negi | Bhabha Atomic Research Centre | Sugarcane mutant M4209 retains heat-induced growth enhancement under salt stress |
Jia Jun | Ngiam | Nanyang Technological University | Genomic insights into the demographic history of tropical plant assemblages in Southeast Asia in response to past sea level change |
Doai | Nguyen Van | Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology | An efficient hairy root system for validation of plant transformation vector and CRISPR/Cas construct activities in cucumber (C ucumis sativus L.) |
Jane | Oja | University of Tartu | Global diversity and distribution of dust-associated microbial, and arthropod communities in homes |
Li Hui | Peh | Nanyang Technological University | Investigating Conservation of Transcriptional Responses to Abiotic Stress within the Plant Kingdom |
Nipuni | Peththa Thanthrige | Queensland University of Technology | AtBAG4-mediated stress tolerance requires autophagy and interaction with the selective autophagy substrate receptor NBR1 and chaperone Hsp70 |
Aireen | Phang | Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh / Singapore Botanic Gardens / University of Aberdeen | Target capture sequencing for phylogenomic and population studies in the tropical tree genus Palaquium (Sapotaceae) |
Reema | Prakash | The University of the South Pacific | Stomatal variation in wild noni ( Morinda citrifolia ): a key adaptation in stressful habitats. |
Galih | Pujasatria | Tottori University | Rhizoctonia -like fungi colonization systemically induces defense response against leaf soft rot in Bletilla striata (Orchidaceae) |
Nanette | Raczka | Nanyang Technological University | Nutrient acquisition strategies and fine root dynamics determine differences in soil carbon between contrast tropical forest types |
Ruchika | Rajput | National Institute of Plant Genome Research, New Delhi | Understanding the dynamics of Cytokinin specific Response Regulators in Anthocyanin biosynthesis in Musa acuminata |
Janlo | Robil | Ateneo de Manila University | Hormonal control of medial–lateral growth and vein formation in the maize leaf |
Abdulla Naseef | S A | Kerala Forest Research Institute | High leaf thermotolerance in mangroves and relationship with leaf traits. |
Nattapong | Sanguan-kiattichai | University of Oxford | A novel multifunctional glycosidase inhibitor from plant pathogenic bacterium Pseudomonas syringae : its discovery, biosynthesis and biological roles |
Abdulwahab | Shaibu | Bayero University Kano | The GmSNAP11 Contributes to Resistance to Soybean Cyst Nematode Race 4 in Glycine max |
Yanlin | Shao | Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, National University of Singapore | m 6 A modifications of nascent FLC inhibit its transcription by preventing H3K36me3 modification |
Ankita | Shree | Jawaharlal Nehru University | Bending with the BAR: diverse pathway to modulate fungal virulence via F-BAR protein |
Md Nurealam | Siddiqui | Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University | A nitrate transceptor homolog NPF2.12 underpin root growth and nitrogen use efficiency in wheat and barley |
Wu | Song | Centre for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, (CAS) | From Gene to Pathway to Drug: Exploring the Biosynthesis of Hyperforin and Polycyclic Polyprenylated Acylphloroglucinol (PPAPs) in family Hypericaceae. |
Alexandros Georgios | Sotiropoulos | University of Southern Queensland | Global genomic analyses of wheat powdery mildew reveal association of pathogen spread with historical human migration and trade |
Wei Harn | Tan | Universiti Brunei Darussalam | Evolutionary and conservation genetics of keystone Stone Oaks of Borneo |
Tiew Yik | Ting | Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia | Functional characterisation of neprosin via site-directed mutagenesis and in planta analysis |
Vanessa | Tonet | University of Tasmania | Where and when: leaf traits variation and time to death in trees canopy |
José Manuel | Ugalde | University of Bonn | Standing out from the crowd: Decoding the function of tau glutathione S-transferases GSTU24 and GSTU25 in Arabidopsis. |
Andrey | Vaulin | Nanyang Technological University | Population metagenomics analysis of primary rainforest soil microbiome in South East Asia reveals a host-specific core and. patterns of selection |
Deyi | Wang | Naturalis Biodiversity Center | Changing partners in the forest? A case study on Neottia ovata reveals the discrepancy in symbiotic association and orchid ecophysiology |
Vishna | Weerarathne | University of Peradeniya | Locating key drought tolerance strategies of Lolium perenne L. to strengthen pasture improvement programs |
Fiona | White | University of Pavia | Using stored seeds for plant translocation: the seed bank perspective |
Yujin | Wu | Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, National University of Singapore | Deciphering the role of N 6 -methyladenosine RNA methylation in seedling development of Arabidopsis thaliana |
Poster prize winners
Congratulations to the winner and runners-up of the poster prizes!
Poster prize winner
Chung-Wing Ko, Nanyang Technological University, 'Root traits and belowground characteristics reveal nutrient uptake strategies across old-growth and secondary forests in Singapore’s Central Catchment Nature Reserve'
Poster runner-up
Lloyd Balinado, Cavite State University, Philippines, 'More than just a fiber: A literature- and transcriptome-based exploration of the medicinal application potentials of abaca (Musa textilis Née)'
Poster runner-up
Nattapong Sanguankiattichai, University of Oxford, UK, 'A novel multifunctional glycosidase inhibitor from plant pathogenic bacterium Pseudomonas syringae: its discovery, biosynthesis and biological roles'