Contact information
201 Life Science Center
1201 Rollins Road
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO 65211
Email: nthgg3@mail.missouri.edu
Lab Phone No.: (573) 884 4799
Education
2013-present: Ph.D student at the Division of Plant Sciences, University of Missouri.
2006-2011: BSc in Crop Science, Hanoi University of Agriculture, Vietnam.
Contact information
201 Life Science Center
1201 Rollins Road
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO 65211
Email: aqpgwc@mail.missouri.edu
Lab Phone No.: (573) 884 4799
Education
2019: Ph.D. Division of Plant Sciences, University of Missouri, USA (Dates of attendance: August 2013-December 2019)
2011: B.S. in Biotechnology, University of Sciences, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM).
Woo Sik Chung, Ph. D.
Visiting Professor
CONTACT INFORMATION
Division of Plant Sciences, and Department of Biochemistry
National Center for Soybean Biotechnology
201 Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO 65211
Telephone: (573) 884-4799, (573) 825-7297
Email: chungwo@missouri.edu
EDUCATION
Gyeongsang National University B.S., Biochemistry
Gyeongsang National University Ph.D., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
WORK EXPERIENCE
2009- Present Associate Professor
Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Korea
Department of Biochemistry, and Division of Applied Life Science
2002-2009 Assistant Professor
Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Korea
Division of Applied Life Sciences
2000-2002 Research Associate
The Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, CA, USA
PUBLICATIONS (Recent 5 years)
Park HC, Kim ML, Lee SM, Bahk JD, Yun DJ, Lim CO, Hong JC, Lee SY, Cho MJ, Chung WS (2007) Pathogen-induced binding of the soybean zinc finger homeodomain proteins GmZF-HD1 and GmZF-HD2 to two repeats of ATTA homeodomain binding site in the calmodulin isoform 4 (GmCaM4) promoter. Nucleic Acids Research 35, 3612-3623.
Koo SC, Yoon HW, Kim CY, Moon BC, Cheong YH, Han HJ, Lee SM, Kang KY, Kim MC, Lee SY, Chung WS, Cho MJ (2007) Alternative Splicing of the OsBWMK1 Gene Generates Three Transcript Variants Showing Differential Subcellular Localizations. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 360, 188-193.
Lee SM, Kim HS, Han HJ, Moon BC, Kim CY, Harper JF, Chung WS (2007) Identification of a calmodulin-regulated autoinhibited Ca2+-ATPase (ACA11) that is localized to vacuole membranes in Arabidopsis. FEBS Letters 581, 3943-3949 ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
Kim SH, Lee KH, Kim KE, Jung MS, Lim CO, Lee SW, Chung WS (2007) Construction of a transgenic plant to develop a new method for the isolation of calmodulin binding proteins. Korean J. of Life Science, 17, 1177-1181.
Kim HS, Park BO, Yoo JH, Jung MS, Lee SM, Han HJ, Kim KE, Kim SH, Lim CO, Yun DJ, Lee SY, Chung WS (2007) Identification of a calmodulin-binding NAC protein (CBNAC) as a transcriptional repressor in Arabidopsis. J. Biol. Chem., 282, 36292-36302
Lee K, Song EH, Kim HS, Yoo JH, Han HJ, Jung MS, Lee SM, Kim KE, Kim MC, Cho MJ, Chung WS (2008) Regulation of MAP kinase phosphatase 1 (AtMKP1) by calmodulin in Arabidopsis. J. Biol. Chem. 283(35):23581-23588.
Kim HS, Jung MS, Lee K, Kim KE, Yoo JH, Kim MC, Kim DH, Cho MJ, Chung WS (2009) An S-locus receptor-like kinase in plasma membrane interacts with calmodulin in Arabidopsis. FEBS letters 583 (1), 36-42.
Kim MC, Chung WS, Yun DJ and Cho MJ (2009) Calcium and Calmodulin-Mediated Regulation of Gene Expression in Plants. Molecular Plant 2(1), 13-21.
Lee SM, My Hoang HT, Han HJ, Kim HS, Lee K, Kim KE, Kim DH, Lee SY, Chung WS (2009) Pathogen inducible voltage-dependent anion channel (AtVDAC) isoforms are localized to mitochondria membrane in Arabidopsis. Molecules & Cells 27(3), 321-327.
Kim HS, Jung MS, Lee SM, Lim KE, Byun H, Choi MS, Park HC, Cho MJ, Chung WS (2009) An S-locus receptor-like kinase plays a role as a negative regulator in plant defense responses. BBRC 381, 424-428.
Lee K, Bae DW, Kim SH, Han HJ, Liu X, Park HC, Lim CO, Lee SY, Chung WS (2010) Comparative proteomic analysis of the short-term responses of rice roots and leaves to cadmium. J Plant Physiol. 167 (3), 161-168.
Liu XM, Kim KE, Kim KC, Nguyen XC, Han HJ, Jung MS, Kim HS, Kim SH, Park HC, Yun DJ, Chung WS (2010) Cadmium activates Arabidopsis MPK3 and MPK6 via accumulation of reactive oxygen species. Phytochemistry 71, 614-618
Park HC, Park CY, Koo SC, Cheong MS, Kim KE, Kim MC, Lim CO, Lee SY, Yun DJ, Chung WS (2010) AtCML8, a calmodulin-like protein, differentially activating CaM-dependent enzymes in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Cell Reports 29(11):1297-1304.
Boursiac Y, Lee SM, Romanosky S, Blank R, Sladek C, Chung WS, Harper JF (2010) Disruption of the Vacuolar Calcium-ATPases in Arabidopsis Results in the Activation of a Salicylic Acid-Dependent Programmed Cell Death Pathway. Plant Physiology 154 (3): 1158-1171.
Park HC, Song EH, Nguyen XC, Lee K, Kim KE, Kim HS, Lee SM, Kim SH, Bae DW, Yun DJ, Chung WS (2011) Arabidopsis MAP kinase phosphatase 1 is phosphorylated and activated by its substrate AtMPK6. Plant Cell Reports. 30 (8) 1523-1531
Kim SH, Woo DH, Kim JM, LeeSY, Chung WS, Moon YH (2011) Arabidopsis MKK4 mediates osmotic-stress response via its regulation of MPK3 activity. Biochem Biophys. Res. Commun. 412(1): 150-154.
Kim JM, Woo DH, Kim SH, Lee SY, Park HY, Seok HY, Chung WS, Moon YH (2012) Arabidopsis MKKK20 is involved in osmotic stress response via regulation of MPK6 activity. Plant Cell Reports 31, 217-224.
Son GH, Wan J, Kim HJ, Nguyen XC, Chung WS, Hong JC, Stacey G. (2012) The Ethylene Responsive Element Binding Factor 5, ERF5, is Involved in the Chitin-induced Innate Immunity Response. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions 25(1), 48-60.
Nguyen XC, Kim SH, Lee K, Kim KE, Liu XM, Han HJ, Hoang MH, Lee SW, Hong JC, Moon YH, Chung WS (2012) Identification of a C(2)H(2)-type zinc finger transcription factor (ZAT10) from Arabidopsis as a substrate of MAP kinase. Plant Cell Reports 31(4), 737-745.
Hoang MH, Nguyen XC, Lee K, Kwon YS, Pham HT, Park HC, Yun DJ, Lim CO, Chung WS (2012) Phosphorylation by AtMPK6 is required for the biological function of AtMYB41 in Arabidopsis. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 422(1), 181-186.
Nguyen XC, Hoang MHT, Kim HS, Lee K, Liu XM, Kim SH, Bark SH, Park HC, Chung WS (2012) Phosphorylation of the transcriptional regulator MYB44 by mitogen activated protein kinase regulates Arabidopsis seed germination. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 423(4): 703-708.
Kim HS, Park HC, Kim KE, Jung MS, Han HJ, Kim SH, Kwon YS, Bahk S, An J, Bae DW, Yun DJ, Kwak SSand Chung WS (2012) A NAC Transcription Factor and SNI1 Cooperatively Suppress Basal Pathogen Resistance in Arabidopsis thaliana. Nucleic Acids Research 40 (18): 9182-9192
Han HJ, Park HC, Byun HJ, Lee SM, Kim HS, Yun DJ, Cho MJ, Chung WS (2012) The transcriptional repressor activity of ASYMMETRIC LEAVES1 is inhibited by direct interaction with calmodulin in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell Environ. 35(11): 1969-1982.
CURRENT RESEARCH
• Elucidation of Calcium signaling and MAP kinase signaling pathway in plant.
• How calcium signaling pathways crosstalk MAP kinase signaling pathways in plant.
• How environmental stresses control the growth and development of plants.
PAST RESEARCH
• Calcium and calmodulin regulated signaling pathways in plant.
• Identification of heavy metal resistance genes and development of heavy metal extracting plant.
Zhe Yan
Ph.D. Student
201 Life Science Center
1201 Rollins Road
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO 65211
Email: Yanzh at missouri.edu
Lab : (573) 884 4799
M.S. in Agronomy University of Wisconsin-Madison (2007)
Identification of miRNAs and their targets in soybean
Contact informationAaron J. Witte
Lab Manager
201 Life Science Center
1201 Rollins Road
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO 65211
Email: ajw2m5 at mizzou.edu
Lab : (573) 884 4799
Education
Doctorate of Physical Therapy (DPT) Summer – 2008 to present
BS Biological Sciences, University of Missouri – 2008
2008- current Lab Manager National Center for Soybean Biotechnology, Division of Plant Sciences, University of Missouri
2007-2008 Undergraduate Research Technician National Center for Soybean Biotechnology, Division of Plant Sciences, University of Missouri
Currently assisting Dr. Kiwamu Tanaka with his project in ATP signaling in Arabidopsis thaliana.
Contact information
201 Life Science Center
1201 Rollins Road
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO 65211
Email: lopezov at missouri.edu
Lab: (573) 884 4799
Education
-Ph D in Sciences: Investigation of the transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulation of common bean responses to phosphorus-deficiency and manganese toxicity. Center for Genomic Sciences, National University of Mexico (UNAM), Cuernavaca, Morelos Mexico (2009).
-BS in Biology: National University of Mexico (UNAM), Mexico (2005).
Professional Experiences
Graduate student: Analysis of transcriptional profile of root and nodules of P-deficient common bean plants. Identification of miRNAs in leaves, roots and nodules of nutrient-stressed common bean plants. Characterization of signaling pathways in common bean.
Undergraduate Student: Analysis of the photosynthetic responses of common bean and alfalfa to heavy metal toxicity.
Current Research Focus
Immunity response of soybean.
Publications
1. Graham M-A, Ramírez M, Valdés-López O, Lara M, Tesfaye M, Vance CP, Hernández, G (2006) Identification of candidate phosphorus stress induced genes in Phaseolus vulgaristhrough clustering analysis across several plant species. Functional Plant Biol. 33: 789-797.
2. Hernández G, Ramírez M, Valdés-López O, Tesfaye M, Graham M-A, Czechowski T, Schlereth A, Wanderey M, Erban A, Cheung F, Wu H-C, Lara M, Town Ch, Kopka J, Udvardi M-K. Vance C-P (2007) Phosphorus stress in common bean: Root transcript and metabolic responses. Plant Physiol. 144: 752-767.
3. Valdés-López, O and Hernández, G. (2008) Transcritional regulation and signaling in phosphorus starvation: What about legumes?. JIPB, 50 (10), 1213-1222.
4. Valdés-López O, Arenas-Huertero C, Ramírez M, Girard L, Sánchez F, Vance C.P., Reyes J. L., and Hernández G. (2008) Essential role of MYB transcription factor: PvPHR1 and microRNA: PvmiR399 in phosphorus-deficiency signaling in common bean roots. PCE. 31. 1834-1843.
5. Hernández G, Valdés-López O, Ramírez M, Goffard N, Weiller G, Aparicio-Fabre R, Fuentes SI, Erban A, Kopka J, Udvardi M, Vance CP. 2009. Global Changes in the transcript and metabolic profiles during symbiotic nitrogen fixation in phosphorus-stressed common bean plants. Plant Physiology. DOI:10.1104/pp.109.143842.
Sandra THIBIVILLIERS
University of Missouri
Division of Plant Sciences
201 Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center
Columbia, MO 65211
Lab: 573-884-4799
e-mail: st5y7 at mizzou.edu
2005-present PhD degree: Candidate ESTs Approach for Soybean Fungal Disease Resistance
Department of Plant Microbiology and Pathology at the University of Missouri (MO)
Advisors: Dr. Gary Stacey and Dr. Henry T. Nguyen
1998-2000 MS degree: Molecular and Cellular Plant Physiology at the University of Paris VII (France)
2005 -Present – University of Missouri, Department of Plant Microbiology and Pathology at the University of Missouri (MO)
PhD degree training, Advisors: Dr. G. Stacey and Dr. H. T. Nguyen
Project: Candidate ESTs Approach for Soybean Fungal Disease Resistance.
January 2003 -July 2004 – INRA – Laboratory of Cell Biology, Versailles
Assistant of research, Phloem Group, Supervisor: Dr. S. DINANT (Collaboration with the Seed Company: Vilmorin Clause & Cie – Limagrain Group)
Project: Analysis of phloem transcriptom of A. graveolens under biotic stress and viral infection.
January 2001 – July 2002 – CIRAD, Montpellier
Assistant of research, Biotrop Laboratory, Supervisors: Dr. J.-C. GLASZMANN and M. DEU
Projects: i) Production and characterization of a sorghum BAC library,
ii) Studying linkage disequilibrium by producing SSR markers for a sorghum core collection.
April – October 2000 – CIRAD, Montpellier
Master degree Training, “Annual Cultures” group, Advisor: Dr. J.-M. LACAPE
Project: Genetic mapping of tetraploid cotton and detection of QTL involved in fiber quality.
May – July 2007 – Junior student: Rebecca Duran (New Mexico, State University)
Project: Transcription factors leading the pathway to survival
2008-2009 ? Award for Excellence in Organizing the IPG Seminar Series ($500)
April 2008 ? DPS Graduate Research Enhancement Grants ($750)
Project: Use of confocal microscopy for a better understanding of rust infection on soybean.
2007-2008 ? Award for Excellence in Organizing the IPG Seminar Series ($500)
July 2007 ? Millikan travel grant for ASP/SON meeting in San Diego, CA ($800)
2009 ? Hosting Interdisciplinary Plant Group (IPG) speaker Dr. May (National Center for Genome Resources)
2008 ? Hosting IPG speaker Dr. Haswell (Washington University in St. Louis)
2008 ? Organization 3rd Annual Millikan Lecture, hosting Dr. Ausubel (Harvard University)
2007 ? Hosting IPG speaker Dr. Bartel (Rice University)
2007 – 2009 ? Organization of the IPG seminar series
2007-2008? Student Association of Plant Pathology (SAPP) Vice president
2006-2007? SAPP treasure
– Thibivilliers S, Joshi T, Campbell KB, Scheffler B, Xu D, Cooper B, Nguyen HT, and Stacey G. (2009) Generation of Phaseolus vulgaris ESTs and investigation of their regulation upon Uromyces appendiculatus infection. BMC plant biology (in publication).
– Lee J, Feng J, Campbell KB, Scheffler BE, Garrett WM, Thibivilliers S, Stacey G, Naiman DQ, Tucker ML, Pastor-Corrales MA, Cooper B. (2008) Quantitative proteomic analysis of bean plants infected by a virulent and avirulent obligate rust fungus. Mol Cell Proteomics 8(1):19-31
– Libault M, Thibivilliers S, Radwan O, Clough SJ, Stacey G. (2008) Identification of four soybean reference genes for gene expression normalization. The plant Genome, 1:44-54
– Divol F, Vilaine F, Thibivilliers S, Kusiak C, Sauge MH, Dinant S. (2007) Involvement of the xyloglucan endotransglycosylase/hydrolases encoded by celery XTH1 and Arabidopsis XTH33 in the phloem response to aphids. Plant Cell Environ. 30(2):187-201
– Divol F., Vilaine F., Thibivilliers S., Amselem J., Palauqui J.-C., Kusiak C., and Dinant S. (2005) Systemic response to aphid infestation by Myzus persicae in the phloem of Apium graveloens. Plant Mol Biol. 57(4):517-40
– Lacape J.-M., Nguyen T.-B., Thibivilliers S., Bojinov B., Matz E.C., Blewitt M., Courtois B., Cantrell R.G., Burr B. and Hau B. (2003) A combined RFLP-SSR-AFLP map of tetraploid cotton based on aGossypium hirsutum x Gossypium barbadense backcross population. Genome 46(4): 612-26.
– Vilarinhos A., Piffanelli P., Lagoda P., Thibivilliers S., Sabau X, Carreel F., D’Hont A. (2003) Construction and characterization of a bacterial artificial chromosome library of banana (Musa acuminata Colla). TAG 106(6): 1102-1106.
– Droillard M.-J., Thibivilliers S., Cazalé A.-C., Barbier-Brygoo H., Laurière C. (2000) Protein kinases induced by osmotic stresses and elicitor molecules in tobacco cell suspensions: two crossroad MAPkinases and one osmoregulation-specific protein kinase. FEBS Letters 474(2-3): 217-222.
Scientific Meetings & Posters
– Thibivilliers S, Libault M., Nguyen H.T., and Stacey G. Soybean Transcription Factors Implicated in Resistance to Asian Soybean Rust infection. ASM branch meeting, Columbia MO, March 2009 (Oral presentation)
– Sandra Thibivilliers, Trupti Joshi, Kimberly B. Campbell, Brian Scheffler, Roger Boerma, Dong Xu, Bret Cooper, Henry T. Nguyen, and Gary Stacey. EST sequencing of Phaseolus vulgaris genes responsive to Uromyces appendiculatus infection also identifies soybean genes responding toPhakopsora pachyrhizi infection. Soy 2008, Indianapolis IN, July 2008
– Sandra Thibivilliers, Bret Cooper, Kimberly Campbell, Brian Scheffler, Roger Boerma, Balaji Boovaraghan, James Schoelz, Henry Nguyen, Gary Stacey. Phaseolus vulgaris–Uromyces appendiculatus pathosystem as a model for Asian soybean rust. APS/SON joint meeting, San Diego CA, July 2007.
– Thibivilliers S., Divol F., Vilaine F., Amselem J., Aaziz R., Palauqui J.-C. and Dinant S. Analysis of phloem response under biotic stresses as virus, bacteria and fungi. Phloem Conference, Poitiers France, April 2004.
– Dinant S., Divol S., Vilaine F., Palauqui J-C., Anselem J., Thibivilliers S. and Lemoine R. Analysis of the phloem in the plant response to aphid feeding. Phloem 2003, Bayreuth Germany, September 2003.
– Piffanelli P., Vilarinhos A., Thibivilliers S., Lagoda P., Sabau X. and Glaszmann J.-C. BACTROP: creation of a platform for physical mapping of tropical species. Plant, Animal and Microbe X conference, San Diego CA, January 2002.
– Deu M., Cardi C., Berger A., Thibivilliers S., Lagoda P., Piffanelli P. and Glaszmann J.-C. QTL tagging in sorghum with the view to cloning genes of generic interest: development of a SSR and BAC molecular back-up. Génoplante 2001, Poitiers France, October 2001.
Presentations were also made at a number of different meetings hosted by the University of Missouri including
– Missouri Life Sciences Week (2007, 2008, and 2009)
– 3rd, 4th, and 5th Annual Soybean Biotechnology Symposium (2007, 2008, and 2009)
Geon Hui Son
Ph.D. Student
201 Life Science Center
1201 Rollins Road
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO 65211
Email: song@missouri.edu
Lab : (573) 884-3045
Ph.D. Joint program between GSNU and MI, Division of Plant Sciences, University of Missouri 2008 to present
Ph.D. Division of Applied Life Sciences, Gyeongsang National University 2005 to present
BS Biochemistry, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju in Korea
Characterization of transcription factors involved in chitin-mediated defense signaling
– Jinrong Wan, Katrina Ramonell, Xuecheng Zhang, Steve Clough, Marc Libault, Geon H. Son, Minviluz G. Stacey, Ren Zhang, Jong C. Hong, and Gary Stacey (2007) Chitin Signaling in Arabidopsis, IN Proceedings of the 13th International Congress on Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, volume 6
– Geon Hui Son, Hye Jin Kim, Jinrong Wan, Marc Libault Gary Stacey, Woo Sik Chung, and Jong Chan Hong Protein-protein interactions of transcription factors involved in fungal defense signaling, 2007 International Symposium and Annual Meeting of the KSABC.
– Geon Hui Son, Jinrong Wan, Ren Zhang, Hye Jin Kim, Marc Libault, Woo Sik Chung, Jong Chan Hong , Gary Stacey(2009) Characterization of transcription factors involved in chitin-mediated defense signaling, XIV International Congress on Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, July 19-23, Quebec, Canada.
Andrea Hurley-Sommer
Research Specialist
Division of Plant Sciences
202 Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center
University of Missouri
1201 E. Rollins Street
Columbia MO 65211
Tel: (573)-884-3045
Email: sommera at missouri.edu
Graduated 2002 with a Bachelor in Biotechnology
Minor in Accounting/Economics/Business
Project 1:
My research is focused on the nodulation process and their involving transcription factors. Performing transformation by using Agrobacterium rhizogenes and inoculation by usingBradyrhizobium japonicum.
Project 2:
The research project (Metagenomic screening of rumen protozoa) I’m involved in the isolation of total rumen protozoa to develop a cDNA library.