Endosymbiotic Origin & Host-Microbe Interactions

News

2024

• [2024/09] Shih-Hsun Walter Hung (洪世勳) joined Saskia Hogenhout Group in John Innes Centre, UK as a predoctoral researcher.

• [2024/08] Our preprint on the molecular roles of pyrroloquinoline quinone (PQQ) in plants was published in bioRxiv.

• [2024/03] Our work on cyclic dipeptide and the trophic flexibility of endophytes for in planta salinity stress alleviation was published in ISME Communications.

• [2024/01] Congratulations to Kyle, I-Chen Wu (吳宜蓁) on her successful MS defence! 

2023

• [2023/12] Our Erythrobacteraceae bacterium WH01K complete genome was published in Microbiology Resource Announcements.

• [2023/12] Our preprint on cyclic dipeptide and endophytic tropism among salt marsh plant-microbe interactions was published in bioRxiv.

• [2023/11] Our preprint on reviewing plant-derived antimicrobial peptides was published in Preprints.

• [2023/09] Congratulations to Shih-Hsun Walter Hung (洪世勳) on receiving the Travel Grant of the 15th International Colloquium on Endocytobiology and Symbiosis (Chicago, IL) from the International Society of Endocytobiology (ISE)!

• [2023/09] Our work on studying the plant growth-promoting abilities of a pyrroloquinoline quinone (PQQ)-producing bacterium under different tropism culturing conditions was published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

• [2023/09] Shih-Hsun Walter Hung (洪世勳) re-join Chieh-Chen Huang (黃介辰) and Chih-Horng Kuo (郭志鴻)'s labs as a Research Assistant.

• [2023/08] Congratulations to Shih-Hsun Walter Hung (洪世勳) on his successful MS defence! 

• [2023/03] Our work on the integrated application of endophytic biostimulants and smart agriculture for heading leafy vegetables in-field management was published in Agronomy.

• [2023/01] Congratulations to Shih-Hsun Walter Hung (洪世勳) on being invited as the Taiwan representative (AS-IPMB) to attend the 2023 Global Young Scientists Summit (GYSS 2023) in SUTD, Singapore and give a poster presentation to the invited worldwide young scientists & Nobel Prizes winners!

2022

• [2022/12] Congratulations to Chieh-Chen Huang (黃介辰) and Shih-Hsun Walter Hung (洪世勳) on receiving the 19th National Innovation Award: Excelsior Award (group award) from the Research Center for Biotechnology and Medicine Policy (RBMP), Taiwan!

• [2022/10] Congratulations to Chieh-Chen Huang (黃介辰) as PI, Shih-Hsun Walter Hung (洪世勳) and Neal, Chia-Ho Liu (劉佳和) as Instructors on winning the Silver Medal Award from the 2022 iGEM Competition, Paris, France!

• [2022/10] Congratulations to Shih-Hsun Walter Hung (洪世勳) on winning the Scholarship of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) from NCHU, Taiwan!

• [2022/10] Our collaborative work with Hau-Hsuan Hwang (黃皓瑄) on Priestia megaterium BP01R2 enhances plant growth under salt and drought stresses was published in Microorganisms.

• [2022/10] We welcome Allen, I-Hsiang Ku (古亦翔) to join our team as an Undergraduate Intern.

• [2022/07] Our Curtobacterium sp. C1 complete genome was published in Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions.

• [2022/06] We welcome Youzi, You-Yun Kang (康祐耘) to join our team as an Undergraduate Intern.

• [2022/02] We welcome Steven, Hsiang-Ping Tsing (曾翔平) as a Research Assistant and Irene, Yi-Hsuan Shen (沈易萱) as an Undergraduate Intern to join our team, and Samuel, Yi-Le Chen (陳以樂) & Joe, Jin-Gong Zhang (張巾龔) to re-join our team as Undergraduate Interns.

• [2022/01] Congratulations to Shih-Hsun Walter Hung (洪世勳) on being qualified as a Rescue Diver by the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI)!

2021

• [2021/12] Congratulations to Shih-Hsun Walter Hung (洪世勳) on winning the Silver Medal Award of oral presentation from the Joint Conference for Agriculture Biotechnology, International Society on Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology (ISBAB), Taiwan!

• [2021/12] Congratulations to Shih-Hsun Walter Hung (洪世勳) on receiving the 18th National Innovation Award: Excelsior Award (group award) from Research Center for Biotechnology and Medicine Policy (RBMP), Taiwan!

• [2021/11] Congratulations to Chieh-Chen Huang (黃介辰) as PI, Shih-Hsun Walter Hung (洪世勳) as Instructor, Neal, Chia-Ho Liu (劉佳和) as Team Leader, Justine, Yu-Hsin Chung (鍾郁欣) as Compost Experiment Team Leader, Laura, Yi-Chia Lu (盧繹迦) as Plant Experiment Team Leader, Betty, Tzu-Ting Weng (翁子婷), Ben, Bo-Ting Chiang (江柏霆), and Frank, Ruei-Teng Gong (龔睿藤) as Plant Experiment Team Members, Samuel, Yi-Le Chen (陳以樂) and Joe, Jin-Gong Zhang (張巾龔) as Modelling and Compost Experiment Team Members on winning the Gold Medal Award from the 2021 iGEM Competition, MA USA!

• [2021/11] Congratulations to Shih-Hsun Walter Hung (洪世勳) on being qualified as an Underwater Naturalist, to Kyle, I-Chen Wu (吳宜蓁) and Neal, Chia-Ho Liu (劉佳和) on being qualified as Open Water Divers by the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI), and to Victor, Tsai-Ching Huang (黃再慶) on finishing his first explore diving!

• [2021/09] Congratulations to Shih-Hsun Walter Hung (洪世勳) on winning the grant of Nitori International Scholarship from Nitori International Scholarship Foundation, Japan!

• [2021/09] We welcome Oscar, Shun-De Hong (洪舜德)  to re-join our team as Project Collaborator.

• [2021/09] Shih-Hsun Walter Hung (洪世勳) passed the Training of Campus Environmental Protection and Occupational Safety and Health Education (6 hr) held by NCHU Center for Environmental Protection and Occupational Safety and Health.

• [2021/08] Our collaborative work with Hau-Hsuan Hwang (黃皓瑄) on Burkholderia seminalis 869T2 promotes plants growth was published in Microorganisms.

• [2021/08] We welcome Kyle, I-Chen Wu (吳宜蓁) to join our team as MS student.

• [2021/08] Shih-Hsun Walter Hung (洪世勳) re-join to Chieh-Chen Huang (黃介辰) and Chih-Horng Kuo (郭志鴻)'s labs as MS student.

• [2021/07] We welcome Nick, Shu-Yu Kuo (郭書毓) and Jimmy, Yu-Chih Fan (范宇志) to re-join our team as Research Assistants.

• [2021/06] Congratulations to Shih-Hsun Walter Hung (洪世勳) on being selected as Honorary Membership of The Phi Tau Phi Scholastic Honor Society, Taiwan!

• [2021/06] We welcome Eric, I-Ju Huang (黃奕儒) to join our team as an Undergraduate Intern.

• [2021/06] Congratulations to Shih-Hsun Walter Hung (洪世勳) on receiving Double Outstanding Graduates Honour (Outstanding Academic Performance and Good Conduct & Outstanding Campus Service) from NCHU, Taiwan!

• [2021/06] We welcome several new members to join our team for the 2021 iGEM competition: Ben, Bo-Ting Chiang (江柏霆), Samuel, Yi-Le Chen (陳以樂), Joe, Jin-Gong Zhang (張巾龔) and Frank, Ruei-Teng Gong (龔睿藤).

• [2021/05] We welcome Jim, Ching-Chen Pan (潘靖承) and Dylan, Jiun-Hao Chen (陳俊豪) to join our team as Undergraduate Research Assistants.

• [2021/04] Congratulations to Shih-Hsun Walter Hung (洪世勳) on winning NCHU Semester I Outstanding Performance Student Scholarship (First Place)!

• [2021/03] Congratulations to Shih-Hsun Walter Hung (洪世勳) on winning Sino International Business Innovation Association (SIBIA) Scholarship!

• [2021/08] Our review on PGPR stimulate plant salinity stress defense was published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

• [2021/03] Congratulations to Shih-Hsun Walter Hung (洪世勳) on receiving the selected Young College Elite honour from China Youth Corps, Taiwan!

• [2021/02] Congratulations to Shih-Hsun Walter Hung (洪世勳) on being qualified as an Enriched Air and Advanced Open Water Diver by the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI)!

• [2021/02] We welcome several new members to join our team as Undergraduate Research Assistants: Mars, Qi-Zhen Wei (魏琪真), Jasmine, Jung Lin (林蓉), and Daniel, Hou-Te Mi (宓厚德).

• [2021/02] Shih-Hsun Walter Hung (洪世勳) passed the Radiation Protection Education Courses (4 hr) held by NCHU Commission on Radiological Protection.

• [2021/01] We welcome Nick, Shu-Yu Kuo (郭書毓)and Jimmy, Yu-Chih Fan (范宇志) to join our team as Undergraduate Research Assistants.

• [2021/01] Congratulations to Shih-Hsun Walter Hung (洪世勳) on being qualified as an Open Water Diver by the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI)!

2020

• [2020/12] Congratulations to Shih-Hsun Walter Hung (洪世勳) on winning the 17th National Innovation Award (group award) from Research Center for Biotechnology and Medicine Policy (RBMP), Taiwan!

• [2020/11] Congratulations to Shih-Hsun Walter Hung (洪世勳) on receiving the Ching-O Award (Talent Category Outstanding Performance) from NCHU, Taiwan!

• [2020/10] Congratulations to Shih-Hsun Walter Hung (洪世勳) on winning the Scholarship of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) from NCHU, Taiwan!

• [2020/10] We welcome Samuel, Yi Chen (陳頤) to join our team as an Undergraduate Research Assistant.

• [2020/10] Congratulations to Shih-Hsun Walter Hung (洪世勳) on winning NCHU Semester II Outstanding Performance Student Scholarship (First Place)!

• [2020/09] Shih-Hsun Walter Hung (洪世勳) as convener organising the NCHU 109-1 Student Study Group Programme, Frontiers in Plant Research: Case studies from Evolutionary Genetics to Advanced Molecular Biology.

• [2020/09] Shih-Hsun Walter Hung (洪世勳) passed the Academic Research Ethics Education Courses (6 hr) held by MOE Center for Taiwan Academic Research Ethics Education.

• [2020/09] Congratulations to Shih-Hsun Walter Hung (洪世勳) on earning the grant of Nitori International Scholarship from Nitori International Scholarship Foundation, Japan!

• [2020/08] Shih-Hsun Walter Hung (洪世勳) as host and organizing committee member hold the 2020 Taiwan International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) Conference.

• [2020/08] Congratulations to Shih-Hsun Walter Hung (洪世勳) on winning the Outstanding Oral Presentation Award from IPMB Summer Undergraduate Intern Program, IPMB-AS, Taiwan!

• [2020/08] Shih-Hsun Walter Hung (洪世勳) passed the Training for Laboratory member Occupational Safety and Health Education held by Academia Sinica, Taiwan.

• [2021/08] Our work on Burkholderia seminalis 869T2 degrades dioxins was published in Journal of Hazardous Materials.

• [2020/07] Shih-Hsun Walter Hung (洪世勳) join to Chih-Horng Kuo (郭志鴻)'s labs as summer intern.

• [2020/06] Congratulations to Shih-Hsun Walter Hung (洪世勳) on winning Sino International Business Innovation Association (SIBIA) Scholarship!

• [2020/06] We welcome several new members to join our team for the 2021 iGEM competition: Laura, Yi-Chia Lu (盧繹迦), Justine, Yu-Hsin Chung (鍾郁欣), Betty, Tzu-Ting Weng (翁子婷), and Neal, Chia-Ho Liu (劉佳和).

• [2020/06] We welcome Victor, Tsai-Ching Huang (黃再慶) as MS student and Laura, Yi-Chia Lu (盧繹迦) as an Undergraduate Intern to join our team.

• [2020/05] Congratulations to Shih-Hsun Walter Hung (洪世勳) on winning Known-You Seed Co., Ltd. Foundation Scholarship!

• [2020/05] Shih-Hsun Walter Hung (洪世勳) as convener organising the NCHU 108-2 Student Study Group Programme, Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions: Endophytic Bacteria and Its Metabolite as Biostimulants Improving Plants' Growth and Tolerance to Abiotic Stress.

• [2020/03] Shih-Hsun Walter Hung (洪世勳) passed the Training of Campus Environmental Protection and Occupational Safety and Health Education (6 hr) held by NCHU Center for Environmental Protection and Occupational Safety and Health.

• [2020/02] We welcome Jesse, Jia Chuang Tan (陳佳銓) to join our team as an Undergraduate Intern.

• [2020/01] Shih-Hsun Walter Hung (洪世勳) join to Hsou-min Li (李秀敏)'s labs as winter intern.

2019

• [2019/12] Congratulations to Shih-Hsun Walter Hung (洪世勳) being a member of which research team received the 2019 FutureTech Demo and Breakthrough Award (group award), Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan!

• [2019/12] We welcome Ivy, Nguyen Thi My Trinh as MS student to join our team.

• [2019/12] Congratulations to Shih-Hsun Walter Hung (洪世勳) on earning Zhiguang Charity Association Scholarship!

• [2019/11] Congratulations to Shih-Hsun Walter Hung (洪世勳) on earning Taiwan Fertiliser Co., Ltd. Foundation Scholarship!

• [2019/11] Congratulations to Shih-Hsun Walter Hung (洪世勳) on receiving the Best Poster Award from the 2019 Annual Meeting and Symposium, New Version in Plant Science: Sustainable Development, AS, Taiwan!

• [2019/10] Shih-Hsun Walter Hung (洪世勳) attended team NCHU_Taichung as a team member running for the 2019 iGEM Competition, MA USA.

• [2019/09] Congratulations to Shih-Hsun Walter Hung (洪世勳) on winning the grant of Nitori International Scholarship from Nitori International Scholarship Foundation, Japan!

• [2020/09] We welcome Annie, Lin Chen (陳霖) to join our team as Algae Experiment Team Member for the 2019 iGEM competition. 

• [2019/08] Shih-Hsun Walter Hung (洪世勳) as host and organizing committee member hold the 2019 Taiwan International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) Conference.

• [2019/07] Congratulations to Shih-Hsun Walter Hung (洪世勳) on winning the College Student Research Grant from Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), Taiwan!

• [2019/07] We welcome Hank, Cheng-Hsiang Kuo (郭呈享) to join our team as an Undergraduate Intern.

• [2019/05] We welcome Oscar, Shun-De Hong (洪舜德) to join our team as an Undergraduate Research Assistant.

• [2019/04] We welcome Dennis, Shao-Ta Chien (簡劭達) to join our team as an Undergraduate Research Assistant.

• [2019/01] Shih-Hsun Walter Hung (洪世勳) join the programme of Specimen and Cryopreservation of Plant Genetic Resources Practice, National Museum of Natural Science advised by TY Aleck Yang in The Dr Cecilia Koo Botanic Conservation Centre, Taiwan.

2018

• [2018/12] Shih-Hsun Walter Hung (洪世勳) join the Taiwan Society of Plant Biologists as a life membership.

• [2018/12] Congratulations to Shih-Hsun Walter Hung (洪世勳) on winning NCHU Dept Horticulture Outstanding Performance Student Scholarship!

• [2018/12] Congratulations to Shih-Hsun Walter Hung (洪世勳) on winning NCHU Dept Horticulture International Competition Scholarship!

• [2018/11] Congratulations to Shih-Hsun Walter Hung (洪世勳) on receiving the Ching-O Award (Moral and Intellectual Virtues Outstanding Performance) from NCHU, Taiwan!

• [2018/10] Congratulations to Shih-Hsun Walter Hung (洪世勳) on winning NCHU Semester II Outstanding Performance Student Scholarship (First Place)!

• [2018/10] Congratulations to Chieh-Chen Huang (黃介辰) as PI, Shih-Hsun Walter Hung (洪世勳) as Plant Experiment Team Leader, Linda, Yan-Lin Lai (賴彥琳) and Petty, Yu-Nung Yen (顏語儂) as Plant Experiment Team Members on receiving the Gold Medal Award from the 2018 iGEM Competition, MA USA!

• [2018/07] Shih-Hsun Walter Hung (洪世勳) as host and organizing committee member hold the 6th Asia-Pacific International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) Conference, Taiwan.

• [2018/04] Congratulations to Shih-Hsun Walter Hung (洪世勳) on winning NCHU Semester I Outstanding Performance Student Scholarship (First Place)!

2017

• [2017/10] We welcome Linda, Yan-Lin Lai (賴彥琳) and Petty, Yu-Nung Yen (顏語儂) to join our team as Plant Experiment Team Members for the 2018 iGEM competition. 

• [2017/10] Shih-Hsun Walter Hung (洪世勳) join Chieh-Chen Huang (黃介辰)'s lab as an undergraduate researcher.