ProfessorCHYE, Mee Len

Wilson and Amelia Wong Professor in Plant Biotechnology and Professor of, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, HKU

BSc (Malaya); PhD (Melbourne)

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2299 0319
2559 9114
KBSB 7S14

Teaching Areas

Plant & Food Biotechnology
Plant Cell Biology & Cell Technology

Research Interests

Plant lipids
Plant isoprenoids
Stress-tolerant crops
Plant bioreactors
Agricultural biotechnology
Plant molecular biology

Current Research

Plant acyl-CoA-binding proteins
Plant lipid metabolism
Phytosterols

Research Team

Lab members
Team members supported by NSFC-RGC JRS 2018/19 -(N_HKU744/18), AoE/M05/12, AoE/M-403/16, General Research Grant awards, and SKL of Agrotechnology (CUHK).

Fellowships

Croucher Senior Research Fellowship (Croucher Foundation) 2007/2008
Edward Clarence Dyason Universitas 21 Fellowship 2004/2005
Publications and News
Publication list:
http://www.biosch.hku.hk/staff/mlc/mlc.html
HKU press releases:
HKU researchers generate tomatoes with enhanced antioxidant properties by genetic engineering (9/11/17)
https://www.hku.hk/press/news_detail_17055.html
Enhancing drought tolerance in plants:
Nikkei Asia Review (13/1/16)
http://asia.nikkei.com/Tech-Science/Science/Hong-Kong-scientists-engineer-plants-for-a-warmer-planet
HKU scientists discover a drought tolerance gene that may help plants survive global warming (22/11/15):
http://www.hku.hk/press/press-releases/detail/13590.html
HKU identifies a new strategy to protect flowers from freezing stress (9/6/14): http://www.hku.hk/press/press-releases/detail/11311.html