Professor Hon-ming LAM

	Address	(Office):	Rm 298, Science Centre South Block, CUHK
		(Lab):
	Phone	(Office):	(852) 3943 6336
		(Lab):	(852) 3943 8132
	Fax		(852) 3943 6336
	Email		honming@cuhk.edu.hk
	Web		http://137.189.43.137 :8080/Publications/HML-publications.htm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Education

	1992	Ph.D.	Northwestern University, USA
	1987	M.Phil.	The Chinese University of Hong Kong
	1985	B.Sc.	The Chinese University of Hong Kong

                                   

Position

• Professor, School of Life Sciences, CUHK
• Deputy Director, State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, CUHK
• Associate Director, Institute of Plant Molecular Biology and Agricultural Biotechnology, CUHK
• Director, Center for Soybean Research, CUHK

 

Research Interests

• Genomic and functional genomic studies of soybean;
• Identification and characterization of functional genes to improve abiotic stress tolerance and disease resistance in plants;
• Manipulation of nitrogen sink-source relationship in plants  

 

Representative Publications

• Chan C, *Lam H-M. (2014) A putative Lambda class Glutathione-S-transferase enhances plant survival under salinity stress. Plant Cell Physiology 55:580-592.
• Ku Y-S, Koo NS-C, Li FW-Y, Li M-W, Wang H, Tsai S-N, Sun F, Lim BL, Ko W-H, *Lam H-M. (2013) GmSAL1 hydrolyzes inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate and regulates stomatal closure in detached leaves and ion compartmentalization in plant cells. PLoS One 8: e78181.
• Cheung M-Y, Li M-W, Yung Y-L, Wen C-Q, *Lam H-M. (2013) The unconventional P-loop NTPase OsYchF1 and its regulator OsGAP1 play opposite roles in salinity stress tolerance. Plant, Cell & Environment 36: 2008–2020.
• Lam H-M, Remais J, Fung M-C, Xu L, *Sun SS-M. (2013) Food supply and food safety issues in China. Lancet 381:2044-2053.
• Wang H, Zhou L, Fu Y, Cheung M-Y, Wong F-L, Phang T-H, Sun Z and *Lam H-M. (2012) Expression of an apoplast-localized BURP-domain protein from soybean (GmRD22) enhances tolerance toward abiotic stress. Plant, Cell & Environment 35:1932-1947.
• Zhou L, Cheung M-Y, Li M-W, Fu Y, Sun Z, Sun SS-M and *Lam H-M. (2010) Rice Hypersensitive Induced Reaction Protein 1 (OsHIR1) associates with plasma membrane and triggers hypersensitive cell death. BMC Plant Biology 10:290 doi:10.1186/1471-2229-10-290.
• *Lam H-M, Xu X, Liu X, Chen W, Yang G, Wong F-L, Li MW, He W, Qin N, Wang B, Li J, Jian M, Wang J, Shao G, *Wang J, *Sun SS-M, and *Zhang G. (2010) Resequencing of 31 wild and cultivated soybean genomes identifies patterns of genetic diversity and selection. Nature Genetics 42:1053-1059. (cover story)
• Cheung M-Y, Xue Y, Zhou L, Li M-W, Sun SS-M, and *Lam H-M. (2010) An ancient P-loop GTPase in rice is regulated by a higher plant-specific regulatory protein. Journal of Biological Chemistry 285:37359–37369.
• Zhou L, Cheung M-Y, Zhang Q, Lei C-L, Zhang S-H, Sun SS-M, and *Lam H-M. (2009) A novel simple extracellular leucine-rich repeat (eLRR) domain protein from rice (OsLRR1) enters the endosomal pathway and interacts with the hypersensitive induced reaction protein 1 (OsHIR1). Plant, Cell & Environment 32:1804-1820.
• Cheung M-Y, Zeng N-Y,  Tong SW, Li FW-Y, Xue Y, Zhao K-J, Wang C, Zhang Q, Fu Y, Sun Z,  Sun SS-M, and  *Lam H-M. (2008) Constitutive expression of a rice GTPase activating protein induces defense responses. New Phytologist 179:530-545.
• Li FW-Y, Shao G, and *Lam H-M. (2008) Ectopic expression of GmPAP3 alleviates oxidative damage caused by salinity and osmotic stresses. New Phytologist 178:80-91.
• Cheung M-Y, Zeng N-Y, Tong SW, Li FW-Y, Zhao K-J, Zhang Q, Sun SS-M, and *Lam H-M. (2007) Expression of a RING-HC protein from rice improves resistance to Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000 in transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana. Journal of Experimental Botany 58:4147-4159.
• Li FW-Y, Wong F-L, Tsai S-N, Phang T-H, Shao G, and *Lam H-M. (2006) Tonoplast located GmCLC1 and GmNHX1 from soybean enhance salt tolerance in transgenic Bright Yellow (BY)-2 cells. Plant, Cell & Environment 29:1122-1137.
• Wu C, Ma Q, Yam K-M, Cheung M-Y, Xu Y, *Han T, *Lam H-M, and *Chong K. (2006) In situ expression of the GmNMH7 gene is photoperiod-dependent in a unique soybean (Glycine max [L.] Merr.) flowering reversion system. Planta 223:725-735.
• Wong H-K, Chan H-K, Coruzzi G and *Lam H-M. (2004) Correlation of ASN2 gene expression with ammonium metabolism in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Physiology 134:332-338.
• *Lam H-M, Wong P, Chan H-K, Yam K-M, Chen L, Chow C-M and Coruzzi G. (2003) Expression of the ASN1 gene enhances nitrogen status in seeds of Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Physiology 132:926-935.
• Lam H-M, Chiu J, Hsieh M-H, Meisel L, Oliveira IC, Shin M, and *Coruzzi G. (1998) Glutamate receptor genes in plants. Nature 396:125-126.
• Lam H-M, Hsieh M-H and *Coruzzi G. (1998) Reciprocal regulation of distinct asparagine synthetase genes by light and metabolites in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Journal 16:345-353.
• Hsieh M-H, Lam H-M, van de Loo FJ and *Coruzzi G. (1998) A PII-like protein in Arabidopsis: putative role in nitrogen sensing. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science United States of America 23:13965-13970.
• Lam H-M, Coschigano K, Oliveira IC, Melo-Oliveira R and *Coruzzi G. (1996) The molecular-genetics of nitrogen assimilation into amino acids in higher plants. Annual Review of Plant Biology 47:569-593.
• Lam H-M, Coschigano K, Schultz C, Ngai N, Oliveira R, Hsieh M-H, Oliveira IC and *Coruzzi G. (1995) Use of Arabidopsis mutants and genes to study amide amino acid biosynthesis. Plant Cell 7:887-898.
• Lam H-M, Peng S and *Coruzzi G. (1994) Metabolic regulation of the gene encoding glutamine-dependent asparagines synthetase in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Physiology 106:1347-1357.

 

Research Grants as PC/PI

• 2012-2015, RGC CRF Grant “Genomic and Molecular Studies of a Salinity Tolerance Locus in the Wild Soybean Genome”, HK$8,035,050;
• 2011-2013, RGC GRF “Using a unique recombinant inbred population and genomic sequencing information to map loci controlling important agronomic traits of soybean”, HK$2,070,000;
• 2010-2012, RGC GRF “The functional roles of GmSAL1 in enhancing stress tolerance via regulating the basal cytosolic calcium level”, HK$869,124;
• 2009-2010, RGC GRF “The roles of a novel G-protein binding protein in plant defense response”, HK$ 990,465

 

Awards

• 2010-2015: Tan Ao Qing Endowment Chair Professor, Jilin University
• 2012-2013: Research Excellence Award, CUHK
• 2010-2013: 100-Talent Program, Shanxi Province, PRC
• 2007: Second-Class Award for Science and Technology, Zhejiang Province, PRC: Establishment and Large Scale Application of an Efficient and Safe System for Transgenic Rice Technology, Zhejiang Province
• 2005-2006: Exemplary Teaching Award Faculty of Science, CUHK
• 2001: Second-Class Award for Scientific and Technological Achievements, Beijing City, PRC: Research and Application of Salt Tolerance Study in Soybean, Beijing City
• 1999-2000: Exemplary Teaching Award Faculty of Science, CUHK
• 1998: Award for Excellence in Presentation, 6th Pacific Rim Biotechnology Conference and BioExpo '98
• 1992: Raymond W. Sarber Award, American Society for Microbiology

 

Professional Activities

Visiting Professorship

• 2012-present: Visiting Research Professor (Gansu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China)
• 2011-present: Visiting Research Professor (Institute of Economic Crops, Shanxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China)
• 2010-2015: Tan Ao Qing Chair Professor (Institute of Plant Sciences, Jilin University, China)
• 2006-present: Visiting Professor (Institute of Plant Sciences, Jilin University, China)
• 2000-present: Visiting Research Professor (Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China)

Professional Services

• 2012-2017: Member, Academic Council of the State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology (The China Agricultural University)
• 2001-present: Elected Council Member, Soybean Specialty Committee of The Crop Science Society of China