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Boon Chin Tan
Summary
Dr Tan Boon Chin is a senior lecturer in the Centre for Research in Biotechnology for Agriculture (CEBAR), at University of Malaya (UM). He completed his BSc in Biotechnology at Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) and a PhD in Plant Biotechnology at the University of Nottingham. Dr Tan was employed by UM as a postdoctoral research fellow before took up the role of senior lecturer. He received several awards, including Royal Society-Newton Advanced Fellowship (2017), Travel Award for the Asia Pacific Biosafety Association Conference from the United States Department of State Biosecurity Engagement Program (2017) and Alltech Young Scientist Award 2012/13. Dr Tan is currently an Honorary Secretary for the Malaysian Agricultural Proteomics Society, council member for the Malaysian Society for Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (MSMBB) and Asia Oceania Agricultural Proteomics Organization (AOAPO) and eLife Community Ambassador. His interests span the fields of plant molecular biology and biochemistry. The focus of his current research is to understanding the regulatory mechanism of transcription factors in drought-stressed crops. His research interests fall into two main areas: firstly, the identification of transcription factor genes from drought-stressed crops, and secondly, the functional analysis of the identified transcription factors. Dr Tan also interested to analyse and enhance the production of some useful plant secondary metabolites via metabolic engineering.
Biochemistry Biotechnology Cell Biology Food Science & Technology Microbiology Molecular Biology Natural Products Plant Science
