Personal Information

Education

1. B.S: Department of Horticulture and Biotechnology, College of Agriculture, Chinese Culture University, Taipei, Taiwan. September 1996~June 2000.
2. M.S: Department of Horticultural Science, Horticultural Crops Division, College of Bioresources and Agriculture, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan. September 2002~June 2004.
3. Ph.D.: Institute of Plant Biology, College of Life Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan. September 2007~January 2016.

Dissertation

1. J.-C. Lo and K.-C. Yeh (2016) Analysis of iron acquisition systems and their evolution in bryophytes. The doctoral dissertation of Institute of Plant Biology, College of Life Science, National Taiwan University.
2. J.-C. Lo and C.-T. Shii (2004) Young floret-derived embryogenic cell suspension culture and induction of somatic embryogenesis of Fringe Tree(Chionanthus retusus L). The master thesis in Horticulture, College of Bioresources and Agriculture, National Taiwan University.

Employment

1. Assistant professor. The Department of Horticulture and Biotechnology, College of Agriculture, Chinese Culture University, Taiwan. August 2020 ~ present.
2. Postdoctoral fellow. Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center (ABRC), Academia Sinica, Taiwan. February 2016 ~ July 2020.
3. Research assistant. Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center (ABRC), Academia Sinica, Taiwan. August 2004 ~ August 2007.

Courses

1. Horticulture (3 credits)
2. The ornamental dendrology (1 credit)
3. Herbs (2 credits)
4. The cross-disciplinary course: Horticulture in daily life (2 credits)
5. Pomology (3 credits)
6. The laboratory of Pomology (1 credit)
7. Plant Physiology (3 credits)

8. The laboratory of Plant Physiology (1 credit)
9. Biodiversity (2 credits)
10. Contemporary issues in Horticulture (1 credit)    

Projects

1. ABA is involved in the Fe-deficient circadian response in plants. 2023. 1-year NSTC project (NSTC 112-2313-B-034-001. Host: Dr. Jing-Chi Lo)
2. Integrating the effect between iron nutrient status and circadian response in plants. 2022. 1-year MOST project (MOST 111-2635-B-034-001. Host: Dr. Jing-Chi Lo)
3. Ferric reductase (FRO) is required for Fe-deficient response in Marchantia polymorpha. 2023 College Student Research Scholarship, NSTC. (NSTC 112-2813-C-034 -037 -B. Host: Dr. Jing-Chi Lo)
4. Evolutionary study of iron (Fe) acquisition mechanism: from bryophytes to land plants. 2022 College Student Research Scholarship, MOST. (MOST 111-2813-C-034-045-B. Host: Dr. Jing-Chi Lo)

Publications

• Scientific Papers

1. B.-H. Cheah, W.-P. Chuang, J.-C. Lo, Y. Li, C.-Y. Cheng, Z.-W. Yang, C.-T. Liao, Y.-F. Lin (2022) Exogenous Copper Application for the Elemental Defense of Rice Plants against Rice Leaffolder (Cnaphalocrocis medinalis). Plants. doi.org/10.3390/plants11091104. (SCI. IF=3.935).
2. B.-H. Cheah, P.-C. Liao, J.-C. Lo, Y.-T. Wang, I-C. Tang, K.-C. Yeh, D.-Y. Lee, Y.-F. Lin. (2022) Insight into the mechanism of indium toxicity in rice. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 429:128265. (SCI. IF=10.588).
3. B.-H. Cheah, Y.-L. Chen, J.-C. Lo, I-C. Tang, K.-C. Yeh, Y.-F. Lin (2021) Divalent nutrient cations: friend and foe during zinc stress in rice. Plant Cell Environ. 44(10):3358-3375. (SCI. IF=7.228).
4. S. Singh, S. Kailasam, J.-C. Lo, K.-C. Yeh (2021) Histone H3 lysine4 trimethylation-regulated GRF11 expression is essential for the iron deficiency response in Arabidopsis thaliana. New Phytologist 230(1):244-258 (SCI. IF=10.151).
5. S. Kailasam, Y. Wang, J.-C. Lo, H.-F. Chang, K.-C. Yeh (2018) S-nitrosoglutathione works downstream of nitric oxide to mediate iron deficiency signaling in Arabidopsis. The Plant Journal. 94:157-168 (SCI. IF=5.726).
6. J.-C. Lo, M. Tsednee, Y.-C. Lo, S.-C. Yang, J.-M. Hu, K. Ishizaki, T. Kohchi, D.-C. Lee, K.-C. Yeh (2016) Evolutionary analysis of Fe acquisition system in Marchantia polymorpha. New Phytologist 221:569-583 (SCI. IF=7.672).
7. L.-J. Shin, J.-C. Lo, G.-H. Chen, J. Callis, H. Fu, K.-C. Yeh (2013) IRT1 DEGRADATION FACTOR 1, a RING E3 ubiquitin ligase, regulates the degradation of IRON-REGULATED TRANSPORTER 1 in Arabidopsis. The Plant Cell 25: 3039- 3051 (SCI. IF=10.656).
8. V. Shanmugam, J.-C. Lo, K.-C. Yeh (2013) Control of Zn uptake in Arabidopsis halleri: a balance between Zn and Fe. Frontiers in Plant Science 4: 281 (SCI. IF=3.6).
9. Y.-Y. Chen, Y Wang, L.-J. Shin, J.-F. Wu, V. Shanmugam, M. Tsednee, J.-C. Lo, C.-C. Chen, S.-H. Wu, K.-C. Yeh (2013) Iron is involved in the maintenance of circadian period length in Arabidopsis. Plant Physiology 161: 1409-1420 (SCI. IF=7.394).
10. L.-J. Shin, J.-C. Lo, K.-C. Yeh (2012) Copper chaperone antioxidant protein1 is essential for copper homeostasis. Plant Physiology 159: 1099-1110 (SCI. IF=6.535).
11. V. Shanmugam*, J.-C. Lo*, C.-L. Wu, S.-L. Wang, C.-C. Lai, E.L. Connolly, J.-L. Huang, K.-C. Yeh (2011). Differential expression and regulation of iron-regulated metal transporters in Arabidopsis halleri and Arabidopsis thaliana - the role in zinc tolerance. New Phytologist 190: 125-137 (SCI. IF=6.645). * Authors are equal contributors.
12. H.-C. Chiang, J.-C. Lo, K.-C. Yeh (2006) Genes Associated with Heavy Metal Tolerance and Accumulation in Zn/Cd Hyperaccumulator Arabidopsis halleri: A Genomic Survey with cDNA. Microarray. Environmental Science & Technology 40, 6792-6798 (SCI. IF=5.330).

• Poster presentation

1. J.-Y. Wang, J.-C. Lo and K.-C. Yeh (2022) Pitaya cracks or not in different harvest seasons. The annual conference of the Taiwan Society for Horticultural Science, Taichung, Taiwan.
2. H.-Y. Chen, M.-Y. Hang, J.-C. Lo and K.-C. Yeh (2022) The study of the symbiotic relationship between gall-forming insects and parasitic plants. The annual conference of the Taiwan Society for Horticultural Science, Taichung, Taiwan.
3. J.-Y. Wang, J.-C. Lo and K.-C. Yeh (2022) Ionomic analysis of fruit cracking in Pitaya. 2022 post-pandemic era for frontier plant science and sustainable agriculture conference, Nantou, Taiwan.
4. H.-Y. Chen, H.-F. Chang, P.-T. Lin, M.-Y. Hang, J.-C. Lo and K.-C. Yeh (2022) The ionomics study of globular galls on Machilus japonica. 2022 post-pandemic era for frontier plant science and sustainable agriculture conference, Nantou, Taiwan.
5. J. -C. Lo, Y. Wang and K.-C. Yeh (2021) Screening new components involved in Fe deficiency-induced circadian response. The annual conference of the Taiwan Society for Horticultural Science, Yilan, Taiwan.
6. B.-H. Cheah, P.-C. Liao, Y.-T. Wang, J.-C. Lo, I-C. Tang, K.-C. Yeh and Y.-F. Lin (2021) Elucidation of Indium Phytotoxicity in Rice. The annual conference of the Agricultural Chemistry Society of Taiwan, the online meeting in Taiwan.
7. J. -C. Lo, Y. Wang and K.-C. Yeh (2018) Screening and identification of the potential targets involved in the Fe regulatory mechanism in Arabidopsis. The symposium of ISINIP (International symposium on iron nutrition and interactions in plants), Taipei, Taiwan.   
8. R. Sharma, J.-C. Lo and K.-C. Yeh (2017) Identification and characterization of CRF1, Constitutive Response to Fe-deficiency I involved in the Fe negative regulatory mechanism in Arabidopsis. The annual conference of the ASPB (American Society of Plant Biologists), Honolulu, USA.
9. J.-C. Lo, M. Tsednee, Y.-C. Lo, S.-C. Yang, J.-M. Hu, K. Ishizaki, T. Kohchi, D.-C. Lee and K.-C. Yeh (2016) Evolutionary analysis of iron (Fe) acquisition system in Marchantia polymorpha. 2016 EMBO workshop: New model systems for early land plant evolution, Vienna, Austria.
10. J.-C. Lo, M. Tsednee, Y.-C. Lo, S.-C. Yang, J.-M. Hu, K. Ishizaki, T. Kohchi, D.-C. Lee and K.-C. Yeh (2015) Evolutional analysis of Fe acquisition system in Marchantia polymorpha. The annual conference of the ASPB (American Society of Plant Biologists), Minneapolis, USA.  

11. J.-C. Lo, Y.-C. Lo and K.-C. Yeh (2014) Evolutionary analysis of bHLH transcription factor FIT in response to iron deficiency in the liverwort Marchantia polymorpha. The annual conference of Taiwan Plant Biology 2014, Taichung, Taiwan.   
12. J.-C. Lo, M. Tsednee, Y.-C. Lo, S.-C. Yang, J.-M. Hu, K. Ishizaki, T. Kohchi, D.-C. Lee and K.-C. Yeh (2013) Roles of the ZRT/IRT-like protein gene family in Fe acquisition from lower plants to higher plants. International Symposium on Evolutionary Genomics and Bioinformatics 2013, Taichung, Taiwan.