Department of Horticulture and Biotechnology

Name              : Li-Ru CHEN

Phone              : 886-2-28610511 ext. 31132

E-mail             : clr2@faculty.pccu.edu.tw 

Education

Ph.D. Department of Life Sciences, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan.

Sep. 2001- Jan. 2008

Dissertation: Comparative gene expression profiles of mungbean, Vigna radiata (L.) Wiczek, seedlings in response to cold

M.S. Department of Horticulture, National Taiwan University, Taiwan.

Sep. 1998- Jun. 2000

Thesis: Protocorm-like body formation and plant regeneration of Epidendrum radicans

B.S. Department of Horticulture, National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan.

Sep. 1994- June 1998

Work experiences

Associate Professor, Department of Horticulture and Biotechnology, Chinese Culture University. Feb. 2018 - present

Assistant Professor, Department of Horticulture and Biotechnology, Chinese Culture University. Feb. 2009 - Jan. 2018

Adjunct assistant professor, Department of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Technology, Yuanpei University of Medical Technology. Sep. 2008- Jan. 2009

Postdoctoral fellow, Institute of Bioinformatics and Structural Biology, National Tsing Hua University. Aug. 2008- Jan. 2009

Research assistant, Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica. Jul. 2000 - Aug. 2001

Honor

PCCU Teaching Award with EMI in academic year 111

PCCU Teaching Excellence Award of Agricultural College in academic year 111

PCCU Teaching Excellence Award of Agricultural College in academic year 110

PCCU Academic Research Award in academic year 110

PCCU Academic Research Award in academic year 107

PCCU Academic Research Award in academic year 105

PCCU Teaching Excellence Award in academic year 104

PCCU Teaching Excellence Award in academic year 103

PCCU Counseling Excellence Award in academic year 98

The Phi Tau Phi Scholastic Honor Society of the Republic of China (2008)

Horticultural technologist, Professional and Technical Personnel, Senior Examinations (2000)

Teaching courses

Plant tissue culture (2 credits, sophomore)

Plant tissue culture experiment (3 credits, sophomore)

Horticultural Science in vitro (2 credits, general education interdisciplinary course)

Molecular biology (3 credits, junior)

Off-campus horticultural internship (2 credits, junior)

Biotechnology core experiment (2 credits, senior)

Plant genetic transformation (2 credits, senior)

Senior cellular biology (3 credits, graduate student)

Publications

1. Lin Y.L., L.R. Chen*. 2022. The study of in vitro mass propagation for mericlones of Platycerium ridleyi Christ. Hwa Kang Journal of Agriculture 49: 91-106.
2. Lin K.H., C.P. Kuo, L.R. Chen*. 2021. Establishment of the in vitro culture and plant regeneration of Anubias barteri var. nana ‘Mini’. Philipp. Agric. Sci. 104: 351-358. (SCI)
3. Chen L.R., P.R. Lin, C.J. Huang. 2020. First report of Pectobacterium aroidearum causing soft rot disease of white calla lily in Taiwan. Plant Disease 104 (2): 563-564.
4. Hsieh M.C., L.R. Chen, Y.I. Lee, C. Chang. 2019. An exploratory research of Bletilla formosana (Hayata) Schltr, a bulb orchid- Focusing on flowering performance after the storage and re-planting of rhizomes. Horticulture NCHU 44 (2): 83-91.
5. Nguyen M.K., K.H. Lin, L.R. Chen*, T.C. Hsiung, Y. Ozaki. 2018. Efficient in vitro plant regeneration from protocorm of Bletilla formosana (Hayata) Schltr. J. Fac. Agr., Kyushu Univ 63 (2):231-240. (SCI)
6. Chen L.R.*, C.Y. Ko, W.R. Folk and T.Y. Lin. 2017. Chilling susceptibility in mungbean varieties is associated with their differentially expressed genes. Bot. Stud. 58:7. (SCI)
7. Chen L.R.*, T.C. Hsiung, K.H. Lin, T.B. Huang, M.Y. Huang and Akira Wakana. 2017. Supplementary effect of hydrogen peroxide as a pre-disinfectant for sterilizing rhizome bud explants of Zantedeschia aethiopica L. with chlorine dioxide. J. Fac. Agr., Kyushu Univ 62 (1):81-86. (SCI)
8. Chiang C.M., C.C. Chen, S.P. Chen, K.H. Lin, L.R. Chen, Y.H. Su, H.C. Yen. 2017. Overexpression of the ascorbate peroxidase gene from eggplant and sponge gourd enhances flood tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis. J. Plant Res. 130:373-386. (SCI)
9. Huang M.Y., K.H. Lin, C.C. Lu, L.R. Chen, T.C. Hsiung, W.T. Chang. 2017. The intensity of blue light-emitting diodes influences the antioxidantproperties and sugar content of oyster mushrooms (Lentinussajor-caju). Sci. Hort. 218: 8-13. (SCI)
10. Ciou S.Y., Y.Z. Zhao, Y.H. Chang, C.H. Hung, L.R. Chen. 2017. Effects of plant growth regulators on the mycelia growth and fruit body formation of Pleurotus ostreatus in liquid medium. J. Taiwan Agric. Res 66(3):240-247.
11. Lyu, M.H., T.C. Hsiung, L.R. Chen*. 2017. The study of plant tissue culture on calla lily and its industry situation. Hwa Kang Journal of Agriculture 39: 1-16.
12. Chen L.R.*, W.C. Chang. 2017. Formation of protocorm-like bodies and plant regeneration from root tip and basal leaf xxplants of Epidendrum radicans Pav. ex Lindl. Journal of the Taiwan Society for Horticultural Science 63(1):17-27.
13. Hsiung T.C., K.H. Lin, C.W. Cheng, L.R. Chen*. 2016. Foliar application of methyl jasmonate improves the tolerance of Zantedeschia aethiopica L. against Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. carotovorum. Hwa Kang Journal of Agriculture 38: 31-40.
14. Gao, X.X., T.C. Hsiung, L.R. Chen*. 2016. Optimization of suspension culture conditions and analysis of solasonine from adventitious root of Solanum verbascifolium L.. Journal of the Taiwan Society for Horticultural Science 62(3):173-184.
15. Lin, W.T., T.C. Hsiung, L.R. Chen*. 2016. The formation of shoot and protocorm-like body induced by 2,4-D and TDZ and in vitro plant regeneration of Bletilla formosana (Hayata) Schltr. Crop, Environment & Bioinformatics 13:145-151.
16. Chen L.R., A. Markhart, S. Shanmugasundaram, T.Y. Lin. 2008. Early developmental and stress responsive ESTs from mungbean, Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek, seedlings. Plant Cell Rep. 27: 535-552. (SCI)
17. Lin W.Y., L.R. Chen, T.Y. Lin. 2008. Rapid authentication of Bupleurum species using an array of immobilized sequence-specific oligonucleotide probes. Plant Med. 74: 464-469. (SCI)
18. Chen L.R., Y.J. Chen, C.Y. Lee, T.Y. Lin. 2007. MeJA-induced transcriptional changes in adventitious roots of Bupleurum kaoi. Plant Sci. 173: 12-24. (SCI)
19. Chen Y.J., L.R. Chen, L.C. Lee, W.Y. Liu, C.Y. Lee, S.J. Chou, T.Y. Lin. 2005. Industrial applications of Bupleurum kaoi genes induced by MeJA. Inter. J. Appl. Sci. Eng. 3: 157-166.
20. Chen L.R., J.T. Chen, W.C. Chang. 2002. Efficient production of protocorm-like bodies and plant regeneration from flower stalk explants of the sympodial orchid Epidendrum radicans. In Vitro Cell. Dev. Biol. Plant 38: 441-445. (SCI)

International symposium

1. Chen L.R., T.Y. Lin. Transcriptome changes in two Vigna radiata varieties in response to cold stress. 11th International Symposium on Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology. Banff, Alberta, Canada.  2015/09/13 ~ 2015/09/16.
2. Nguyen M.K., L.R. Chen*. In vitro shoot multiplication of Bletilla formosana (Hayata) Schltr. 2013 International Symposium on Botanical Gardens and Landscape. Bangkok, Thailand. 2013/08/05 ~ 2013/08/08. (poster)
3. Nguyen M.K., L.R. Chen*. In vitro shoot multiplication of Bletilla formosana (Hayata) Schltr through somatic embryogenesis and organogenesis. 2013 International Symposium on Agriculture in the Tropic. Pingtung, Taiwan. 2013/05/30 ~ 2013/05/30. (poster)
4. Chen L.R., Lin C.H, T.Y. Lin. Comparative analyses of temporal transcript profiles of mungbean seedlings in response to chilling stress. Plant Biology 2012 (American Society of Plant Biologists, ASPB). Austin, USA. 2012/07/20 ~ 2012/07/24. (poster)
5. Lin C.H., L.R. Chen, T.Y. Lin. The Vigna radiata VrDhn1 is a Novel Y2K-type Dehydrin. Plant Biology 2012 (American Society of Plant Biologists, ASPB). Austin, USA. 2012/07/20 ~ 2012/07/24. (poster)
6. Chen L.R., A.H. Marhkart, T.Y. Lin. Chilling induced gene regulation in a chilling sensitive and a chilling tolerant mungbean variety. International Congress of Plant and Molecular Biology (International Plant Molecular Biology, IPMB). St. Louis, USA. 2009/10/25 ~ 2009/10/30. (poster)