LAM PUI YING

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Affiliation

Graduate School of Engineering Science  Department of Life Science  Life Science Course 

Mail Address

E-mail address

Special Affairs

Lydia Pui Ying Lam
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Research Interests 【 display / non-display 】

  • Plant specialized metabolism

  • Plant Molecular Biology

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Graduating School 【 display / non-display 】

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    2012.11

    The University of Hong Kong   Faculty of Science   Biotechnology   Graduated

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Graduate School 【 display / non-display 】

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    2017.11

    The University of Hong Kong  Faculty of Science  Doctor's Course  Completed

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Degree 【 display / non-display 】

  • The University of Hong Kong -  Doctor of Philosophy

  • The University of Hong Kong -  Bachelor of Science

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Campus Career 【 display / non-display 】

  • 2025.04
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    Akita University   Graduate School of Engineering Science   Department of Life Science   Life Science Course   Assistant Professor  

  • 2022.03
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    2025.03

    Akita University   Graduate School of Engineering Science   Center for Crossover Education   Assistant Professor  

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External Career 【 display / non-display 】

  • 2025.06
    　
    　

    Washington State University   Institute of Biological Chemistry   Scholar Affiliate  

  • 2023.02
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    2025.03

    Washington State University   Institute of Biological Chemistry   Scholar Affiliate  

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    Tohoku University   Frontier Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences   FRIS Adjunct Researcher  

  • 2020.04
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    2022.02

    Kyoto University   Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere   Mission Research Fellow  

  • 2019.12
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    2022.03

    Kyoto University   Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere   Post-doctoral Fellow  

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Academic Society Affiliations 【 display / non-display 】

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    Hong Kong

     

    Sir Edward Youde Scholars Association

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    Japan

     

    The Japanese Society of Plant Physiologists

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    Japan

     

    The Lignin Society

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    Japan

     

    Japanese Society for Plant Biotechnology

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    Japan

     

    The Japan Wood Research Society

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Qualification acquired 【 display / non-display 】

  • Japanese-Language Proficiency Test N2

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Thesis for a degree 【 display / non-display 】

  • Characterization of tricin biosynthesis pathway and lignin composition in rice

    Lam Pui Ying 

      2017.11

    Single author

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Research Achievements 【 display / non-display 】

    ◆Original paper【 display / non-display 】

  • Integrated multi-omics reveals flower color regulatory networks in Osmanthus fragrans

    Meng Tang, Tao Song, Lydia Pui Ying Lam, Min Zhang, Min Li, Yi-Xue Wu, Fu-Liang Cao, Hong-Guo Chen, Mo-Xian Chen, Ying-Gao Liu, Fu-Yuan Zhu

    Molecular Horticulture   6   1   2026.01  [Refereed]

    Research paper (journal)   International Co-author

  • Essential yet dispensable: the role of CINNAMATE 4-HYDROXYLASE in rice cell wall lignification

    Supatmi Supatmi, Lydia Pui Ying Lam, Senri Yamamoto, Osama A. Afifi, Pingping Ji, Yuriko Osakabe, Keishi Osakabe, Toshiaki Umezawa, Yuki Tobimatsu

    Plant Physiology   198 ( 1 ) kiaf164   2025.05  [Refereed]

    Research paper (journal)   International Co-author

  • Disruption of aldehyde dehydrogenase decreases cell wall-bound p-hydroxycinnamates and improves cell wall digestibility in rice

    Senri Yamamoto, Osama Ahmed Afifia, Lydia Pui Ying Lam, Yuri Takeda-Kimura, Yuriko Osakabe, Keishi Osakabe, Laura E. Bartley, Toshiaki Umezawa, Yuki Tobimatsu

    The Plant Journal   120 ( 6 ) 2828 - 2845   2024.11  [Refereed]

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  • Disruption of p-Coumaroyl-CoA:monolignol transferases in rice drastically alters lignin composition

    Lydia Pui Ying Lam, Yuki Tobimatsu, Shiro Suzuki, Takuto Tanaka, Senri Yamamoto, Yuri Takeda-Kimura, Yuriko Osakabe, Keishi Osakabe, John Ralph, Laura E. Bartley, Toshiaki Umezawa

    Plant Physiology   194 ( 2 ) 832 - 848   2024.02  [Refereed]

    Research paper (journal)   International Co-author

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  • Regioselective stilbene O-methylations in Saccharinae grasses

    Andy C. W. Lui, Kah Chee Pow, Nan Lin, Lydia Pui Ying Lam, Guoquan Liu, Ian Godwin, Zhuming Fan, Chen Jing Khoo, Yuki Tobimatsu, Lanxiang Wang, Quan Hao, Clive Lo

    Nature Communications   14   3462   2023.06  [Refereed]

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    ◆Introduction and explanation【 display / non-display 】

  • Occurrence and characterization of tricin-lignin

    Wu Lan, Lydia Pui Ying Lam, Andy C. W. Lui, Clive Lo

    Current Opinion in Plant Biology   85   102703   2025.03  [Refereed]

    Introduction and explanation (scientific journal)   International Co-author

  • Multifunctional 5-hydroxyconiferaldehyde O-methyltransferases (CAldOMTs) in plant metabolism

    Lydia Pui Ying Lam, Andy CW Lui, Laura E Bartley, Bunzo Mikami, Toshiaki Umezawa, Clive Lo

    Journal of Experimental Botany   75   1671 - 1695   2024.03  [Refereed]

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  • Flavonoids in major cereal grasses: distribution, functions, biosynthesis, and applications

    Lydia Pui Ying Lam, Lanxiang Wang, Andy C. W. Lui, Hongjia Liu, Toshiaki Umezawa, Yuki Tobimatsu, Clive Lo

    Phytochemistry Reviews     2023.05  [Refereed]

    Introduction and explanation (scientific journal)   International Co-author

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  • Multifaceted roles of flavonoids mediating plant-microbe interactions

    Lanxiang Wang, Mo-Xian Chen, Pui-Ying Lam, Francisco Dini-Andreote, Lei Dai, Zhong Wei

    Microbiome   10 ( 1 ) 233   2022.12  [Refereed]

    Introduction and explanation (scientific journal)   International Co-author

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  • Alternative Splicing and Its Roles in Plant Metabolism

    Pui Ying Lam, Lanxiang Wang, Clive Lo, Fu-Yuan Zhu

    International Journal of Molecular Sciences   23 ( 13 ) 7355   2022.07  [Refereed]

    Introduction and explanation (scientific journal)   International Co-author

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    ◆Other【 display / non-display 】

  • Editorial: Women in Plant Physiology 2022

    Alessandra Boccaccini, Lydia Pui Ying Lam

    Frontiers in Plant Science   14   1203958   2023.05  [Refereed]

    Other article   International Co-author

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  • Flavonoids and lignins: Pathway elucidation and modification for improved biomass properties

    Pui Ying Lam

    Sustainable Humanosphere   16   3 - 6   2020.09

    Prompt report, short report, and research note, etc. (bulletin of university, research institution)   Single author

  • Biosynthesis and bioengineering of tricin-lignins: A novel and unique component of grass biomass

    Yuki Tobimatsu, Pui Ying Lam, Toshiaki Umezawa, Clive Lo

    Biosynthesis and bioengineering of tricin-lignins: A novel and unique component of grass biomass ( Agricultural Biotechnology )  3   570 - 576   2019.06  [Invited]

    Research paper (other academic council materials etc.)   International Co-author

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Academic Awards Received 【 display / non-display 】

  • Robert Rabson Award

    2024.04.08   American Society of Plant Biologists   Excellent contributions in the area of bioenergy research

    Winner： Lydia Lam

  • TI-FRIS Fellow

    2022.06.10   Tohoku Initiative for Fostering Global Researchers for Interdisciplinary Sciences   TI-FRIS Fellow

    Winner： LAM PUI YING

  • Mission research fellow

    2020.04.01   Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University   Mission research fellow

  • JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship for Research in Japan

    2017.11.28   Japan Society for the Promotion of Science   JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship for Research in Japan

  • 1st Prize for poster presentation

    2017.04   Global Engage's 4th Plant Genomics and Gene Editing Congress: Asia   1st Prize for poster presentation

    Winner： Pui Ying Lam, Fuyuan Zhu, Wai Lung Chan, Hongjia Liu, Clive Lo

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Presentations 【 display / non-display 】

  • 植物特化代謝とバイオテクノロジー

    Lam Pui Ying  [Invited]

    第52回 TI-FRIS Hub Meeting / 第68回 FRIS Hub Meeting  2025.09  -  2025.09  Tohoku Initiative for Fostering Global Researchers for Interdisciplinary Sciences (TI-FRIS)

  • Cell wall analyses of rice mutants with dicot-like lignin lacking tricin and p-coumarate decorations

    Lydia Pui Ying Lam, Senri Yamamoto, Toshiaki Umezawa, Yuki Tobimatsu

    2025 International Conference on Plant Cell Wall Biology  2025.07  -  2025.07 

  • Characterization of lignin biosynthesis in plants

    Lydia Pui Ying Lam

    TI-FRIS/FRIS Symposium 2024  2025.03  -  2025.03 

  • Biosynthesis and bioengineering of tricin-lignin and lignin p-coumarates in rice cell walls

    Lydia Pui Ying Lam, Yuki Tobimatsu, Toshiaki Umezawa, Clive Lo

    Plant Biology 2024  (Honolulu, Hawaii)  2024.06  -  2024.06  American Society of Plant Biologists

  • Biosynthesis and bioengineering of tricin, a flavonoid that functions as a unique lignin monomer in grass cell walls

    Lam LPY, Tobimatsu Y, Umezawa T, Lo C

    The 15th International Association for Plant Biotechnology Congress  2023.08  -  2023.08 

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Academic Activity 【 display / non-display 】

  • American Society of Plant Biologists

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    2026.09

    ASPB Robert Rabson Award Committee

  • Plant, People, Planet Editorial Board

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    Editorial Advisor

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Media Report 【 display / non-display 】

  • Enzyme Discovery Unlocks the Potential of Sorgums Health-Promoting Compounds

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