@IPMBSinica

Official account of the Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica @AcadSinica (Taipei, #Taiwan).

 Taipei, Taiwan
ipmb.sinica.edu.tw/
Joined October 2019
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Chih-Hang Wu@AdamWu9527Oct 16
Amazing Strain 109 (AS109) is officially published! 🎉 A powerful tool for transient gene expression across diverse plant species, with exciting potential to advance plant research and biotechnology applications! @Tolga_Bzkrt @lderevnina @Freddie_King00
Tolga Bozkurt@Tolga_BzkrtOct 16
Our new paper is out! AS109 enables transient gene expression across diverse crops, expanding the toolkit for studying gene function and plant immunity @AdamWu9527 @lderevnina @Freddie_King00 journals.plos.org/plosbiolog…

A broad-host-range Rhizobium rhizogenes strain enables transient expression across diverse crop...

Agrobacterium-mediated transient expression has revolutionized plant research, but is largely confined to solanaceous species. This study shows that the engineered Rhizobium rhizogenes strain AS109...

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[@IPMBSinica Seminar] 2026-11-18 15:00; A134, Ag Tech Bldg Speaker: Dr. Jimmy Hieng-Ming Ting (Associate Professor, Institute of Plant Biology, National Taiwan University, Taiwan) Title: Chemical defense strategies in wild mungbean against pests
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[@IPMBSinica Seminar] 2026-11-16 15:00; A134, Ag Tech Bldg Speaker: Dr. Shan-Hua Yang (Associate Professor, Institute of Fisheries Science, National Taiwan University, Taiwan) Title: Exploring Methane Cycling across Contrasting Shallow-Water Ecosystems
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[@IPMBSinica Faculty Seminar] 2026-10-23 10:30; A134, Ag Tech Bldg Speaker: Dr. Chih-Hang Wu @AdamWu9527 Title: From Plant Immunity to Plant Biotechnology through Exploring and Harnessing Plant–Microbe Interactions
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[@IPMBSinica Seminar] 2026-10-21 10:30; A134, Ag Tech Bldg Speaker: Dr. Yun-Chu Chen (Assistant Research Fellow, Biotechnology Center in Southern Taiwan, Academia Sinica) Title: Exploring NHP-Mediated Systemic Immunity and Leaf Endophyte-Mediated Disease Resistance
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The IPMB Early Career Symposium 2026 will be held on November 4–5, 2026 at Academia Sinica. Registration closes on October 13 — don’t miss your chance to join us! 👉 Program & presentation titles: ecs.ipmb.as.edu.tw/2026-agen… 👉 Registration: forms.gle/sYfikDJg6fLLAnVbA
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[2027 IPMB-SCU Graduate Program Admissions Open] 🔗Online Registration: entrance.exam.scu.edu.tw/ ☑️Application-based admission is from 10:00, October 12, 2026 to 17:00, October 27, 2026. ☑️Examination-based admission is from 10:00, December 8, 2026 to 17:00, January 4, 2027.
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[@IPMBSinica Seminar] 2026-10-15 15:00; A134, Ag Tech Bldg Speaker: Dr. Cyril Zipfel (Professor and Chair, Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of Zurich, Switzerland) Title: Roles, recognition mechanisms and evolution of phytocytokines
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[2027 IPMB-NCU Graduate Program Admissions Open (Master and Ph.D.)] Advance your future — Master with leading faculty, research strength, and scholarships Online Registration: Sep 30 - Oct 7, 2026
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2026 (II) IPMB Travel Grant Competition - Awardees
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[2027 IPMB-NCHU International Master Program in Plant and Microbial Biology (IMPPMB) Admissions Open] Advance your future — Master with leading faculty, research strength, and scholarships Online Registration: (Oct 1 - Oct 12, 2026) recruit.nchu.edu.tw/grade-ex…
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Congratulations to our 2026 TSPB award recipients! ✅Dr. Chuan-Chih Hsu @ChuanChihHsu1 — Outstanding Young Scholar Award ✅Dr. Chih-Hang Wu @AdamWu9527 — Professor Chu-Yung Lin Plant Science Innovation Research Award ✅Kuan-Yu Lin — Best Plant Science Master Thesis Award
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[@IPMBSinica Seminar] 2026-10-05 15:00; A134, Ag Tech Bldg Speaker: Prof. Alain Tissier Title: The effect of light and temperature on tomato glandular trichome development and metabolism
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[@IPMBSinica Seminar] 2026-10-02 10:00-12:00; A134, Ag Tech Bldg Speaker：Drs. Kuan-Jen Lu (Assistant Research Fellow, ABRC, Academia Sinica) and Yao-Cheng Lin (Associate Research Fellow, ABRC, Academia Sinica)
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IPMB Academia Sinica (中研院植微所) retweeted
Shivani Malik@ShivaniMalik_13Sep 21
So wonderful meeting Prof. Jane Langdale @UniofOxford today ahead of her @IPMBSinica @AcadSinica talk tomorrow! Grateful to Jane for her time and advice for long-term research career goals, drawing from her significant experience leading the C4 Rice Project @gatesfoundation
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We were happy to welcome the NSTC-IIPP filming team! They interviewed Dr. Chuan Ku @chuanku_ and an international intern about their IIPP experiences, research at IPMB, and perspectives gained through international exchange. We look forward to the final video!
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【116學年度中研院植微所與臺大植科所合作研究生學程招生】 線上報名：2026年9月30日至10月7日 [2027 IPMB-NTU Plant Biology Graduate Program Admissions Open] Online Registration: Sept 30 - Oct 7, 2026
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🌱 Registration is now open for the 2026 IPMB Early Career Symposium! 📅 Nov. 4–5, 2026 📍 A134, Ag Tech Bldg, Academia Sinica 🎟️ In-person attendance limited to 50 participants (first-come, first-served) Register by Oct. 13: forms.gle/sYfikDJg6fLLAnVbA 🔗 ecs.ipmb.as.edu.tw/
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[@IPMBSinica Seminar] 2026-09-29 15:00; A134, Ag Tech Bldg Speaker：Dr. Holger Puchta (Director, Joseph Gottlieb Kölreuter, Institute for Plant Sciences, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany)
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[@IPMBSinica Distinguished Lecture Series] 2026-09-22 10:30; A134, Ag Tech Bldg Speaker：Dr. Jane Langdale (CBE, FRS, FAA, Professorial Research Fellow, University of Oxford, UK)
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