รองศาสตราจารย์ ดร.วรรณรัตน์ ผลเพิ่ม

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Education Background

• 2011 Ph.D. (Plant Sciences) The Australian National University, Australia
• 2005 M.S. (Biosystem Studies) University of Tsukuba, Japan
• 2003 B.E. (Biotechnology and Life Sciences) Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan

Area of Expertise

• Plant biochemistry
• Plant genetic engineering
• Agricultural biotechnology

Research Interests

• Molecular mechanisms of stress tolerance in crop plants
• Production of plant bioactive compounds and their potential applications
• Effects of LEDs on phytochemical profiles in callus cultures of mulberry

Research focus

Examples of publication

1. Kamjad Y., Kettipok, S., Chaochaiphat, T., Wongpanya, R., Promboon, A. and Phonphoem, W.P. (2021) Effects of drought stress on anthocyanin accumulation in mulberry fruits. Asian Journal of Plant Sciences, 20(3), pp. 450-460.
2. Phua S.Y., Pornsiriwong, W., Chan K.X., Estavillo G.M. and Pogson B.J. (2018) Development of strategies for genetic manipulation and fine- tuning of a chloroplast retrograde signal 30-phosphoadenosine 5’-phosphate. Plant Direct 1–15.
3. Pornsiriwong, W., Estavillo G.M., Chan K.X., Tee E.E., Ganguly D., Crisp P.A., Phua S.Y., Zhao C., Qiu J., Park J., Yong M.T., Nisar N., Yadav A.K., Schwessinger B., Rathjen J., Cazzonelli C.I., Wilson P.B., Gilliham M., Chen Z.H. and Pogson B.J. (2017) A chloroplast retrograde signal, 3′-phosphoadenosine 5′-phosphate, acts as a secondary messenger in abscisic acid signaling in stomatal closure and germination. eLife DOI: 10.7554/eLife.23361.
4. Estavillo, G.M., Crisp, P.A., Pornsiriwong, W., Wirtz, M., Collinge, D., Carrie, C., Giraud, E., Whelan, J., David, P., Javot, H., Brearley, C., Hell, R., Marin, E. and Pogson, B.J. (2011) Plant Cell 23, 3992-4012.
5. Wilson, P.B., Estavillo, G.M., Field, K., Carrol, A., Pornsiriwong, W., Howell, K., Lake, J.A., Harvey, M., von Caemmerer, S. and Pogson, B.J. (2009) Plant J 58, 299-317.
6. Ozeki, Y., Chikagawa, Y., Kimura, S., Soh, H.C., Maeda, K., Pornsiriwong, W., Kato, M., Akimoto, H., Oyanagi, M., Fukuda, T., Koda, T., Itoh, Y., Yamada, A., Davies, E., Ueno, H. and Takeda, J. (2003) J Plant Res 116, 155-159.

Research Grants

Awards

Lab Members

• Kamala Angmanee (M.S. student (Genetic Engineering))