Ching-Hsuan (Gary) Lin

Ching-Hsuan (Gary) LinI received my PhD degree from the Department of Plant Pathology, University of Florida in 2010. I studied the importance of reactive oxygen species detoxification of the citrus fungal pathogen Alternaria alternata. Currently, my researches mainly focus on the pheromone-receptor interaction in Candida mating and biofilm formation.

Founding/Award

  • Grinter Fellowship of University of Florida (2006-2007)
  • Hunt Brothers Research Fellowship (2006-2010)

  • Outstanding Academic Achievement, University of Florida International Center, 2007
  • Francis Aloysius Wood Award: Outstanding Research Achievement in Plant Pathology (2010)
  • Francis Aloysius travel award (2010)

Publications

  1. Yago, J. I., Lin, C. -H., and Chung, K. –R. (2011) The SLT2 MAP kinase-mediated signaling pathway governs conidiation, morphogenesis, fungal virulence, and production of toxin and melanin in the tangerine pathotype of Alternaria alternata. Mol. Plant Pathol. (Accepted)
  2. Wang, N. –Y., Yang, S. L., Lin, C. -H., and Chung, K. –R. (2011) Gene inactivation in the citrus pathogenic fungus Alternaria alternata defect at the Ku70 locus associated with non-homologous end-joining. World J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. (Accepted)
  3. Lin, C. -H., Yang, S. L., and Chung, K. –R. (2011) Cellular responses required for oxidative stress tolerance, colonization and lesion formation by the necrotrophic fungus Alternaria alternata in citrus. Curr. Microbiol.62:807-815.
  4. Lin, C. -H., Lin, J. –W., Tasi, W. –J., Wang, S. –W., Weng, S. –F., and Tseng, Y. –H. (2010) Characterization of Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris heat shock protein A (HspA), which possesses an intrinsic ability to reactivate inactivated proteins. Appl. Microbiol. Biot. 88: 669-709.
  5. Lin, C. -H., and Chung, K. –R. (2010) Distinct and combined roles of the histidine kinase- and HOG1 MAP kinase- mediated signaling pathways in the filamentous fungus Alternaria alternata of citrus. Fungal Genet. Biol.47: 818-827.
  6. Lin, C. -H., Yang, S. L., Wang, N. –Y., and Chung, K. –R. (2010) The FUS3 MAPK signaling pathway of the citrus pathogen Alternaria alternata functions independently or cooperatively with the fungal redox-responsive AP1 regulator for diverse developmental, physiological and pathogenic processes. Fungal Genet. Biol. 47: 381-391.
  7. Wang, N. –Y., Lin, C. -H., and Chung, K. –R. (2010) A Gα subunit gene is essential for conidiation and potassium efflux but dispensable for pathogenicity of Alternaria alternata on citrus. Curr. Genet. 56: 43-51.
  8. Yang, S. L., Lin, C. -H., and Chung, K. –R. (2009) Coordinate control of oxidative stress tolerance, vegetative growth, and fungal pathogenicity via the AP1 pathway in the rough lemon pathotype of Alternaria alternata.Physiol. Mol. Plant Pathol. 74: 100-110. (The first two authors contributed equally) 
  9. Lin, C. -H., Yang, S. L., and Chung, K. –R. (2009) The YAP1 homolog-mediated oxidative stress tolerance is crucial for pathogenicity of the necrotrophic fungus Alternaria alternata in citrus. Mol. Plant Microbe. Interact.22: 942-952.
  10. Chen, C. –R., Lin, C. -H., Lin, J. –W., Chang, C. –I., Tseng, Y. –H., and Weng, S. –F. (2007) Characterization of a novel T4-type Stenotrophomonas maltophilia virulent phage Smp14. Arch. Microbiol. 188:191-197. (The first two authors contributed equally)