Tam H. Nguyen, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor.
Plant Science Innovation, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
1901 Vine St., Lincoln, NE 68588
Phone: 402-472-0275
Cell: 631-682-6842
Email:
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Website: http://www.omega-7.org
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
Research Assistant Professor, September 2014 to present, Center for Plant Science Innovation & Department of Biochemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- Genetic modify to improve EPA and Astaxanthin for soybean and camelina
- seed storage protein, resilin protein
Research Associate, July 2009 to July 2014, Center for Plant Science Innovation & Department of Biochemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- Genetic modify to improve Camelina oil for a high quality biodiesel.
- Cocoa genomics to identify expression elements/genes for other applied plant and synthetic biology applications.
- Camelina Seed Transcriptome: A Tool for Meal and Oil Improvement and Translational Research.
- Suppression Camelina
- Over-expression omega-7 (healthy fatty acids) for soybean and Camelina.
- seed storage protein.
- Improving EPA and Astaxanthin for Camelina and soybean
Research Associate, 2004 to July 2009, Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL)
- Manipulating properties of plant oils via genetic engineering
- Combination of hairpin and Antisense, a new technology for suppression.
- Increase Palmitic acid as a substitute up to 53%
- Achieving high level of omega-7 fatty acid from 2% in WT to 71% in transgenic Arabidopsis seed.
Ph.D. Student 2000 to 2004, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology/ Jawaharlal Nehru University
- Using bacteriophage T7 RNA polymerase directed tissue specific over-expression of foreign genes in crop improvement
- Work on rice, tomato and tobacco tissue culture and transformation
Research Scientist, 1993 to 2000, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology
- ·Using rice, tomato, tobacco tissue culture as material for transformation
EDUCATION
- 2000 – 2004, ICGEB/JNU, INDIA
- Degree: Ph.D.
- Major: Plant Molecular Biology/Plant transformation
- Thesis: Using bacteriophage T7 RNA polymerase directed tissue specific over-expression of foreign genes in crop improvement
- 1994 – 1997, University of Natural Sciences, Vietnam National University
- Degree: Master of Science
- Major: Plant Physiology
- 1989 – 1993, University of Natural Sciences, Vietnam National University,
- Degree: Bachelor of Science
- Major: Biochemistry
BIBLIOGRAPHY
- Huu Tam Nguyen, Hyunwoo Park, Karen L. Koster, Rebecca E. Cahoon, Hanh TM Nguyen, John Shanklin, Thomas E. Clemente, and Edgar B. Cahoon. Redirection of Metabolic Flux for High Levels of Omega-7 Monounsaturated Fatty Acid Accumulation in Camelina Seeds (Plant Biotechnology Journal, 04/2014).
- Huu Tam Nguyen, Jillian E. Collins-Silva, Ram Podicheti, Jason Macrander, Wenyu Yang, Tara J. Nazarenus, Jeong-Wan Nam, Jan G. Jaworski, Chaofu Lu, Brian E. Scheffler, Keithanne Mockaitis, and Edgar B. Cahoon. Camelina Seed Transcriptome: A Tool for Meal and Oil Improvement and Translational Research. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 3 APR (2013)
- Huu Tam Nguyen, Girish Mishra, Edward Whittle, Scott A. Bevan, Ann Owens Merlo, Terence A. Walsh and John Shanklin. Metabolic engineering of seeds can achieve levels of Omega-7 fatty acids comparable to the highest levels found in natural plant sources. Plant Physiology. Published on October 13, 2010, as DOI:10.1104/pp.110.165340
PATENTS
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Bacteriophage T7 RNA polymerase based transcription system for overexpression of foreign proteins in plants”. 2003. Indian Patent Application No. 1164/DEL/2003
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Combined hairpin-antisense compositions and methodes for modulating expression. Document Type and Number:WIPO Patent Application WO/2008/116094
- Metabolic engineering approach to accumulating omega-7 fatty acid (16:1delta9 and 18:1delta11) in plant seeds (application submitted 2011)
SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES
- 2011 American oil Chemist’s Society, Cincinnati, OH. Presentation “Achieving High Levels of Omega-7 Fatty Acids in Transgenic Plants”
- 2011 Gordon Research Conference, Galveston, Texas from Jan 31-Feb 4-2011. Poster “Developing Camelina Seed Accumulation of Omega-7 Fatty Acids for Industrial Feedstocks”
- 2010 Plant Science Retreat, Friday& Saturday, October 23, 2010, Lied Lodge and Conference Center, Nebraska City, NE. Poster “Biotechnological Development of Camelina as a Biofuel and Biolubricant Crop”
- National Plant Lipid Cooperative, Gordon Research Conference, Texas, USA, Feb 1-6, 2009. Poster
- National Plant Lipid Cooperative, Fallen Leaf lake, California, USA, June 5-9, 2007. Presentation
- International Symposium on Plant lipid, East Lansing, Michigan, USA, July 16-21, 2006. Presentation
- National Plant Lipid Cooperative, Fallen Leaf lake, California, USA, June 10-14, 2005. Poster
- National Symposium on Plant Biotechnology. Dalat, Vietnam , December 12 - 14, 1995. Presentation
- The 3 rd Asia Pacific Conference on Agricultural Biotechnology, Prachuabkirikhan , Thailand , Nov. 11 – 16, 1996. Poster
- General Meeting of The International Program on Rice Biotechnology (Rockefeller Foundation), Malacca, Malaysia, Sep. 15 – 19, 1997. Poster
- Plant Biotechnology Workshop, Hanoi, Vietnam, October 15 – 19, 1997. Poster
- First national Meeting of Rice Biotechnology Network, Hue, Vietnam, May 5 - 6, 1998. Presentation
GOAL AND AWARDS
- 4 years international fellowship at ICGEB
- 4 years scholarship at University of Natural Sciences, Vietnam National University
- 2 year scholarship at Institute of Tropical Biology, VAST
- 5 years postdoctoral fellowship at Brookhaven National Laboratory
- 5 years research Associate fellowship at University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- 6 papers and three international patents
COMPUTER SKILLS
- Expert in Microsoft office, Photoshop, and all bioinformatics software like NTI vector, MSD ChemStation and etc.
- Fluent in internet and web design, web administrator.
- Web design
ABILITIES:
- Can carry out in-depth research to bring out new findings
- Enjoy working in a team and have so thus far in line of work. Can get along with people of all types of nature pretty well
- Expert in plant molecular biology and tissue culture all crop plants
- Expert in construction of plasmid and DNA/RNA combinations
RESEARCH AREA OF INTEREST
- Bioenergy
- RNAi
- Tissue culture
- Applied researches
I declare that the above facts given by me are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Tam Nguyen
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Dr. John Shanklin,
Senior Biochemist Biochemistry of Lipid Modification Enzymes http://www.biology.bnl.gov/plantbio/shanklin.html Biology Department, 463 Brookhaven National Laboratory Upton, NY 11973-5000 , tel: (631) 344-3414 fax: (631) 344-3407 Email:
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Prof. Edgar Cahoon, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Department of Biochemistry and Center for Plant Science Innovation
1901 Vine street, Lincoln, NE 68588
Tel: 402-472-5611 Fax: 402-472-3139
Email:
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Prof. Christoph Benning, Michigan State University
215 Biochemistry Building, East Lansing, MI 48824 – 1319
Tel: (517)355-1609 Fax: (517)353-9334
Email:
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Dr. Jay Shockey, USDA-ARS, southern Regional Research Center
1100 Robert E. Lee Blvd, New Orleans, LA 70124
Tel: (504)-286-4296
Email:
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Dr. Vanga S. Reddy
Group leader Plant Transformation Group International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Tel: 91-11-26189358/60/61 Fax: 91-11-26162316 Email address:
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