Suong Nguyen earned her B.S. in Biotechnology (2007) and M.S. in Genetics (2010) from the University of Natural Sciences, HCM, Vietnam. She then commenced her PhD study in the laboratory of Assoc/Prof. David McCurdy at the University of Newcastle. Her project was to investigate the molecular mechanism underlying the development of transfer cells – a unique cell type specialised for nutrient transport in plants. She completed her PhD in 2017 and continued transfer cell research in the McCurdy Lab as a Research Assistant. In March 2020 she joined the BlueGreen team of Prof. Brett Neilan at UON as a Postdoctoral Research Associate to study cyanobacteria.
Qualifications
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Newcastle
Master of Science, National University of Civil Engineering - Vietnam
Keywords
cyanobacteria, bioinformatics
Languages
English (Working)
Professional Experience
UON Appointment
Title
Organisation / Department
Postdoctoral Researcher
University of Newcastle School of Environmental and Life Sciences Australia
Postdoctoral Researcher
University of Newcastle School of Environmental and Life Sciences Australia
Nguyen STT, McCurdy DW, 'Wall ingrowth deposition in phloem parenchyma transfer cells in Arabidopsis: Heteroblastic variations and a potential role in pathogen defence', Plant Signaling and Behavior, 12 (2017) [C1]
Nguyen STT, Greaves T, McCurdy DW, 'Heteroblastic Development of Transfer Cells Is Controlled by the microRNA miR156/SPL Module', PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, 173 1676-1691 (2017) [C1]
Nguyen STT, McCurdy DW, 'High-resolution confocal imaging of wall ingrowth deposition in plant transfer cells: Semi-quantitative analysis of phloem parenchyma transfer cell development in leaf minor veins of Arabidopsis', BMC Plant Biology, 15 (2015) [C1]
Chinnappa KSA, Nguyen TTS, Hou J, Wu Y, McCurdy DW, 'Phloem parenchyma transfer cells in Arabidopsis - an experimental system to identify transcriptional regulators of wall ingrowth formation', Frontiers in Plant Science, 4 (2013) [C1]