Research field (4):
Molecular biology
, Molecular biology
, Molecular biology
, Wood science
Research theme for competitive and other funds (6):
2022 - 2027 Biosynthesis and bioengineering of plant specialized metabolites for improved utility
2022 - 2025 Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
2023 - 2024 令和5年度秋田大学女性教員研究支援事業
2022 - 2023 令和4年度秋田大学若手研究者支援事業
2022 - 2023 令和4年度秋田大学女性教員研究支援事業
2017 - 2020 Metabolic engineering of flavonoid-incorporated lignins for improving grass biomass utilization
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Papers (36):
Senri Yamamoto, Osama Ahmed Afifia, Lydia Pui Ying Lam, Yuri Takeda-Kimura, Yuriko Osakabe, Keishi Osakabe, Laura E. Bartley, Toshiaki Umezawa, Yuki Tobimatsu. Disruption of aldehyde dehydrogenase decreases cell wall-bound p-hydroxycinnamates and improves cell wall digestibility in rice. The Plant Journal. 2024
Supatmi, Lydia Pui Ying Lam, Senri Yamamoto, Osama A. Afifi, Pingping Ji, Yuriko Osakabe, Keishi Osakabe, Toshiaki Umezawa, Yuki Tobimatsu. Essential Yet Dispensable: The Role of CINNAMATE 4-HYDROXYLASE in Rice Cell Wall Lignification. bioRxiv (preprint). 2024
Lydia Pui Ying Lam, Andy C W Lui, Laura E Bartley, Bunzo Mikami, Toshiaki Umezawa, Clive Lo. Multifunctional 5-hydroxyconiferaldehyde O-methyltransferases (CAldOMTs) in plant metabolism. Journal of Experimental Botany. 2024. 75. 6. 1671-1695
Lydia Pui Ying Lam, Yuki Tobimatsu, Shiro Suzuki, Takuto Tanaka, Senri Yamamoto, Yuri Takeda-Kimura, Yuriko Osakabe, Keishi Osakabe, John Ralph, Laura E Bartley, et al. Disruption of p-Coumaroyl-CoA:monolignol transferases in rice drastically alters lignin composition. Plant Physiology. 2024. 194. 2. 832-848
Andy C. W. Lui, Kah Chee Pow, Nan Lin, Lydia Pui Ying Lam, Guoquan Liu, Ian D. Godwin, Zhuming Fan, Chen Jing Khoo, Yuki Tobimatsu, Lanxiang Wang, et al. Regioselective stilbene O-methylations in Saccharinae grasses. Nature Communications. 2023. 14. 1. 3462
Naoki Takata, Tatsuya Awano, Lydia Pui Ying Lam, Shiro Suzuki, Yuki Tobimatsu, Nobutaka Mitsuda, Soichiro Nagano, Yusuke Yamagishi, Toru Taniguchi. R2R3 MYB transcription factors, MYB010 and MYB128, regulate the formation of cross-laminated secondary cell wall structure in aspen wood. IUFRO Tree Biotechnology 2024. 2024
Andy C.W. Lui, Kah Chee Pow, Nan Lin, Lydia Pui Ying Lam, Guoquan Liu, Ian D. Godwin, Zhuming Fan, Chen Jing Khoo, Yuki Tobimatsu, Lanxiang Wang, et al. Elucidation of regioselective stilbene O-methylations in Saccharinas grasses. Plant Biology 2023. 2023
山本千莉, Lydia Pui Ying Lam, 木村(武田)ゆり, Osama A. Afifi, 刑部祐里子, 刑部敬史, Laura E. Bartley, 今井友也, 久住亮介, 小林加代子, et al. フェルラ酸を介した細胞壁の架橋を抑制したゲノム編集イネの作出と性状解析. 2023年度日本農芸化学会中部・関西支部合同大会. 2023
Pui Ying Lam, Lanxiang Wang, Andy Lui, Toshiaki Umezawa, Yuki Tobimatsu, Clive Lo. Tricin-truncated lignin produced in rice mutants deficient in chalcone synthase (CHS), chalcone isomerase (CHI) and chalcone isomerase-like (CHIL). The 67th Lignin Symposium. 2022
Pui Ying Lam, Lanxiang Wang, Andy C. W. Lui, Toshiaki Umezawa, Yuki Tobimatsu, Clive Lo. Altered lignin structure in cell walls of tricin-truncated rice mutants deficient in chalcone synthase (CHS), chalcone isomerase (CHI) and chalcone isomerase-like (CHIL). The 16th Cell Wall Network. 2022
Biosynthesis and bioengineering of tricin-lignins: A novel and unique component of grass biomass
Agricultural Biotechnology 2019
Lectures and oral presentations (11):
Biosynthesis and bioengineering of tricin-lignin and lignin p-coumarates in rice cell walls
(Plant Biology 2024)
Characterization of lignin biosynthesis in plants
(TI-FRIS/FRIS Symposium 2024 2024)
Biosynthesis and bioengineering of tricin, a flavonoid that functions as a unique lignin monomer in grass cell walls
(The 15th International Association for Plant Biotechnology Congress)
Biosynthesis and bioengineering of tricin-lignin and lignin p-coumarates in rice cell walls
(McCarter Lecture Series, Institute of Chemical Biology, Washington State University 2023)
Biosynthesis and bioengineering of tricin-lignin, a unique cell wall component in grasses
(TI-FRIS retreat 2022)
2024/04 - American Society of Plant Biologists Robert Rabson Award
2022/06 - Tohoku Initiative for Fostering Global Researchers for Interdisciplinary Sciences TI-FRIS Fellow
2020/04 - Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University Mission research fellow
2017/11 - Japan Society for the Promotion of Science JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship for Research in Japan
2017/04 - Global Engage’s 4th Plant Genomics and Gene Editing Congress: Asia 1st Prize for poster presentation
2012/09 - Hong Kong Research Grants Council Hong Kong PhD Fellowship
2012/06 - The University of Hong Kong Dean's Honours List
2012/06 - The University of Hong Kong Lee Chung Yin Jubilee Prize in Biological Sciences
2012/06 - The University of Hong Kong Daniel K.O. Chan Award for Outstanding Student in Biological Sciences
2011/11 - Rev. Joseph Carra Memorial Fund Limited The Rev. Joseph Carra Memorial Education Grant for Undergraduates
2011/06 - The University of Edinburgh William Turner Prize
2010/06 - The University of Hong Kong Dean's Honours List
2010/06 - John Swire and Sons (HK) Limited John Swire and Sons Scholarship
2010/06 - The University of Hong Kong Dr. Spring Chen Memorial Prize in Biological Sciences
2010/03 - Sir Edward Youde Memorial Fund Sir Edward Youde Memorial Scholarship (Honorary Scholarship)
2009/06 - The University of Hong Kong Dean's Honours List
2009/06 - The University of Hong Kong Summer Research Fellowship
2009/06 - The University of Hong Kong Dr. Spring Chen Memorial Prize in Biological Sciences
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Association Membership(s) (5):
Sir Edward Youde Scholars Association
, The Japanese Society of Plant Physiologists
, The Lignin Society
, Japanese Society for Plant Biotechnology
, The Japan Wood Research Society