RGC Senior Research Fellow Scheme

Biography

Choh-Ming Li Professor of Life Sciences at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
Associate Dean (Research) in Faculty of Science, CUHK
Director of RGC-AoE Centre for Organelle Biogenesis and Function, CUHK
Director of Centre for Cell and Developmental Biology, CUHK
Director of Institute of Plant Molecular Biology and Agricultural Biotechnology, CUHK
Deputy Director of State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, CUHK
SRFS project — to illustrate the nature, identity and functions of distinct tip-vesicles (TVs) of germinating pollen tubes using a combination of cellular and molecular approaches, including the advanced platforms of 3D transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and Cryo-electron tomography (ET)
Awards and Honours:
- RGC Senior Research Fellow (2021)
- Higher Education Outstanding Scientific Research Output Award (1st class in 2009, 2nd class in 2013 & 2017), Ministry of Education
- Croucher Senior Research Fellowship (2009, 2015)

Project Title

Cellular and Molecular Characterization of the Tip-Vesicles in Germinating Pollen Tube

Award Citation

Dr. Jiang joined CUHK Biology as an Assistant Professor in 2000 and was promoted as Professor in 2007. Professor Jiang is currently Choh-Ming Li Professor of Life Sciences of School of Life Sciences and Director of RGC-AoE Centre for Organelle Biogenesis and Function, and Centre for Cell and Developmental Biology.

Professor Jiang’s research team has been working on the underlying mechanisms of protein transport, organelle biogenesis and function in plants for 21 years at CUHK, and has been internationally recognized as a leading group in the field. Professor Jiang received numerous awards for teaching and research achievements, including CUHK Science Faculty Exemplary Teaching Award 2008, CUHK Research Excellence Award thrice (2006-07, 2009-10 & 2015-16), Croucher Senior Research Fellowship twice (2009-10 & 2015-16), Ministry of Education (MoE) Higher Education Outstanding Scientific Research Output Awards three times (2009, 2013 & 2017), Outstanding Fellow of the Faculty of Science (2013), Choh-Ming Li Professorship of Life Sciences (2014), and more recently the RGC Senior Research Fellow 2021/22.

In the RGC Senior Research Fellow project, we aim to illustrate the nature, identity and functions of distinct tip-vesicles (TVs) of germinating pollen tubes using a combination of cellular and molecular approaches, including the advanced platforms of 3D transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and Cryo-electron tomography (ET).