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Biography
Dr. Pan Liao is currently an assistant professor of the Department of Biology at the Hong Kong Baptist University. He received his Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from the University of Hong Kong (HKU), Hong Kong. Dr. Liao obtained postdoctoral training in Wilson and Amelia Wong Professor in Plant Biotechnology Mee-Len Chye’s team from School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science at HKU, distinguished Professor Natalia Dudareva’s laboratory in the Department of Biochemistry, College of Agriculture at Purdue University in the USA and Prof. John L. Harwood’s group in School of Biosciences at Cardiff University in the UK. Dr. Liao’s research areas include plant biotechnology, biochemistry, specialized metabolism, lipid metabolism, pathway discovery and pathway “crosstalk”.
Research Interests
- Plant and food Biotechnology of health-promoting and valuable natural products
- Plant biochemistry and metabolism
- Pathway discovery of valuable natural products
- Regulation, transport, and release of natural products in plants
- Generate novel strategies to produce value-added compounds and/or increase their production
- Develop new ways to protect plants against stresses and increase seed yield or nutrient
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Role of seed specific trehalose synthesis pathway, OsTPS9-OsTPP3, in the regulation of rice grain development
ZHANG, J. (PI), LIAO, P. (CoI) & Ye, N. (CoI)
1/01/25 → 31/12/27
Project: Research project
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Equipment Matching Fund - Desktop Scanning Electron Microscope (Desktop SEM)
QIU, J. (PI), CHIU, M. Y. (CoI), CHEUNG, K. L. A. (CoI), ZHAO, Z. (CoI), LIAO, P. (CoI) & ZHAO, J. (CoI)
26/03/24 → 25/03/26
Project: Research project
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Equipment Matching Fund - Ultra High Performance Liquid Chromatography System (UHPLC)
PRADHAN, N. (PI), LIAO, P. (CoI), BI, Y. (CoI), YANG, Z. (CoI) & ZHAO, J. (CoI)
26/03/24 → 25/03/26
Project: Research project
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Equipment Matching Fund - Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectrometer
ZHAO, J. (PI), PRADHAN, N. (CoI), LIAO, P. (CoI), ZHU, X. (CoI) & WANG, S.-J. (CoI)
26/03/24 → 25/03/26
Project: Research project
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Biochemical characterization of enzymes for the biosynthesis of a plant derived irregular monoterpene
LIAO, P. (PI) & Benoît, B. (PI)
1/02/24 → 31/01/26
Project: Research project
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Boosting transcriptional activities by employing repeated activation domains in transcription factors
He, C., Liang, Y., Chen, R., Shen, Y., Li, R., Sun, T., Du, X., Ni, X., Shang, J., He, Y., Bao, M., Luo, H., Wang, J., Liao, P., Kang, C., Yuan, Y.-W. & Ning, G., Feb 2025, In: Plant Cell. 37, 2, 19 p., koae315.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Chromatic symphony of fleshy fruits: functions, biosynthesis and metabolic engineering of bioactive compounds
Hu, H., Pradhan, N., Xiao, J., Xia, R. & Liao, P., 2 Apr 2025, In: Molecular Horticulture. 5, 1, 19 p., 19.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Current insights into plant volatile organic compound biosynthesis
Chen, L. & Liao, P., Jun 2025, In: Current Opinion in Plant Biology. 85, 10 p., 102708.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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A chromosome-level genome assembly of anesthetic drug–producing Anisodus acutangulus provides insights into its evolution and the biosynthesis of tropane alkaloids
Zhou, W., Wang, C., Hao, X., Chen, F., Huang, Q., Liu, T., Xu, J., Guo, S., Liao, B., Liu, Z., Feng, Y., Wang, Y., Liao, P., Xue, J., Shi, M., Maoz, I. & Kai, G., 8 Jan 2024, In: Plant Communications. 5, 1, 14 p., 100680.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Editorial: Flavonoids and chronic metabolic diseases
Zhou, Q., Ni, Y., Liao, P. & Zhao, Y., 22 Apr 2024, In: Frontiers in Nutrition. 11, 2 p., 1403863.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial
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Activities
- 6 Editor/reviewer for publications (incl. CDCF T61 Journal Editor)
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Plant and Cell Physiology (Journal)
LIAO, P. (Editor)
Mar 2025 → …Activity: Publication peer-review/editorial work › Editor/reviewer for publications (incl. CDCF T61 Journal Editor)
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Advanced Biotechnology (Journal)
LIAO, P. (Associate editor)
2023 → …Activity: Publication peer-review/editorial work › Editor/reviewer for publications (incl. CDCF T61 Journal Editor)
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Bioresources and Bioprocessing (Journal)
LIAO, P. (Other)
2023 → …Activity: Publication peer-review/editorial work › Editor/reviewer for publications (incl. CDCF T61 Journal Editor)
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Frontiers in Genetics (Journal)
LIAO, P. (Associate editor)
2022 → …Activity: Publication peer-review/editorial work › Editor/reviewer for publications (incl. CDCF T61 Journal Editor)
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Frontiers in Genetics (Journal)
LIAO, P. (Associate editor)
Apr 2022 → …Activity: Publication peer-review/editorial work › Editor/reviewer for publications (incl. CDCF T61 Journal Editor)