Provost's Chair Professor Hao Yu
Faculty & Department
Joint Appointments
Head, Biological Sciences, Science
Temasek Senior Investigator, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Bachelor of Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Bio
2017-present, Head, Department of Biological Sciences, NUS
2017-present, Board Director, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, Singapore
2015-2017, Executive Director, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, Singapore
2014-2017, Vice Dean, Faculty of Science (FoS), NUS
2014-present, FoS Research Committee Member, NUS
2013-2014, University Promotion and Tenure Committee Member, NUS
2012-2013, Chairman of Faculty Promotion and Tenure Committee, FoS, NUS
2011-2012, Faculty Promotion and Tenure Committee Member, FoS, NUS
2009-2012, Graduate Executive Committee Member, FoS, NUS
2009-2012, Deputy Head in the Department of Biological Sciences (DBS), FoS, NUS
2009-2012, Chairman of the Department Graduate Committee, DBS, FoS, NUS
2009-2012, Department Executive Committee Member, DBS, FoS, NUS
2010-present, Resident member of the University Research Committee Expert Panel, NUS
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Awards
2020: Elected Fellow of the Singapore National Academy of Science
2017 & 2020 & 2023: Provost’s Chair Professorship, NUS
2016: Singapore National Research Foundation Investigatorship
2013: Singapore President Science Award
2011: Outstanding Scientist Award, Faculty of Science, NUS
2011: Dean’s Chair, Faculty of Science, NUS
2009: Faculty Teaching Excellence Award
2007: Singapore Youth Award for Science and Technology
2007: NUS Young Researcher Award
2006: Singapore National Academy of Sciences and A*STAR Young Scientist Award
2002 & 2003: National University of Singapore Overseas Fellowship
2001: Gold medal of International Society of Plant Molecular Biology for outstanding PhD thesis
Flowering plants are major sources of food and medicine in human history, and they are also primary producers and ultimate energy sources in our terrestrial ecosystems. Thus, investigation of molecular mechanisms of plant development in changing environments solves vital problems relevant to our everyday life, such as the supply of food, medicine and energy, and environmental protection. My grand vision is to elucidate the complex regulatory networks of plant growth, and to apply the derived knowledge to address the challenges of human wellbeing. Our current research focuses on the following areas:
1. Molecular genetic mechanisms of RNA modifications in plants
2. Molecular trafficking and phytohormone signaling in plants
3. Comprehensive understanding of the floral transition in plants
4. Molecular breeding of novel crop varieties for urban farming
5. Development of plant-based biomanufacturing platforms
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