Qualifications
| 2007 – 2010 | Doctor in Biotechnology
University of Bourgogne (France) |
| 2009 – 2010 | Master Business of Administration (double courses alternance)
Dijon Institute of Business Administration (IAE Dijon), France |
| 2006 – 2007 | Master in Food Science and Biotechnology. National Institute of Agricultural Science, Food and Environment (Dijon Agrosup), France |
| 2001 – 2006 | Engineer in Food Technology
Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Vietnam |
Relevant experiences
| Jan.13 – now | Deputy director of Research, Innovation and Technology transfer Direction
Leader, Plant biotechnology team, Department of Life Sciences, USTH |
| 2022-2024 | Vingroup Innovation fund VINIF2021.DA0002 | PI | Genome editing for improving the Phosphate use efficiency in rice |
| 2022-2023 | VAST 7 priority directions
(VAST02.05/22-23) |
PI | Functional characterization of gene controlling crown root development under abiotic stress using CRISPR/Cas9 |
| 2022-2024 | VAST 4.0
(CN4000.01/22-24) |
Key member | Precision agriculture using remote sensing and deep learning for monitoring rice health |
| 2021-2023 | Vietnam-China JRP (NĐT/CN/21/24) | Key member | Research on micronutrient bio-fortification in rice using Genome editing technology |
| 2020-2021 | Global Challenges Research Fund-UK | Key
partner |
Improving crop yield in dry and nutrient-poor soils via more resilient rice varieties |
| 2017-2020 | NAFOSTED
106-NN.03-2016.15 |
PI | Discovery of QTLs associated with the sensitivity to Jasmonic acid linked to plant growth and stress tolerance in Vietnamese rice collection using Genome Wide Association Studies |
| 2018-2020 | USTH | Key member | Investigating the gene expression pattern of Vietnamese rice accessions (Oryza sativa L.) grown under Phosphorus starvation and the correlation with Jasmonic acid. |
| 2016-2017 | USTH- Consortium | Co- PI | Identifying new plant genes involved in abiotic and biotic interactions and productivity |
| 2014-2016 | USTH- Consortium | Coordinator | Functional characterization of rice genetic resources and genetic diversity of rice pathogens in Vietnam |
| 2013-2015 | Vietnam-France Joint JRP (MARD) | Participant | Characterization of new genes and alleles involved in root development and drought tolerance in rice |
|
Jun.11 – Jun.12 |
Postdoctoral fellow at French National Center for Scientific Research UMR 6022 – European Council FP7 ICON project : “A new metabolic pathway engineering to produce the branched-chain fatty acids in Saccharomyces cerevisiae for use in biolubrication” |
| Oct.07 – Dec.10 | PhD Candidate fellow at Institute Jules Guyot, University of Burgundy (France)
– Project: “Membrane lipid composition in the Lactic Acid Bacteria under stress conditions: Physical role of the Cyclic Fatty Acid in Oenococcus oeni ATCC BAA1163 and Lactococcus lactis sub cremoris MG1363” |
Networking
– In charge of Establishing the Research cooperation between Life Sciences department (USTH, VN) and Applied Life Science Department (BK21 Program), Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Research Center (PMBBRC), Gyeongsang National University (GNU, Korea) and Kyung Hee University (KHU, Korea)
– Partner of Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) networking grant among UK (University of Nottingham), Philippines (IRRI), India (National Institute of Plant Genome Research) and Vietnam (USTH).
– In charge of Establishing the Research cooperation between USTH and National Pingtung University of Science and Technology (NPUST, TW), University Network for Tropical Agriculture (UNTA).
– Coordinator of Cultivar project between USTH and The French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD, FR).
– USTH Coordinator of International joint laboratory on Functional Genomics & Biotechnology for Plants and Associated Microorganisms (LMI-RICE).
Patent
Title: “Đoạn trình tự khởi động cảm ứng với stress và biểu hiện đặc hiệu ở hễ rễ phân lập từ gen lúa, vectơ tái tổ hợp biểu hiện và cây chuyển gen chứa vectơ này”
– Organism: University of Science and Technology of Hanoi
– Inventors: To Thi Mai Huong*, Ta Anh Son,
– Application number: 1-2021-07672
– Application date: 30 November 2021
– Publication date: 06-April 2022
– Priority to Vietnam: 08 May 2022
Selected publications
- To, Huong; Pham, Dan; Le Thi, Van Anh; Nguyen, Trang; Tran, Tuan Anh; Ta, Anh-Son; Chu, Ha; Do, Phat (2022). A germin-like protein OsGER4 is involved in promoting crown root development under exogenous Jasmonic acid treatment in rice. The Plant Journal (Accepted).
- Mathieu Gonin, Kwanho Jeong, Yoan Coudert, Jeremy Lavarenne, Giang Thi Hoang, Martine Bes, Huong Thi Mai To , …, Champion, Pascal Gantet (2022). CROWN ROOTLESS1 binds DNA with a relaxed specificity and activates OsROP and OsbHLH044 genes involved in crown root formation in rice. The Plant Journal. 2022 May 21. https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.15838
- Thi Mai Huong To, Hoang Ha Chu, Nga Thi Phuong Mai (2022). Biochemical and molecular adaptation of rice plants towards low phosphate condition. Academia journal of biology 2022, 44(3): 1–DOI: 10.15625/2615-9023/17087
- Le Thi Van Anh, Hoang Dinh Phuc, Nguyen Huong Giang, Pham Quynh Trang, Le Ho Nguyen, Nguyen Mai Quynh, Huong Thi Mai To* (2022). Agarose-Paraffin Double Embedding Assisted With 3d Printing For High Throughput Rice Root Sectioning. Journal of Biotechnology. 20(1): 1-8, 2022. https://doi.org/10.15625/1811-4989/15706
- Nga T P Mai, Duc Chung Mai, Van Hiep Nguyen, Quoc Khang Le, Viet Linh Duong, and Huong Thi Mai To*(2021). Discovery of new genetic determinants that inhibit rice growth under phosphate starvation using GWAS. Journal of Plant Physiology (ISSN 0176-1617). Volume 257, February 2021, page 153340. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jplph.2020.153340
- Huong Thi Mai To, Khang Quoc Le, Hiep Van Nguyen, Linh Viet Duong, Hanh Thi Kieu, Quynh Anh Thi Chu, Trang Phuong Tran, Nga T. P. Mai (2020). A genome-wide association study reveals the quantitative trait locus and candidate genes that regulate phosphate efficiency in a Vietnamese rice collection. Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants (ISSN: 0971-5894). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12298-020-00902-2
- Hieu Trang Nguyen, Huong To Thi Mai, Daniel Moukouanga, Michel Lebrun, Stephane Bellafiore, Antony Champion (2020). CRISPR/Cas9-mediateding gene editing in the jasmonate biosynthesis OsAOC gene in rice. Jasmonate in Plant Biology: Methods and Protocols. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol. 2085. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-0142-6_15
- Nga T.P. Mai, Khang Quốc Lê, Quỳnh Anh Thị Chu, Huong Thi Mai To*(2021). Genome wide asociation studies analyse the natural ability of uptaking the phosphate in vietnamese rice landraces. Journal of Biotechnology, 19(4): 677-686, 2021. https://doi.org/10.15625/1811-4989/15374
- To Thi Mai Huong*, Nguyen H.T., Dang N.T.M., Bui T.X., Phung N.T.P., Lavarence J, Gantet P., Lebrun M., Bellafiore S. and Champion A. (2019) Unraveling genetic control of shoot and root growth of rice under jasmonate treatment conditions by genome wide association study. The Rice journal. 12(69).https://thericejournal.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s12284-019-0327-5
- Hieu Trang Nguyen, Huong Thi Mai To, Michel Lebrun, Stephane Bellafiore, Antony Champion (2019). Jasmonates – the master regulator of rice development, adaptation and
defense. Plants. 8 (9) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31505882 - Huong Thi Mai To*, Nga T. P. Mai, Minh Anh Ngo, Ngan Huyen Nguyen, Kieu Thi Hanh, Thi Trang Nguyen, Hien Thi Thu Vu, Dang Khanh Tran, Anh Thi Van Le, Trang Hieu Nguyen, Antony Champion (2019). Physiological And Molecular Comparative Analysis Of Two Contrasting Rice Varieties Under Jasmonic Acid Treatment. Journal of Biotechnology (ISBN 1811-4989). https://doi.org/10.15625/1811-4989/17/4/14428
- Nguyen Van Phuong, Nguyen Thuy Linh, Trinh Dinh Duy, Tran Le Nam Khanh, Do
Doan Thu Giang, Ta Thi Thuy Linh, Mai Thi Phuong Nga, To Thi Mai Huong, Mai
Duc Chung, Chu Hoang Ha, Le Tran Binh (2021). Identification and evaluation of enzymes gelatinase, amylase, and catalase produced by rice root endophytic bacteria isolated from Hai Duong with antimicrobial properties against Xanthomonas oryzea pv. Oryzea. Academia Journal of Biology 2021, 43(): 1–DOI: 10.15625/2615-9023/15906 - Nga T. P. Mai, Ngan Huyen Nguyen, Minh Anh Ngo, Phuong Nguyen, Michel Lebrun, Huong Thi Mai To* (2018). Investigating the genetic variability of 12 Vietnamese rice accessions (oryza sativa L.) in response to phosphorus deficiency. Journal of Biotechnology. 16(4): 621-631, 2018. https://doi.org/10.15625/1811-4989/16/4/11016
- Ngan Huyen Nguyen, Nguyet Thi Minh Dang, Thai Xuan Bui, Hieu Trang Nguyen, Antony Champion, Huong Thi Mai To*(2018). Identification of The Genetic Control of Number Of Crown Roots At The Early Developmental Stage In Rice. Proceedings of National Conference of Biotechnology 2018. p1398-1404. Publishing house of Natural Science and Technology.
- Nguyen Van Phuong, Mai Thi Phuong Nga, To Thi Mai Huong, Mai Duc Chung, Chu Hoang Ha, Le Tran Binh (2020). In vitro screening for plant growth promoting traits and antifungal activity against Magnaporthe oryzea from submerged rice root endophytic bacteria. Proceedings of 2000 Vietnam National Conference on Biotechnology. Publishing House of Hue University (ISBN: 978-604-974-562-1). p568-574.
- Ta Thi Thuy Linh, Mai Thi Phuong Nga, To Thi Mai Huong, Mai Duc Chung, Chu Hoang Ha, Le Tran Binh, Nguyen Van Phuong (2020). In vitro screening of siderophore-producers from upland rice root endophytic bacteria for antagonistic activities against Fusarium oxysporum and Xanthomonas oryzea pv. Oryzea. Proceedings of 2000 Vietnam National Conference on Biotechnology. Publishing House of Hue University (ISBN: 978-604-974-562-1). Page 114-120
- Thi Mai Huong To, Cosette Grandvalet, Hervé Alexandre, Raphaëlle Tourdot-Maréchal (2015): Cyclopropane Fatty Acid Synthase from Oenococcus oeni: Expression in Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris and Biochemical Characterization. Archive in Microbiology. 2015 Nov; 197(9):1063-74. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26294376
- Chung D Mai, Nhung TP Phung, Huong TM To, Mathieu Gonin, Giang T Hoang, Khanh L Nguyen, Vinh N Do, Brigitte Courtois, Pascal Gantet (2014). Genes controlling root development in rice. The Rice Journal, 7:30. http://www.thericejournal.com/content/7/1/30
- Thi Mai Huong To, Cosette Grandvalet, Raphaëlle Tourdot-Maréchal (2011) “Cyclopropanation of membrane unsaturated fatty acids is not essential for acid adaptation in Lactococcus lactis”. Applied Environmental Microbiology. vol. 77 no. 10 3327-3334 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3126440/