Institute of Molecular & Cellular Biology, National Tsing Hua University

Kuo fern lab

Li-Yaung Kuo
https://kuofernlab.netlify.app/

Research Field

Biology
Introduction

I am major in pteridology research, particular for phylogen(om)ics, systematics, genome biology, and reproductive  biology of these plasnts.

Enjoying the diversity of ferns and lycophytes, and studying diverse evolutionary issues of these plants.

Research Topics

I. Phylogenetics and systematics of Asian ferns

  1. New species and records, and systematics of Taiwanese ferns.
  2. Phylogenetics and taxonomic revisions of fern genera and families, particularly those distributed in Asia

II. Genome biology and phylogenomics of fern

  1. Whole genome sequencing in ferns and lycophytes
  2. Genome size inference and its evolutionary patterns
  3. Revealing evolutionary relationships among fern lineages using genome scale dataset

II. Fern gametophyte biology and diversity

  1. Molecular ecology strategy to identify fern gametophytes collected from fields 
  2. Diversity of fern gametophytes, and their fungal symbionts and temporal dynamics
Honor

2024 National Tsing Hua University Distinguished Talent Development Fund – Academic Research Award
2023 Outstanding Teaching Award, College of Life Science and Biomedical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University
2023 New Faculty Research Award, School of Life Science and Biomedical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University
2023 Flexible Salary Incentive for Recruiting and Retaining Exceptional Talents, National Tsing Hua University
2022 New Faculty Research Award, College of Life Sciences, National Tsing Hua University
2022 National Tsing Hua University Distinguished Talent Development Fund – Excellence in Research Award
2022 Outstanding Research Scholar Award, National Tsing Hua University
2019 Award for Newly Recruited Outstanding Talent, National Tsing Hua University

Educational Background

2008 SEPT ~ 2015 OCT    PhD，Institute of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
2004 SEPT ~ 2008 AUG    Bachelor，Department of Life Science, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
 

Job Description

Systematic and taxonomy issues in pteridophytes.

Preferred Intern Educational Level

Master or PhD student

Skill sets or Qualities

Programming with Shell and Python languages.

Job Description

Culture of fern gametophytes.

Preferred Intern Educational Level

Master or PhD student

Skill sets or Qualities

Pteridology. Gametophyte cultivation. Phylogenetics.