Professor JIANG Liwen
Address (Office): Rm 384, Science Centre South Block
(Lab):
Phone
LG 101 & 103, Run Run Shaw Science Building
(Office): (852) 2609 6388
(Lab):
(852) 2609 6379
Fax:
(852) 2603 5745
Email:
ljiang@cuhk.edu.hk
Web:
Education
1996
Ph.D. Simon Fraser University
1992
M.Sc. University of British Columbia
1984
B.Sc. South China Agricultural University
Position
Professor, School of Life Sciences
Director, Centre for Cell and Developmental Biology
Research Interests
1.
Plant Cell and Molecular Biology
2.
Protein Targeting and Trafficking
3.
Plant Endocytosis and Exocytosis
4.
Organelle Dynamics and Biogenesis
5.
Plant Biotechnology
Representative Publications
1.
Cai Y, Jia TR, Lam SK, Ding Y, Gao CJ, San WY, Pimpl P and *Jiang L (2011) Multiple cytosolic and
transmembrane determinants are required for the trafficking of SCAMP1 via an ER-Golgi-TGN-PM
pathway. The Plant Journal 65: 882-896.
2.
Wang H & *Jiang L (2011) Transient Expression and Analysis of Fluorescent Reporter Proteins in Plant
Pollens. Nature Protocols 6:419-426.
3.
Wang J, Ding Y, Wang JQ, Hillmer S, Miao YS, Lo SW, Wang XF, Robinson DG and *Jiang L (2010)
EXPO: an Exocyst-positive Organelle distinct from Multivesicular Endosomes and Autophagosomes,
mediates Cytosol to Cell Wall Exocytosis in Plant Cells. The Plant Cell 22: 4009-4030.
4.
Wang H, YC Tse, HY Law, SSM Sun, YB Sun, ZF Xu, S Hillmer, DG Robinson and *Jiang L (2010)
vacuolar sorting receptors (VSRs) and secretory carrier membrane proteins (SCAMPs) are essential for
pollen tube growth. The Plant Journal 61: 826-838
5.
Lam SK, Y Cai, YC Tse, HY Law, P Pimpl, HY Chan, J Xia and *Jiang L (2009) The BFA-induced
compartments from Golgi apparatus and trans-Golgi network/early endosome are distinct in plant cells.
The Plant Journal 60: 865-881
6.
Miao YS KY Li, HY Li, XQ Yao and *Jiang L (2008) Vacuolar transport of aleurain-GFP and 2S
albumin-GFP fusions is mediated by the same prevacuolar compartments in tobacco BY-2 and
Arabidopsis suspension cultured cells. The Plant Journal 56: 824-839
7.
Lam SK, YC Tse, DG Robinson and *Jiang L (2008) SCAMPs highlight the developing cell plate
during cytokinesis in tobacco BY-2 cells. Plant Physiology 147: 1637-1645
8.
Lam SK, YC Tse, DG Robinson and *Jiang L (2007) Tracking down the elusive early endosome.
Trends in Plant Science 12: 497-505
9.
Lam SK, CL Siu, S Hillmer, S Jang, G An, DG Robinson and *Jiang L (2007) Rice SCAMP1 defines
clathrin-coated, trans Golgi-located tubular vesicular structures as an early endosome in tobacco BY-2
cells. The Plant Cell 19: 296-319
10. Tse YC, BX Mo, S Hillmer, M Zhao, SW Lo, DG Robinson and *Jiang L (2004) Identification of
multivescular bodies as prevacuolar compartments in Nicotiana tabacum BY-2 cells. The Plant Cell 16:
672-693
Research Grant

2011-2014, Researh Grants Council (RGC) Grant; “Molecular characterization of plant exocytosis”,
HK$2,800,000;

2010-2012, Researh Grants Council (RGC) Grant; “Molecular characterization of Arabidopsis and rice
vacuolar sorting receptor proteins”; HK$1,783,000

2009-2011, Researh Grants Council (RGC) Grant; “Biogenesis of the plant multivesicular prevacuolar
compartments, HK$1,192,404
Awards
2006 & 2009: Research Excellence Award 2006-07 & 2009-10, CUHK
2008:
Exemplary Teaching Award 2008, Faculty of Science, CUHK
2009:
The Croucher Senior Research Fellowship 2009-2010
2009:
Ministry of Education (MOE) Higher Education Outstanding Scientific Research Output
Awards
(First Class)
Professional Activities
Associate Editor: BMC Plant Biology; Protoplasma
Editorial Board:
Plant Science; Botanical Studies; Journal of Biomedicine and
Plant Biology; Journal of Genetics and
Review Editor:
Biotechnology; Journal of
Genomics
Frontiers in Plant Traffic and Transport
Council Member: Chinese Society for Plant Biologists (CSPB)
Organizing Committee: Plant Genomics in China
Awards Received by Graduate Students

Postgraduate Research Output Award 2004-05, 2006-07 and 2009-10, the Chinese University of Hong
Kong

The Keystone Symposium Scholarship in 2007.

The Best Paper Award from the Chinese Society of Plant Biologists in 2007 and 2009.

The HFSP (Human Frontiner Science Program) Awards Long-term Fellowships 2009 and 2010.