Henry Nguyen

Education:

Ph.D.University of Missouri. 1982. Agronomy (Genetics).
M.S. Pennsylvania State University. 1978. Agronomy (Plant Breeding).
B.S. Pennsylvania State University. 1977. Crop Science.

Professional Experience:

• Director, National Center for Soybean Biotechnology (NCSB), University of Missouri-Columbia, 2004-present.


• Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council Endowed Professor of Genetics and Soybean Biotechnology, Division of Plant Sciences, University of Missouri-Columbia, 2002-present.


• Paul Whitfield Horn Distinguished Professor of Genetics, Texas Tech University and Texas A&M University System, 1997-2002.


• Chairman, Budget and Finance Committee, Crop Science Society of America, 1997-1998.


• Chairman, Genomics, Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology C-7 Division, Crop Science Society of America, (2003).


• Faculty Senate, Texas Tech University, 1996-1998.


• Chairman, Abiotic Stress Workshop, International Plant and Animal Genome Conference, San Diego, CA., 1995-present.


• Professor of Plant Genetics, Texas Tech University and Texas A&M University System, 1994-1997.


• Chairman, University Library Committee, Texas Tech University, 1990-1991.


• Associate Professor of Plant Genetics, Texas Tech University & Texas A&M University System, 1989-1994.


• Director of Institute for Biotechnology, Texas Tech University, 1989-1993.


• Assistant Professor of Plant Genetics, Texas Tech University, 1984-1989.


• Assistant Professor of Wheat Genetics, Oklahoma State University, 1982-1984.

Honors and Awards:

• Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2009.


• Research Award, Missouri Soybean Association, 2005.


• Fellow, American Society of Agronomy, 2000.


• Who’s Who in the 21st Century – First Edition, International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England, 2000.


• Teaching Academy, Texas Tech University, 2000.


• Fellow, Crop Science Society of America, 1999.


• President's Academic Achievement Award, Texas Tech University, 1996.


• Outstanding Researcher, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Texas Tech University, 1995.


• Who's Who in the World, 1994.


• Who's Who in the South and Southwest, 1993.


• Who's Who in Science and Engineering, 1992.


• American Men and Women of Science, 1991.


• Young Crop Scientist Award - Crop Science Society of America, 1990.


• Presidential Young Investigator Award-National Science Foundation, 1986.

Professional Services:

• Global Plant Council, Representative of the Tri-societies (ASA, CSSA, SSSA) (2011-present).


• International Organizing Committee, Inter Drought-IV Conference, Perth, Australia, Sept. 2013.


• Crop Science Society of America, Science Policy Committee (2011-present).


• Crop Science Society of America Board of Directors (2010-2013).


• The Plant Genome Journal, Editor (2012-present).


• Crop Science Society of America, Fellow Award Committee (2008-2010).


• International Organizing Committee and Program Committee, Third International Congress on Drought Tolerance in Plants (Interdrought III, 2007-2009).


• Editorial Board, International Journal of Plant Genomics (2007-present).


• Editorial Board, Tropical Plant Biology international journal (2007-2009).


• Editorial Board, Theoretical and Applied Genetics international journal (2006-present).


• Editorial Board, Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology (2009-2010).


• Scientific Advisor to the United Nations’ IAEA project on “Drought and Salinity Tolerance in Crops” (2004-2009).


• Plant Genome International Conference, San Diego, CA - Chairperson, Abiotic Stress Workshop (1995-present).


• University of Missouri Campus Contact for American Society of Plant Biologist (2002-2010).


• Scientific Program Committee, 2009 World Soybean Conference in Beijing, China (2007-2009).


• Charles Reid Barnes Life Membership Committee of American Society of Plant Biologist, (2005–2007; served as chairman in 2006 and 2007).


• Representative of the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America and Soil Science Society of America. Congressional Science Exhibition Day. Washington, D.C., April 2006.


• American Society of Agronomy, Fellow Award Committee (2006-2009).


• NSF and NIH Metabolic Engineering grant review panel (2005).


• International Advisory Committee, International Biotechnology Conference on “Plant Genomics and Biotechnology: Challenges and Opportunities” (2005).


• Program Chairman, Second International Congress on Drought Tolerance in Plants (Interdrought II, 2004-2005).


• International Steering Committee Member, Second International Congress on Drought Tolerance in Plants (2003-2005).


• Advisory Board, NSF Rice Annotation Database Project (2004 – 2007).


• Advisory Board, Legume Information System (2003 – 2006).


• Editorial Board, “Advances in Plant Biochemistry and Molecular Biology” book series, Elsevier Science Ltd.(2003–2007).


• Editor, Bioengineering and Molecular Biology of Plant Pathways, Elsevier Science Ltd. (2006-2007).


• Editor, Integration of Physiology and Biotechnology for Plant Breeding, Marcel Dekker, Inc., (2004).


• Chairman, Genomics, Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology C-7 Division, Crop Science Society of America (2003).


• Crop Science Society of America’s Board of Directors (2001-2003).


• Member of the Renaissance Initiative Coordinating Team of Crop Science Society of America (2002-2005).


• Graduate Fellowship Panel, National Science Foundation (1999).


• Associate Editor, Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology Section, Crop Science (1998-2002).


• Budget and Finance Committee, American Society of Agronomy (1996-1999).


• International Triticeace Mapping Initiative Committee Member (1995-2004).


• Sorghum and Millet Improvement Monograph Feasibility Committee, American Society of Agronomy (1994).


• President, Sigma Xi honor society, Texas Tech University Chapter (1994-95).


• President, Gamma Sigma Delta honor society, Texas Tech University Chapter (1993-94).


• Editor, Biotechnology for Arid land Plants - University of Texas-Austin (1993).


• U.S. Congress, Office of Technology Assessment Review Panel (1993).


• USDA National Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program (5 panels since 1992).


• Young Crop Scientist Award Committee Member of the Crop Science Society of America (1992-1995).


• Member of the Public Relations Committee, American Society of Agronomy (1991-1994).


• Faculty Women Award Review Panel, National Science Foundation (1991).


• Presidential Young Investigator Award Review Panel, National Science Foundation (1991).


• Undergraduate Curriculum and Course Development Review Panel, National Science Foundation (1991).


• Crop Science Teaching Improvement Committee Member of the Crop Science Society of America (1986-1989).

Principal Research Interests:

• Molecular genetics and functional genomics of abiotic stress tolerance in plants.


• Genome mapping and application of genomics and biotechnology to crop improvement.

Book Editing:

• Bioengineering and Molecular Biology of Plant Pathways. 2008. Hans J. Bohnert and Henry T. Nguyen, and Norman G. Lewis (eds). In: Advances in Plant Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Book Series, Norman Lewis (Editor-in-Chief). Elsevier Science Ltd, The Netherlands.


• Physiology and Biotechnology Integration for Plant Breeding. 2004. Nguyen H.T. and Blum A. (eds). Marcel Dekker, Inc. New York, NY.


• Biotechnology for Arid land Plants. 1993. Mabry, T.J., Nguyen H.T., Dixon R.A., and Bonness M.S. (eds.). Proceed. International Biotechnology Symposium at Texas Tech University. The University of Texas –Austin, IC2 Institute Press.

Book Chapters: (30)

• Valliyodan B, Nguyen HT. 2012. Biological Mechanisms that Influence Soy Protein Concentration and Composition. In: Designing Soybeans for the 21st Century Markets. Wilson R, (ed.) AOCS, IL, USA.


• Valliyodan B, Lee J-D, Shannon GJ, Nguyen HT. 2011. Soybean. In: Handbook of Bioenergy Crop Plants. Kole C and Joshi CP (eds.), CRC Press, USA.


• Chamarthi SK, Kumar A, Vuong TD, Gaur MP, Blair MW, Nguyen HT, Varshney RK. 2010. Trait mapping and molecular breeding in legumes: concepts and examples in chickpea, common bean and soybean. In: Biology and Breeding of Food Legumes. Pratap A and Kumar J (eds), CABI (online). http://bookshop.cabi.org/Default.aspx?site=191&page=2633&pid=2338.


• Hanumappa M, Nguyen HT. 2009. Genetic approaches toward improving heat tolerance in plants. In: Genes for Plant Abiotic Stress. Jenks M and Wood A (eds.). Wiley-Blackwell, USA.


• Valliyodan, B and H.T. Nguyen. 2008. Genomics of abiotic stress in soybean. In: Soybean Genomics. Gary Stacey (ed.). Springer, USA.


• Pathan, M.S., J-D. Lee, J.G. Shannon, and H.T. Nguyen. 2007. Recent advances in breeding for drought and salt stress tolerance in soybean. In: Advances in molecular-breeding toward drought and salt tolerant crops. M. A. Jenks, P. M. Hasegawa, and S.M. Jain (eds.), Springer USA.


• Vuong, T.V., X. Wu, M.S.  Pathan, B. Valliyodan, and H.T. Nguyen. 2007 Genomics approaches to soybean improvement. In. Genomics-assisted crop improvement. P. K. Varshney and R. Tuberosa (eds.), Springer USA.


• Lee, G-J., X. Wu, J.G. Shannon, D.A. Sleper, and H.T. Nguyen. 2006. Genome mapping and molecular breeding in plants: soybean. In: Genome mapping and molecular breeding in plants, Vol. 2 (oilseeds), C. Kole (ed.). Springer, USA.


• Wu, Xiaolei and H. T. Nguyen. 2005. Methods for Genetic Mapping. In: The Handbook of Plant Genome Mapping. Meksem, K. and Guenter Kahl (eds). Wiley-VCH Verlag, Germany.


• Stacey, G. and H.T. Nguyen. 2004. Mapping and sequencing the soybean genome. In: Genomics for Legume Crops. C. Brummer and R.F. Wilson (eds). AOCS Press.


• Pathan, M.S., P.K. Subudhi, B. Courtois, and H.T. Nguyen. 2004. Molecular dissection of abiotic stress tolerance in sorghum and rice. In: Physiology and Biotechnology Integration for Plant Breeding. H.T. Nguyen and A. Blum (eds). Marcel Dekker, Inc. New York, NY.


• Subudhi, P.K. and H.T. Nguyen. 2004. Genome mapping and genomic strategies for crop improvement. In: Physiology and Biotechnology Integration for Plant Breeding. H.T. Nguyen and A. Blum (eds). Marcel Dekker, Inc. New York, NY.


• Klueva, N. Y., E. Maestri, N. Marniroli, and H. T. Nguyen.  2001. Molecular basis of thermotolerance in crops.  In:Crop Response and Adaptation to Temperature Stress.  A.S. Basra(ed.).  Harwood Academic Publications.  Binghamton,NY.  pp.177-217.


• Subudhi, P.K. and Nguyen, H. T.  Biotechnology‑‑New horizons. 2000.  In:Sorghum:  Evolution, History, Production, and Technology.  W.Smith and R.A. Frederiksen(eds.).  John Wiley & Sons.  New York,NY. pp.349-397.


• Klueva,N., J. X. Zhang, and H.T. Nguyen.  1997.  Molecular strategies for managing environmental stress.  In:International Crop ScienceII.  Ramchandani, Indu(ed.).  Oxford & IBH PublicationCo.  New Delhi, India.


• Joshi, C. P. and H. T. Nguyen. 1997. Cloning of the 3' noncoding region from several members of heat shock protein gene families by differential display. In:Differential Display: Methods and Applications. A.Pardee and P.Liang(eds). Methods in Molecular Biology Series. Humana Press,Inc. Totawa,NJ.


• Subudhi, P. K., H. T. Nguyen, M. L. Gilbert, and D. T. Rosenow.  Sorghum Improvement: past achievements and future prospects.  In: Crop Improvement for the 21st Century.  M. J. Kang (ed.).  The Haworth Press.  Binghamton, NY. 


• Joshi, C. P. and H. T. Nguyen.  1997.  Cloning of the 3' noncoding region from several members of heat shock protein gene families by differential display.  In:Differential Display:  Methods and Applications.  A.Pardee and P.Liang(eds.).  Methods in Molecular Biology Series.  Humana Press,Inc.  Totawa,NJ.


• Babu, R. C., H. G. Zheng, M. S. Pathan, M. L. Ali, A. Blum, and H. T. Nguyen.  1996.  Molecular mapping of drought resistance traits in rice.  In:Rice Genetics III.  G.S. Khush(ed.).  International Rice Research Institute.  LosBanos, Laguna, Philippines.


• Nguyen, H. T., J. D. Ray, and L-X Yu.  1994.  Use of molecular markers to exploit rice root traits for drought tolerance.  In:Rice Roots:  Nutrient and Water Use.  G.J.D. Kirk(ed.).  International Rice Research Institute.  LosBanos, Laguna, Philippines.


• Nguyen, H. T. and C. P. Joshi.  1994.  Molecular genetic approaches to improving heat and drought stress tolerance in crop plants.  In:Cellular and biochemical mechanisms of stress tolerance in plants.  J.H. Cherry(ed.).  NATO-Advanced Research Workshop Series.  Springer‑Verlag.  Berlin.


• Nguyen, H. T.  1994.  Genetic and molecular aspects of high temperature stress responses.  In:Physiology and Determination of Crop Yield.  K.Boote, J.M. Bennett, T.Sinclair, and G.M. Paulsen(eds.).  Crop Science Society of America.  Madison,WI.


• Nguyen, H. T. and C. P. Joshi.  1993.  Molecular strategies for the genetic dissection of water and heat stress adaptation in cereal crops.  In:Adaptation of Food Crops to Temperature and Water Stress.  G.Kuo(ed.).  AVRDC.  Taipei, Taiwan. 


• Nguyen, H. T. and C. P. Joshi.  1993.  Molecular and genetic analysis of heat tolerance in plants.  In:Biotechnology for Aridland Plants.  T.J. Mabry, H.T. Nguyen, R.A. Dixon, and M.S. Bonness(eds.).  University of Texas.  Austin,TX.


• Nguyen, H. T., K. L. Hendershot, and C. P. Joshi.  1993.  Molecular genetics of stress breeding:  Heat shock proteins.  In:International Crop Science I.  D.Buxton etal.(ed.).  Crops Science Society of America.  Madison, WI. 


• Nguyen, H. T., M. Krishnan, J. J. Burke, D. R. Porter, and R. A. Vierling.  1989.  Genetic diversity of heat shock protein synthesis in cereal plants. In:Environmental stress in plants:  Biochemical and physiological mechanisms.  J.H. Cherry(ed.).  Springer-Verlag.  Berlin.


• Nguyen, H. T.  1989.  Heat shock protein synthesis in cereal plants.  In:McGraw Hill Yearbook of Science and Technology.  Sybil P. Parker(ed.).  McGraw Hill.  p.257-258.


• Taylor, H. M. and H. T. Nguyen.  1987.  Opportunities for manipulating root systems to reduce drought stress in wheat.  In:Drought Tolerance in Winter Cereals.  J. P. Srivastava etal.(eds.).  John Wiley and Sons.  New York.


• Krishnan, M., H. T. Nguyen, and J. J. Burke.  1987.  Genetic diversity of heat‑shock protein synthesis and its relation to thermal tolerance in wheat leaves.  In:Plant Gene Systems and their Biology.  L. McIntosh and J. L. Key(eds.).  UCLA Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology.  New Series, Vol.2.  A. R. Liss,Inc.  New York