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Chi Dinh Nguyen

Postdoctoral Associate


University of Florida
Department of Horticulture

Email: chi285@ufl.edu

Publications

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  1. Ginori, J., Nguyen, C.D., Wilson, S., Deng, Z., & Huo, H. (2025). Investigating morphological and physiological responses to stress in Begonia semperflorens. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 26(8), 3514. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms26083514

  2. Kim, J.-H., Yoo, C.-M., Nguyen, C.D., Lee, M.B., Huo, H., & Lee, S. (2024). Optimization of shoot regeneration and Agrobacterium-mediated transformation in strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa). Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science, 150(1), 10–18. https://doi.org/10.21273/JASHS05388-24

  3. Nguyen, C.D., Creech, M.R., Xiang, D., Sandoya, G., Kopsell, D., & Huo, H. (2022). Performance of different lettuce cultivars grown hydroponically under fluorescent and light-emitting diode lighting conditions. HortScience, 57(11), 1447–1452. https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI16780-22

  4. Lian, Z., Nguyen, C.D., Liu, L., Wang, G., Chen, J., Wang, S., Yi, G., Wilson, S., Ozias-Akins, P., Gong, H., & Huo, H. (2022). Application of developmental regulators to improve in planta or in vitro transformation in plants. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 20(9), 1622–1633. https://doi.org/10.1111/pbi.13837

  5. Kharel, P., Creech, M.R., Nguyen, C.D., Clark, D.G., & Huo, H. (2022). Effect of explant type, culture medium, and BAP concentration on in vitro shoot development in highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) cultivars. In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Plant, 58, 1191–1199. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11627-022-10299-0

  6. Nguyen, C.D., Li, J., Mou, B., Gong, H., & Huo, H. (2021). Using an efficient CRISPR/Cas9 system to develop variegated lettuce: A case study. Vegetable Research, 1(1), Article 4. https://doi.org/10.48130/VR-2021-0004

  7. Nguyen, C.D., Chen, J., Clark, D., Perez, H., & Huo, H. (2021). Effects of maternal environment on seed germination and seedling vigor of Petunia × hybrida under different abiotic stresses. Plants, 10(3), 581. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10030581

  8. Xiang, D., Nguyen, C.D., Felter, L., Clark, D., & Huo, H. (2020). Effects of preharvest LED light, melatonin, and AVG treatments on postharvest quality and vase life of snapdragon. Journal of Floriculture and Landscaping, 6, 14–19. https://doi.org/10.25081/jfcls.2020.v6.6236

  9. Xiang, D., Nguyen, C.D., Opgenorth, J., Clark, D., & Huo, H. (2020). Effects of melatonin and AVG on plant growth of three Pilea species in darkness. The Horticulture Journal, 89(5), 609–618. https://doi.org/10.2503/hortj.utd-208

  10. Lian, Z., Nguyen, C.D., Wilson, S., Chen, J., Gong, H., & Huo, H. (2020). An efficient protocol for Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation of Antirrhinum majus. Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture, 142(3), 527–536. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11240-020-01877-4

  11. Li, J., Huang, X., Huang, H., Huo, H., Nguyen, C.D., Pian, R., Li, H., Ouyang, K., & Chen, X. (2019). Cloning and characterization of lignin biosynthesis genes (NcCSE and NcHCT) from Neolamarckia cadamba. AMB Express, 9(1), Article 116. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13568-019-0860-z

  12. Chen, X.D., Gill, T.A., Nguyen, C.D., Killiny, N., Pelz-Stelinski, K.S., & Stelinski, L.L. (2019). Insecticide toxicity associated with detoxification enzymes and genes related to cuticular melanization among color morphs of Asian citrus psyllid. Insect Science, 26(5), 843–852. https://doi.org/10.1111/1744-7917.12582

 

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Grants

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1.   Florida Nursery Growers and Landscape Association (FNGLA) Grant, Co-PI 2018

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2.   SIVB Travel Grant, 2019

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3,   ASHS Travel Grant, 2019

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4.   Mid-Florida Research and Education Center (MREC) Travel Grant, 2019

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5.   SARE Graduate Student Grant, Student 2022

 

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Conferences Attended

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1.    Society of In Vitro Biology (SIVB), Tampa, FL 2019

        -Oral Presentation 

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2.    American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS). Las Vegas, NV 2019

       -Poster Presentation

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3.   National Association of Plant Breeders (NAPB), Virtual, 2021

       -Poster Presentation

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Awards and Scholarships

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1.   SIVB 3rd Place Student Oral Presentation Competition, 2019

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2.   National Horticulture Foundation (NHF) Scholarship, 2020

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3.   CALS Muriel Rumsey Scholarship, 2020

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4.   National Association of Plant Breeders (NAPB) Borlaug Scholar, 2021

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5.   Sidney B. Meadows Scholarship Fund, Arthur A. "Buck" Jones Scholarship, 2021

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6.   University of Florida's Department of Environmental Horticulture Scholarship, 2021

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7.   CALS Edgar A. Martin Scholarship, 2022

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8.   Sweetwater Oaks Garden Club Scholarship, 2023

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9.   ASHS Outstanding Graduate Student, 2023

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Services

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1.   Mid-Florida Research and Education Center (MREC). Apopka, FL

       -Tour Guide

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2.  Valencia College Virtual Biotech Connect. Orlando, FL 2021

      -Invited Speaker

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3.  ASHS Seed and Stand Establishment Professional Interest Group, Chicago IL 2022

     -Secretary

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4. ASHS Seed and Stand Establishment Professional Interest Group, Orlando FL 2023

     -Chair-Elect

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