Chan Man Ha, Ph.D. | Department of Biological Sciences

Chan Man Ha, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow
Office: 
Room #A126-A
Department of Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76203
940-369-7235
Chanman.Ha@unt.edu
Education: 
Ph.D. Plant Molecular Genetics, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), South Korea. Mar/1999 - Feb/2003
M.S. Plant Molecular Genetics, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), South Korea. Mar/1997 - Feb/1999
B.A. Department of Genetic Engineering, Chonnam National University, South Korea. Mar/1989 - Feb/1997
Research: 
Jun/2013 - Present Postdoctoral Fellow at University of North Texas
Apr/2012 - May/2013 Postdoctoral Fellow at The Noble Foundation, USA
Sept/2010 - Feb/2012 Postdoctoral Fellow at Dept. of Life Science, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), South Korea
Oct/2003 - Aug/2010 Postdoctoral Fellow at UC Berkeley, USA
Mar/2003 - Sept/2003 Postdoctoral Fellow at Dept. of Life Science, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), South Korea
Publications: 
  1. Moon-Soo Chung, Ping Huang, Chan Man Ha, Ji Hyung Jun, Sung-Ju Ahn, Fu-chun Zhang, Hyun-Jong Bae, Baik Ho Cho and Cheol Soo Kim. (2011). Molecular Identification and Physiological Characterization of a Putative Novel Plasma Membrane Protein from Arabidopsis Involved in Glucose Response. J. Plant Biol. 54:57-64.
  2. Chan Man Ha, Ji Hyung Jun and Jennifer C. Fletcher. (2010). (Corresponding author) BLADE-ON-PETIOLE1 and 2 Control Arabidopsis Leaf Morphogenesis Through Regulation of YABBY and KNOX Genes. Genetics 186:197-206.
  3. Chan Man Ha, Ji Hyung Jun and Jennifer C. Fletcher. (2010). The dynamics of stem cell maintenance and organ initiation in Arabidopsis shoot apical meristem. Current Topics in Developmental Biology 91:103-140.
  4. Ji Hyung Jun, Elisa Fiume, Adrienne Roeder, Ling Meng, Vijay K. Sharma, Karen S. Osmont, Catherine Baker, Chan Man Ha, Elliot M. Meyerowitz, Lewis J. Feldman and Jennifer C. Fletcher. (2010). Comprehensive analysis of CLE gene expression and over-expression activity in Arabidopsis. Plant Physiology 154: 1721-1736.
  5. Ji Hyung Jun, Chan Man Ha and Jennifer C. Fletcher. (2010). (Co-First author) BLADE-ON-PETIOLE1 Coordinates organ determinacy and axial polarity in Arabidopsis by directly activating ASYMMETRIC LEAVES2. Plant Cell 22:62-76.
  6. Cristel C. Carles, Chan Man Ha, Ji Hyung Jun, Elisa Fiume and Jennifer C. Fletcher. (2010). (Co-First Author) Analyzing shoot apical meristem development. Biomedical and Life Sciences 655: 105-129.
  7. Chan Man Ha, Ji Hyung Jun, Hong Gil Nam and Jennifer C. Fletcher. (2007). BLADE-ON-PETIOLE1 and 2 Control Arabidopsis Lateral Organ Fate through Regulation of LOB Domain and Adaxial-Abaxial Polarity Genes. Plant Cell 19: 1809-1825.
  8. Chan Man Ha, Ji Hyung Jun, Hong Gil Nam and Jennifer C. Fletcher. (2004). BLADE-ON-PETIOLE1 Encodes a BTB/POZ Domain Protein Required for Leaf Morphogenesis in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Cell Physiol. 45: 1361 -1370.
  9. Chan Man Ha, Gyung-Tae Kim, Byung Chul Kim, Ji Hyung Jun, Moon Soo Soh, Yoshihisa Ueno, Yasunori Machida, Hirokazu Tsukaya and Hong Gil Nam. (2003). The BLADE-ON-PETIOLE 1 gene controls leaf pattern formation through the modulation of meristematic activity in Arabidopsis. Development 130: 161-172.
  10. Ji Hyung Jun, Cheol Soo Kim, Dae Shik Cho, June Myoung Kwak, Chan Man Ha, Yu Shin Park, Baik Ho Cho, David A. Patton and Hong Gil Nam. (2002). Random antisense cDNA mutagenesis as an efficient functional genomic approach in higher plants. Planta 214: 668-674.
  11. Ji Hyung Jun, Chan Man Ha and Hong Gil Nam. (2002). Involvement of the VEP1 Gene in Vascular Strand Development in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Cell Physiol. 43: 323-330.
  1. Chan Man Ha, Ji Hyung Jun and Jennifer C. Fletcher. (2009) BLADE-ON-PETIOLE1 and 2 Control Arabidopsis Leaf Morphogenesis Through Regulation of YABBY and KNOX Genes. The 20th International Conference on Arabidopsis Research in Edinburgh, Scotland.
  2. Ji Hyung Jun, Chan Man Ha and Jennifer C. Fletcher. (2009) BLADE-ON-PETIOLE1. Coordinates organ determinacy and axial polarity in Arabidopsis by directly activating ASYMMETRIC LEAVES2. The 20th International Conference on Arabidopsis Research in Edinburgh, Scotland.
  3. Chan Man Ha, Ji Hyung Jun, Hong Gil Nam, and Jennifer C. Fletcher. (2007) BLADE-ON-PETIOLE1 and 2 Control Arabidopsis Lateral Organ Fate through Regulation of LOB Domain and Adaxial-Abaxial Polarity Genes. The 18th International Conference on Arabidopsis Research in Beijing, China.
  4. Chan Man Ha, Gyung-Tae Kim, Byung Chul Kim, Ji Hyung Jun, Moon Soo Soh, Yoshihisa Ueno, Yasunori Machida, Hirokazu Tsukaya and Hong Gil Nam. (2002). The BOP1 gene is required for maintenance of the determinate state in leaves. The 13th International Conference on Arabidopsis Research in Seville, Spain.
  5. Chan Man Ha, Gyung-Tae Kim, Byung Chul Kim, Ji Hyung Jun, Yoshihisa Ueno, Yasunori Machida, Hirokazu Tsukaya and Hong Gil Nam. (2001). The BLP gene is required for maintenance of the determinate state in leaves. The 46th International NIBB Conference in Okazaki conference center, Okazaki, Japan.
  6. Ji Hyung Jun, Cheol Soo Kim, Dae Shik Cho, Hirokazu Tsukaya, Chan Man Ha, Huazhong Shi and Hong Gil Nam. (1998). Random antisense mutagenesis for isolation of functional plant genes. 16th International Conference on Plant Growth Substances in Nippon Convention Center, Japan.