Invited by CATAS-RRI Dr. Ling Yuan, Director of Research, Department of Plant & Soil Sciences visited CATAS-RRI and gave presentations on “A unified vision for plant research and gene transcription regulation”, and “How do flowers change color” on 5-7 July 2016 to and shared his experience in research with CATAS-RRI scientists, especially young ones who were very active. Field trip to rubber germplasm collections and rubber plantations was also arranged. Discussions were also made to initiate further collaboration on gene expression regulation in rubber tree although rubber tree is a typical tropical crop, new to Dr. Yuan. Further actions will be followed.
