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Kyung-Hwan Han is a Professor in the Department of Forestry and Department of Horticulture at Michigan State University (MSU), specializing in Plant Molecular Biology. His research focuses on the molecular mechanisms governing secondary growth, secondary wall biosynthesis, and drought tolerance in plants, with applications in bioenergy feedstock development and stress resilience engineering. Dr. Han holds a Ph.D. in Plant Breeding and Genetics from MSU (1991), following postdoctoral training in Biochemistry at the University of Washington (1991-1994).
- Education:
- Ph.D., Plant Breeding and Genetics, Michigan State University, 1991
- M.S., Forest Genetics, Kyungpook National University, Korea, 1986
- B.S., Forestry, Kyungpook National University, Korea, 1984
His research interests include the genetic regulation of annual growth cycles in trees, transcriptional networks driving secondary cell wall formation (e.g., MYB46/MYC2 modules), and engineering crops for enhanced stress tolerance. Key projects involve modifying woody plants like poplar for improved biofuel properties and studying jasmonate signaling pathways.
Published over 100 peer-reviewed articles and holds multiple patents, including technologies for drought-tolerant plants (US Patent 10,106,813 B2), xylem-specific gene expression systems (US Patent 9,371,539 B2), and MYB46-based genetic tools. His work integrates molecular biology, bioinformatics, and genetic engineering to address challenges in sustainable agriculture and renewable resource production.
