Research Group
Research Overview
My current research focuses on using analysing data generated next generation sequencing and long read sequencing technologies to understand the role of epigenetics in disease resistance in tomatoes.
Previous positions
2021- 2023 '21/22 Freiburg Rising Star Residence Fellow, University of Freiburg – Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
2022 Bioinformatician, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Qualifications
2017 – 2021 PhD, University of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. Thesis title: The role of RNA modifications in Arabidopsis thaliana growth and development.
2014 – 2017 BSc, Majoring in Genetics and Biochemistry. The University of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Key publications
Ng, P.Q. et al. 2023. Divergent metabolomic signatures of TGFΒ2 and TNFΑ in the induction of retinal epithelial-mesenchymal transition. Metabolites, 13 (2), p. 213. https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo13020213.
Dixon, L.E. … Ng, P.Q. ..et al. 2022. MicroRNA-resistant alleles of homeobox domain-2 modify inflorescence branching and increase grain protein content of wheat. Science Advances, 8 (19). https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abn5907.
Ng, P.Q. et al. 2019. Arabidopsis TRM5 encodes a nuclear-localised bifunctional trna guanine and Inosine-N1-methyltransferase that is important for growth. PLOS ONE, 14(11). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0225064.
All publications
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=oBCMnS0AAAAJ&hl=en
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0944-1913
Awards and fellowships
2023 BBSRC Impact Acceleration Award, UKRI Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, Cambridge Judge Business School EnterpriseTech Training Programme.
2022 Study Adelaide International Alumni Rising Star Award, Study Adelaide and State Government of South Australia.
2022 Freiburg Rising Star Academy Residence Fellowship, University of Freiburg, Research in Germany Initiative of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research.
2021 IUBMB Millipore Sigma Virtual Fellowship, International Union of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry to present PhD research work titled "RNA modification 5-methylcytosine regulates small RNA biogenesis" at the 16th FAOBMB International Congress, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Appearances
Malaysian Research Insider Feature, "Hearings Whispers: Deciphering RNA modifications in plants" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcfgSfC52bM
Study Adelaide International Alumni Rising Star Award Feature - https://studyadelaide.com/whats-happening/meet-winners-2022-international-student-awards
Freiburg Rising Star International Teams Feature - https://uni-freiburg.de/frsa/international-teams/
TedxTalk: Are your plants talking to you? https://www.ted.com/talks/pei_qin_sabrina_ng_are_your_plants_talking_behind_you
