Shih-Chung Hsu

Ph.D. Student
shsu(at)artsci.wustl.edu
(314) 935-7151

• Homepage
• Research
• NSF Weedy Rice Project
• NGS Coconut Project
• NSF White Clover Project
• Lab Members
• Publications
• Teaching

Education:
2006-present Ph.D. student - Dept. Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, USA
MSc. Biology - Universiteit Leiden, Nederlands
BSc. Forestry - National Taiwan University, Taiwan

Research Interests:
I am interested in plant domestication, phylogenetics, and molecular evolution. My current focus is on the genus Oryza. The genetic basis of character evolution will be another topic in my doctoral study.

Publications:
Olsen, K. M., S.-C. Hsu and L. L. Small. (2008) Evidence on the molecular basis of the Ac/ac adaptive cyanogenesis polymorphism in white clover (Trifolium repens L.). Genetics 179: 517-526.

Hsu, S.-C., B. Gravendeel and E.F. de Vogel (2005) Taxonomic revision of Geesinkorchis (Coelogyninae; Epidendroideae; Orchidaceae). Blumea 50(3): 505-517.

Contributed Posters at Professional Meetings:
Peng, C.-I, S.-C. Hsu, W.-C. Leong, A.B. Matheson, D.T. Thomas and Q.-Y. (J.) Xiang. Phylogenetic relationships of Begonia (Begoniaceae) with emphasis on the Chinese species: evidence from ITS sequences. The XVII International Botanical Congress. 17-23 July 2005, Vienna, Austria

Hsu, S.-C., B. Gravendeel and E.F. de Vogel. Taxonomy, phylogeny and biogeography of the orchid genus Geesinkorchis de Vogel. The Royal Society discussion meeting on plant phylogeny and the origin of major biomes. 15-16 March 2004, London, UK

Above: Two photos of weedy rice in a rice paddy, Nagano, Japan.

Above: Rice field at historic villages of Shirakawa-go, Japan. UNESCO World Heritage Site.