Plant Pangenomes and Pangenomics

Jen-Tsung Chen is a Professor of Cell Biology at the National University of Kaohsiung in Taiwan, where he teaches cell biology, genomics, proteomics, plant physiology, and plant biotechnology. His research spans bioactive compounds, chromatography techniques, plant molecular biology, bioinformatics, systems pharmacology, and broader themes in biotechnological plant disease management, plant biotic stress responses, nanotechnology for combating pests and pathogens, ethnopharmacology, and systems biology. An active scholar, Dr. Chen serves on the editorial boards of several international journals and has guest‑edited numerous special issues. He has also authored and edited books with major international publishers on topics including drug discovery, herbal medicine, medicinal biotechnology, nanotechnology, bioengineering, plant functional genomics, plant speed breeding, CRISPR‑based genome editing, and artificial intelligence. Recognized for his scientific impact and editorial leadership, Dr. Chen was listed among Elsevier and Stanford University’s “World’s Top 2% Scientists” in 2023 and 2024 and received the Springer Nature Editor of Distinction Award in 2025.

• 1. Plant pangenomes and pangenomics: Current achievements and future directions2. Technological development for analyzing and constructing plant pangenomes3. Bioinformatics tools for plant pangenomics: Analysis, assembly and visualization4. Pangenomics for crop improvement on yield and quality5. Pangenomics for accelerating crop breeding6. Super-pangenomes in plants: Progress and future perspectives7. The impact of whole genome duplication on plant pangenomes8. Pangenomics for combating plant abiotic stress9. Pangenomics for combating plant diseases10. Pangenomics for developing future climate-smart crops11. Pangenomics for developing heat stress-tolerant plants12. Pangenomics for developing cold stress-tolerant plants13. Pangenomics for developing drought stress-tolerant plants14. Pangenomics for developing salinity stress-tolerant plants15. Pangenomics for developing heavy metal stress-tolerant plants16. Pangenomics for developing bacterial disease-resistant plants17. Pangenomics for developing viral disease-resistant plants18. Pangenomics for developing fungal disease-resistant plants19. Pangenomics for developing pest-resistant plants20. Pangenomics for studying plant-microbe interactions21. Pangenomics for plant evolutionary developmental biology22. Pangenomics for studying plant population genetics23. Pangenomics for studying plant genome evolution24. Pangenomics for studying plant phenotypic evolution25. Pangenomics for studying plant secondary metabolism26. Structural variants in plant pangenomes: Current findings and applications27. Plant pangenome graphs: Methods and applications28. Pangenomics for plant growth-promoting microorganisms29. The integration of pangenomics with plant functional and comparative genomics30. Advances in telomere-to-telomere plant genomes31. Applied Pangenomes in Agriculture and Plant Biology