Beng-Kah Song
School of Science, Monash University, Malaysia
Biography
Song Beng Kah has completed his PhD in Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and joined Monash University Malaysia as a Lecturer in Genetics. He was an Honorary Research Scientist at the Washington University in St. Louis, USA, researching population genetics and evolution of rice (2011-2013, 2016). In 2014, he was promoted to Senior Lecturer. He has teaching and research responsibilities in genomics and molecular genetics. His research has won a Gold Medal at the University Malaysia Sabah Research Competition, 2013. His current research investigates the development of genome-wide SNPs for assessment of genetic structure and evolutionary history of Malaysian and Southeast Asian weedy rice. He serves a number of societies including the Genetics Society of Malaysia and the Malaysian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
Abstract
Abstract : When East meets West: the origins and spread of weedy rice in Southeast Asia