Stanley Tan

About Me

I am a Doctoral Candidate and Cullman Fellow pursuing my PhD at Yale University and the New York Botanical Garden. I study plant defenses and immunity against herbivores and pathogens in tropical forests. I am interested in developing products and technology to improve plant and ecosystem health for applications in agriculture, forestry, and horticulture.

Research Interests

• Plant-enemy interactions in tropical forests
• Plant immune system and defenses
• Effector biology

News

• [Jul 2026] I will be visiting the Forest Research Institute Malaysia for my dissertation research.
• [Apr 2026] I passed my qualifying examination and advanced to candidacy with a MPhil!
• [Dec 2025] I presented at the British Ecological Society’s Annual Meeting (Edinburgh, UK).
• [Aug 2025] I served as the Senior Fellow Ambassador of Southeast Asia for the Quad Fellowship from 2025-2026.
• [Apr 2025] I was awarded an Early Grant Award ($3000) from the Yale Institute of Biospheric Studies.
• [Aug 2024] I joined the Comita Lab at Yale University and the New York Botanical Garden as a Cullman Fellow.
• [Jul 2024] I was selected as a Quad Fellow (Southeast Asia, 2024).
• [May 2024] I graduated from the National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies (First Class Honours).

Other Projects

• Housing Affordability in Singapore Over Time (August 2026)