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Dr. Su-May Yu
(2014-07-31 09:10:37)
Academician Su-May Yu, Distinguished Research Fellow, Institute of Molecular Biology, and Academician Tuan-hua David Ho, Distinguished Research Fellow, Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology received awards from the American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) at their recent annual meeting in Portland, Oregon, on July 12-16.
Academician Yu was awarded the Corresponding Membership Award, which provides life membership and Society publications to distinguished plant biologists from outside the United States. The honor is conferred by election by the 5000 members of the Society on the annual ballot. Academician Yu is recognized internationally for her pioneering work on rice transformation using Agrobacterium, which she followed up by establishing a large rice T-DNA insertional mutant population. Her research has also provided new insight into the mechanism of sugar and nutrient starvation and oxygen deficiency signaling and regulation in cereal seedling growth. She has also engaged in rice functional genomics research and successfully translated innovative basic research into applications.
Academician Ho was elected a Fellow of ASPB, in recognition of his distinguished and long-term contributions to plant biology and service to the Society in areas that include research, education, mentoring, outreach, and professional and public service. No more than 0.2% of the current membership each year can be elected Fellows of ASPB. Academician Ho has an extensive and distinguished record of ASBP service, including serving as the President of ASPB in 2009-2010. He is internationally recognized for his contributions to our understanding of hormonal regulation of seed germination and plant responses to environmental stresses.
American Society of Plant Biologists is one of the most influential professional societies in plant biology. It publishes two top journals in the field, Plant Physiology and The Plant Cell. About 40% of its members reside outside United States, thus ASPB is also actively engaged in global issues related to plant sciences, such as food security, genetically modified food, biomass/biofuel production, environmental deterioration, and sustainable development. Many Taiwanese plant scientists are members of ASPB.
(2014-07-31 09:10:37)
Academician Su-May Yu, Distinguished Research Fellow, Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, has just been recognized as the “2014 Taiwan Outstanding Women in Science Award”. Academician Yu is awarded for her enormous achievements in basic and applied research in rice. She is an internationally renowned outstanding scholar and has made significant contributions to the advancement of sciences, particularly in fields of molecular biology, functional genomics, and biotechnology in rice. She was the first to successfully perform Agrobacterium-mediated rice transformation, a technology currently used worldwide. She has unravelled insights into nutrient starvation signaling and gene regulation pathways essential for plant growth, deciphered the mechanism underlying rice flooding tolerance, and discovered many genes regulating grain yield and abiotic stress tolerance in cereals. She has also spent the last 11 years to establish a rice mutant population and database for rice functional genomics research for the global plant science community.
Dr. Yun-Ru Ruby Chen, Assistant Research Fellow, the Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, has just been recognized as the “2014 Taiwan Women in Science Rookie Award”.
Two Taiwan Plant Scientists Receive Prizes from the American Society of Plant Biologists
Congratulations to Academician Su-May Yu Awarded “2014 Taiwan Outstanding Women in Science Award” and Dr. Yun-Ru Ruby Chen Awarded “2014 Taiwan Women in Science Rookie Award”