Dr. Yi-Fang Tsay, Distinguished Research Fellow and acting director, Institute of Molecular Biology received award from the American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) at their recent annual meeting in San Jose CA, on August 3, 2019.

Dr. Tsay was awarded the Corresponding Membership Award, the name of this ASPB corresponding membership award was recently changed as Enid MacRobbie Corresponding membership Award to honor Enid MacRobbie. The award provides life membership and Society publications to distinguished plant biologists from outside the United States. The honor is conferred by election by the 3,000 members of the Society on the annual ballot. Dr. Tsay is recognized internationally for her pioneering work on nitrate transport, nitrate signaling and their application potential to improve crop nitrogen utilization efficiency.

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.

Website: https://eos.org/agu-news/2019-class-of-agu-fellows-announced