Yi-Fang Tsay

Yi-Fang Tsay is a Taiwanese botanist. She is a distinguished research fellow at the Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica.

Education

For high school she attended Taipei First Girls' High School. She received her bachelor's and master's degree from Department of Botany, National Taiwan University. In 1990 she completed her PhD in biological sciences at Carnegie Mellon University.[1]

Research

She is a distinguished research fellow at the Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica.[2][3] She is best known for her work on nitrate transport, signaling and utilization efficiency in plants.[2]

Awards and recognitions

She is a recipient of the Taiwan Outstanding Women in Science Award.[4]

In 2021 she was elected to the American National Academy of Sciences.[2]

References

  1. ^ Chung, Oscar (March 2019). "Molecular Biologist: Tsay Yi-fang". taiwantoday.tw. Taiwan Today. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Hsin-yun, Wu; Hsu, Elizabeth (27 April 2021). "Taiwanese researcher elected to U.S. National Academy of Sciences". focustaiwan.tw. Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Yi-Fang Tsay Lab". www.imb.sinica.edu.tw. Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Yi-Fang Tsay Ph.D." www.growmorefoundation.org. Grow More Foundation. Archived from the original on 29 April 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.


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