Distinguished Research Fellow

EDUCATION AND POSITIONS HELD:

• 2007/1-present Distinguished Research Fellow and Associate Director, Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica
• 2006/9-2007/12 Distinguished Research Fellow and Interim Director, Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center (ABRC), Academia Sinica
• 2005/9- Research Fellow and Associate Director, Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica
• 1991/6-2005/8 Research Fellow, Institute of Botany, Academia Sinica
• 1991/8- Adjunct Professor, Graduate Institute of Life Sciences, National Defense Medical University
• 2002/8- Adjunct Professor, Graduate Institute of Biotechnology, National Cheng-Kung University
• 2003/8- Adjunct Professor, Graduate Institute of Biotechnology, National Chung Hsing University
• 1997/2-2001/7 Adjunct Professor, Graduate Institute of Pharmacognosy, Taipei Medical University
• 1985/12 – 1991/5 Associate Research Fellow, Academia Sinica
• 1989/8 – 1990/7 Visiting Professor, University of Wisconsin
• 1984/9 – 1985/11 Postdoctor, University of Texas
• 1977/9 – 1980/8 Research assistant, Taiwan Forest Research Institute

HONORS:

• 1989 Outstanding Research Award of National Science Council
• 1990 Outstanding Research Award of National Science Council
• 1991 Outstanding Research Award of National Science Council
• 1991 Electron Microscopist Award from Developing Countries of Microscopy Society of America
• 1992 十大傑出女青年
• 1993 Outstanding Research Award of National Science Council
• 1996-97 Distinguished Research Award from National Science Council
• 1998-99 Distinguished Research Award from National Science Council
• 2000-01 Distinguished Research Award from National Science Council
• 2001 Pacific-Asia International Member of Molecular Biology (elected)
• 2001-06 Frontier and Special Research Award from National Science Council
• 2002 Scholarly Award from Ministry of Education
• 2003-05 Special Research Award from National Science Council
• 2006-08 Special Research Award from National Science Council
• 2005 AAAS Fellow (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (elected)

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

Molecular interactions of viruses, satellite RNAs and host plants

Satellite RNAs (sat RNAs) share little sequence homology with their helper viruses, but depend on the viral genomic RNAs for replication, encapsidation and movement. Studies of subviral RNAs have had enormously impact on virus biology, pathology and biochemistry and also illuminate biotechnology aspect as well. We have used a satellite RNA associated with bamboo mosaic virus (satBaMV), encoding a 20 kDa nonstructural protein (P20), as a model to analyze the interactions between the virus, subviral RNAs and host plant that lead to virus resistance. Currently we have focused on:
I. Molecular mechanism of satBaMV-mediated interference of BaMV replication
II. Movement of satellite RNA in the infected plants
III. Development of BaMV- and satBaMV-based platform technology