The Shang-Fa Yang Memorial Lecture

Introduction:

The Shang-Fa Yang Memorial Lecture is held yearly to honor Professor Shang-Fa Yang, a world-renowned scientist and a native of Taiwan. Professor Yang had made significant contributions in elucidating the biogenesis of plant hormone ethylene and also in the development and application of agricultural biotechnology. The Foundation aims to promote interactions and collaborations among scientists in plant and agricultural biotechnology both domestically and internationally. Every year, the Shang-Fa Yang Memorial Foundation sponsors a Lectureship by selecting a world-class scholar with influential impacts in agricultural science to deliver a public speech. The Foundation also rewards promising young scientists in memorizing Professor Yang’s spirits in educating and nurturing young scientists.

Speaker: Professor David Baulcombe (Regius Professor of Botany, Royal Society Research Professor, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, UK)

Time:

Taipei: 14:00-15:40, Monday, October 29, 2018

Tainan: 14:00-15:40, Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Venue:

Taipei(October 29): International Conference Lecture Hall, Humanities and Social Science Building, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan

Tainan(October 30): Shang-Fa Yang Auditorium, Academia Sinica Biotechnology Center in Southern Taiwan

Speech Title:

Taipei: Exploiting extraordinary properties of epigenetics in crop plant improvement.

Tainan: How small RNA influences disease resistance in plants.

Organizer:

The Shang-Fa Yang Memorial Foundation;

Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica;

Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center, Academia Sinica

Website: https://ipmb.sinica.edu.tw/en/activities/events/228

Contact: Ms. Hsin-Chu Fan/+886-22787-1003/ hsinchu@gate.sinica.edu.tw