Yi-Fang Tsay

Yi-Fang Tsay (Chinese: 蔡宜芳; pinyin: Cài Yífāng) is a Taiwanese botanist. She is a distinguished research fellow at the Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica.

Education

After attending Taipei First Girls' High School, Tsay graduated from National Taiwan University with a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in botany. She then earned her Ph.D. in biological sciences from Carnegie Mellon University in 1990.[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] In 2017, 2022 and 2024, she was named a laureate of the Asian Scientist 100 by the Asian Scientist.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Chung, Oscar (March 2019). "Molecular Biologist: Tsay Yi-fang". taiwantoday.tw. Taiwan Today. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 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.
  5. ↑ "The Asian Scientist 100". Asian Scientist. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
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