PhD in Plant Biology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

Plant Virology, Entomology, Plant Genetics, Genetic Engineering, Plant
Tissue Culture, Plant Molecular Biology and Agricultural Biotechnology

Sophia joined the Center since 2014 as Associate Specialist in the Virology
unit, later became Manager-Taiwan Projects and Virologist in 2018, and
Manager-Taiwan Projects and Administrator-Research Infrastructure in 2023.
She has extensive experiences in coordinating and managing projects funded
by the Taiwan government, and strengthening the communication between
the Center and partners/collaborators both within and outside Taiwan. She is
also an accomplished researcher with a strong background in collaborative
and independent plant pathology and biotechnology researcher for developing
new and improved crop varieties that are highly resistant to biotic and abiotic
stresses.