The NTU Royal Palm Lecture Series is a university-wide program featuring speakers with outstanding achievements or international influence from academia and industry. These lectures aim to promote scholarly exchange and broaden the global perspective of NTU faculty, staff, and students.
This session proudly features Academician Dr. Duan-Hua Ho from Academia Sinica. All are welcome to attend.
● Event Details:
Speaker: Academician Dr. Duan-Hua Ho, Academia Sinica
Topic: “Plants as Guardians of the Earth”
Date: Friday, May 9, 2025
Time: 15:30–17:00
Venue: Cheng-Ta International Conference Hall, B1, College of Management Building 1
Language: Mandarin Chinese
● Speaker Introduction:
Dr. Duan-Hua Ho is an Academician of Academia Sinica, a Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), and the American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB), where she served as President from 2010 to 2012—the first ever from Taiwan. In 2024, she was awarded ASPB’s highest honor, the Charles Reid Barnes Honorary Life Membership Award, for her outstanding contributions to plant science.
Dr. Ho received her bachelor's degree in Botany from National Taiwan University, followed by a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Michigan State University and postdoctoral research in molecular genetics at MIT. She is a pioneer in applying molecular genetics tools to plant research. Her major research areas include:
- Regulation and signaling of plant hormones
- Functions of plant stress-related proteins
- Use of agricultural waste for biofuels and biomaterials
Currently, she serves as Distinguished Visiting Chair Professor at the Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica, where she also served as Director (2003–2008). Internationally, Dr. Ho taught at Washington University in St. Louis for over three decades and is now an emeritus professor and consultant. She also holds honorary chair professorships at NTU, NYCU, NCHU, NCKU, and China Medical University.
Her active roles on editorial boards and as an advisor to biotech firms highlight her wide-ranging impact in plant science and its applications.
● Event Schedule:
14:50–15:25 – Check-in (closes at 15:25)
15:25–15:30 – Opening video
15:30–15:35 – Welcome remarks
15:35–16:35 – Keynote speech
16:35–16:55 – Live Q&A session
16:55–17:00 – Souvenir presentation & group photo
● Notes:
- Registration: https://my.ntu.edu.tw/actregister/sessionList.aspx?actID=20253700_02
- For first-time external participants, please create an account on the NTU activity registration system homepage, or use the dedicated form for external attendees: https://forms.gle/vKykGJRnpRG8weiV8
- Seating is limited to 180. Please register in advance. If you are unable to attend, cancel your registration promptly. On-site registration may be available after 15:25 if there are open seats.
- Government employees will receive 2 hours of professional training credit. Student attendees will have the session logged in their learning portfolio.
Contact:
Mr. Yu, Center for General Education, National Taiwan University
Tel: +886-2-3366-2545 ext. 242
Email: tzuhungyu@ntu.edu.tw