張立 助理教授

EXPERTISE:

  Plant viral diseases

  Plant molecular virology

  Plant virus-host interactions

  Viral vector development and applications

RESEARCH CAREER:

  Assistant Professor  2022–present 

  Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, National Taiwan University

  Postdoc 2021-2022

  Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center, Academia Sinica

  Research Assistant 2013–2016

  Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center, Academia Sinica

EDUCATION:

   Ph.D. 2016–2021 

   Molecular and Biological Agricultural Sciences Program, Taiwan International Graduate Program, 

   National Chung-Hsing University, Academia Sinica

   M.S. 2010-2012

   Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, National Taiwan University

   B.S. 2006–2010

   Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, National Taiwan University

AWARDS:

   2024 Outstanding Teaching Award, National Taiwan University

CONFERENCE:

• Poster, Chiu, S.H. and Chang, L. Biological and Molecular Characteristics of Potato Viruses in Taiwan and the Evaluation of High-Temperature Effects on Viral Infections Plant Health,  Hawaii Convention Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. August 2-5, 2025

• Poster, Wu, J.T. and Chang, L. Elucidating the Role and Molecular Mechanism of Heat Shock Factor-Like Transcription Factors in Plant Virus Immunity. IS-MPMI congress, Confex Conference and Exhibition Centre, Cologne, Germany. July 13-17, 2025

•  Invited Speaker, Chang, L. and Yeh, H.H. Strengthening plant antiviral immunity: the crucial role of stress associated proteins in Phalaenopsis orchid and Arabidopsis. The 11th International Conference of Clinical Plant Science 2023, Shilla Stay, Jeju, Korea. December 1-3, 2023

• Invited Speaker, Chang, L. and Yeh, H.H. Guardians of Plant Health: Stress-Associated Proteins Serve as Hubs in Virus Resistance. The CBA-NTU and CALS-SNU Joint Symposium- Smart Agriculture, Natioinal Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan. November 22-24, 2023

• Invited Speaker, Chang, L. and Yeh, H.H. Stress associated proteins serve as hub in plant antiviral immunity. Taiwan-Japan Plant Biology 2023, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan. October 13-16, 2023

• Poster, Wu, P.H., Tzean, Y., Hung, T.H., and Chang, L. Development of fosmid-based system for construction of infectious cDNA clone of papaya leaf distortion mosaic virus isolate from Taiwan. ICPP - 12th international congress of plant pathology, Lyon Convention Centre, Lyon, France. August 20-25, 2023

• Poster, Chang, L., Tzean, Y., Hsin, K.T., Lin C.Y., Wang, C.N. and Yeh, H.H. Stress associated proteins coordinate the activation of both salicylic acid-mediated antiviral immunity and RNA interference pathway in Phalaenopsis orchids. IS-MPMI congress, Rhode Island Convention Center, Providence, Rhode Island, USA. July 16-20, 2023

• Invited Speaker, Chang, L., Chiu, Y.S, Hsu, D.W, Tzean, Y , and Yeh, H.H. Stress associated proteins-hubs in plant immunity. Annual meeting of Plant Pathology Bulletin, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan (Online Conference). April 30, 2022