Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/12/17
By: Wu Hsin-yun and Matthew Mazzetta

Taipei, Dec. 17 (CNA) Three members of Taiwan's top academic institute, Academia Sinica, have been

elected to The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), the research institute said Tuesday.

In a press release, Academia Sinica said the Taiwanese scholars are among 36 new inductees announced Dec. 10 by the UNESCO-backed program, which is devoted to advancing science in developing countries.

According to TWAS figures, the new inductees will bring the organization's total membership to 1,278, including 60 from Taiwan.

Among the new inductees is Academia Sinica President James C. Liao (廖俊智), an authority in the related fields of metabolic engineering and synthetic biology, both of which involve the application of engineering principles to biology.    [FULL  STORY]