Fan-Li Chou joined the ASTA staff in August 2020 as ASTA's Vice President of Scientific Affairs and Policy. Prior to this role, Dr. Chou served as the Agricultural Biotechnology Advisor to the Secretary at the US Department of Agriculture and has held a number of different positions within the Department. She is an accomplished policy and program leader, with over a decade of experience in agricultural biotechnology regulations and trade matters. She received her undergraduate degree in Molecular and Cellular Biology from Penn State University and her Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Chou is an alumna of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and Technology Policy Fellowships.