Pa Pa Aung is a plant breeder and geneticist from Myanmar. She received her Ph.D. in 2004 from Kyushu University in Japan, where she studied genetic diversity in seed storage proteins and endosperm starch properties in Myanmar rice varieties. She has since worked as the Deputy Director and Head of the Plant Biotechnology Centre in Myanmar. Her research focuses on characterizing genetic diversity in Myanmar rice varieties to improve grain quality and she has published extensively on this topic.