From LUCA to Lily: 12 perspectives for teaching about plants
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The other day I was talking to a friend about the need to demystify plants, so that teachers feel as confident in their teaching of plant biology as they do about animal biology. I wonder if sometimes we teach plants too much in isolation, so it’s not always clear how plants relate to other organisms…
Educational videos for plant biology: TED, iBiology and Gatsby Plants Summer School
Blog, CSVL Research, Curated Webinars / Video Lectures, Education, Middle & High School, Multimedia, Multimedia, UndergraduateWe've assembled a collection of relatively accessible talks by scientists. These include: TED talks, which are directed at a general audience, the iBiology series, where speakers deliver a general talk followed by a research-focused talk, and videos of lectures at the Gatsby Plants summer school for…
Pamela Ronald: The case for engineering our food
CSVL Research, Curated Webinars / Video Lectures, Webinars2015 TED talk by Pamela Ronald.
http://www.ted.com/talks/pamela_ronald_the_case_for_engineering_our_food
Career Planning for Research Bioscientists by Sarah Blackford
Finding Your Next Position, General Information, Graduate Students, Postdocs, Undergraduate Students"Career Planning for Research Bioscientists" is an excellent resource for anyone who is pursuing a scientific career. Written by Sarah Blackford, head of Education and Public Affairs at the Society for Experimental Biology, it provides checksheets, case studies, sample CVs, interview tips and guides…
Ten ways to find your next job (by Sarah Blackford)
Careers, Finding Your Next Position, General InformationSarah Blackford's list of suggestions for casting a wide net when job hunting, from her blog.
http://biosciencecareers.org/2016/08/10-ways-to-find-your-next-job.html
Luminaries: Stefan Hortensteiner
Careers, Profiles of Plant ScientistsBY PRATEEK TRIPATHI, ASPB Student Ambassador, South Dakota State University (Originally published March 2013)
Professor, University of Zurich, Switzerland
PT: What got you interested in plant biology in general, and what influences directed you to your specific area of research?
SH: Professor Enrico…
Luminaries: Bob Goldberg
Careers, Profiles of Plant ScientistsBY MARGARET TAYLOR, University of Minnesota (Originally published November 2012)
Professor, University of California, Los Angeles
MT: Since you joined the faculty at UCLA in 1976, it’s become possible to dive into an organism and look at every gene you’re interested in. This wasn’t possible back…
Luminaries: Richard Vierstra
Careers, Profiles of Plant ScientistsBY KRANTHI K. MANDADI, ASPB Postdoc Ambassador, Texas A&M University (Originally published September 2013)
Professor, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Most of us have an important person in our life who inspired us to get to where we are. Who was your role model or the “modifier” that…
Luminaries: Julian Schroeder
Careers, Profiles of Plant ScientistsBY PRATEEK TRIPATHI, ASPB Student Ambassador, Postdoc Fellow, University of Southern California (Originally published November 2013)
Professor, University of California, San Diego
What inspired your interest in plant biology in general, and what influences directed you to your specific area of research?
As…