Careers in Plant Science

By Jen Schmidt, Conviron Scholar Name: Matthew Ross Position:Director, Continuing Education at Longwood Gardens Degrees: Bachelor of Science, Horticulture Science, Master of Science, Horticulture Science I had the opportunity to interview Matthew Ross, the Director of Continuing Education at…

By Ángel Vergara Cruces, Conviron Scholar I interviewed Dr Eloy Caballo Ponce, technician in the phytopathology department at the seed company Rijk Zwaan. During our conversation, we talked about academia, industry and career paths for life science graduates. The first thing I wanted to ask…

By Matthew  Fabian, Conviron Scholar 1.     Please describe your path to a career in plant science, from undergraduate (or earlier) studies to your current role. What are some particular challenges, experiences, or milestones that you’d care to share? After one course correction in my…

By Yen Ning Chai, Conviron Scholar Dr. Chia Sin Liew is a bioinformatician working for the bioinformatics core facility at University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL). Her jobs include maintaining the computing servers and providing bioinformatics services to the researchers at UNL. She obtained her Bachelor…

By Alex Clarke, Conviron Scholar Background Robert did his undergraduate at SUNY Cortland before moving to California to work as a technician in molecular biology. He pursued a Master’s degree at Fresno State, where he worked with C. elegans and performed plant transformations with nematode…

By Kate Harline, Conviron Scholar Dr. Nice has a PhD in plant breeding from Cornell University and works at a small plant breeding company.

By Bryony Yates, Conviron Scholar