Informational Interview with Dr. A Peyton Smith, Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University
Profiles of Plant ScientistsInformational Interview by Aya Bridgeland, ASPB Conviron Scholar
Dr. A. Peyton Smith is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences at Texas A&M University. Dr. Smith studies soil organic matter and microbiome characterization and how they interact with soil physical…
Informational Interview: Plant Diagnostic Clinic Director at Colorado State University, Ana Cristina Fulladolsa, PhD
Careerpaths, Profiles of Plant Scientists
Informational Interview by Jennifer Rushton, ASPB Conviron Scholar
How did you get involved in a career in plant science? Background
“I always knew I liked plants, but I was never a plant lover. I grew up in the city but got the chance to visit my grandmother is a rural area and always thought…
Insights into a multifaceted career in plant genomics: Informational interview with Prof. Michele Morgante
Profiles of Plant ScientistsInformational Interview by Conviron Scholar Sessen Daniel.
Michele Morgante is a plant geneticist, currently full professor of genetics at the University of Udine, Scientific Director of the Institute of Applied Genomics (IGA) and former president of the Italian Society of Plant Genetics (SIGA).…
Informational interview: Dr. Mary Williams, working for ASPB
Careerpaths, Profiles of Plant ScientistsBy Xiang Li, ASPB Conviron Scholar
Mary William is a developer of Teaching Tools in Plant Biology and a Features Editor of the journals The Plant Celland Plant Physiology. After obtaining her Ph.D. at Rockefeller University and doing a postdoc at Berkeley, she spent 14 years as a Biology Professor…
Informational Interview with Prof. Vance Baird Professor; Chair, Department of Horticulture at Michigan State University
Profiles of Plant ScientistsInformational Interview by Rostislav Blume, ASPB Conviron Scholar
I had honor to interview Prof. William Vance Baird, who is recently Chair at Department of Horticulture in Michigan State University. I had pleasure to meet Prof. Baird personally some time ago, so I asked him to share his thoughts…
Informational Interview with Sheng-Chieh Wu: A Journey of a Teaching Assistant
Profiles of Plant ScientistsInformational Interview by You-Wun Huang, ASPB Conviron Scholar
Sheng-Chieh Wu is a Teaching Assistant of the Department of Life Science, National Taiwan University (NTU), who is always passionate during his teaching. He earned his M.S. degree in NTU but struggled during his Ph.D., eventually chosen…
Informational Interview with Katherine Andrews of Cresco Labs
Careers in Plant ScienceInformational Interview by Haley Carter, ASPB Conviron Scholar
I had the pleasure of interviewing Katherine Andrews, who is the Director of Cultivation, Standards and Practices at Cresco Labs. Andrews is an alumna of the Plant Biology and Conservation Graduate Program at Northwestern University and…
Informational Interview with Prof. Patricio Munoz, Assistant Professor, Blueberry Breeding and Genomics, University of Florida
Blog, Careers, Careers in Plant Science, Profiles of Plant ScientistsBy Conviron Scholar Modesta Abugu
In this interview, I spoke with Dr. Patricio Munoz, a scientist at the Horticultural Science department, University of Florida. He uses genomic data to predict the phenotype of blueberries, develop new cultivars and improve traits like yield, flavor, shelf and disease…
Informational interview with Dr. Anoma Lokossou from Syngenta, Netherlands
Profiles of Plant ScientistsInformational interview by Mathieu Ayenan, ASPB Conviron Scholar
Can you please introduce yourself?
I am Anoma Lokossou. I hold a Master degree in Biotechnology and Bioengineering from Université de Toulouse in France and a Ph.D. in Plant Breeding from the University of Wageningen. For my Ph.D.…