Taproot S6E5: Transforming Plants and the Culture of Publishing
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In this episode, we speak with Yunde Zhao, a Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology at the University of California San Diego. Yunde earned his Bachelors in Biochemistry from East China University of Science and Technology, received a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of Michigan, and did…
Taproot S6E4: Can We Force Academic Structures to be Inclusive?
Blog, The Taproot Season 6, The-TaprootIn this episode, we speak with Jason Williams, Assistant Director of Inclusion and Research Readiness at the DNA Learning Center at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. Jason is also lead for CyVerse Education, Outreach, and Training – the U.S. National Cyberinfrastructure for Life Science. Jason received…
Taproot S6E3: Classroom Cosplay: Applying Creative and Scientific Approaches to Teaching
Blog, Education, The Taproot Season 6, The-TaprootIn this episode, we speak with Jennifer Robison, an Assistant Professor of Biology at Manchester University in Indiana. Jennifer received her Bachelor’s degree from Dickinson College, her Master’s degree from the University of Delaware and her PhD from Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis.…
Taproot S6E2: The Tension Between Robustness and Efficiency in Biological and Human Systems
Blog, The Taproot Season 6, The-TaprootIn this episode, our guest is Olivier Hamant. Olivier is a PI at INRAE in the Plant Reproduction and Development laboratory in Lyon, France. Olivier did his PhD on KNOX homeobox genes in 2003, and then postdocs in Berkeley with Zac Cande and with Jan Traas in Lyon. He took his current position at INRAE…
Taproot S6E1: May I Have Your Attention, Please? Searching for Causal Mutations and for Institutional Support
Blog, Careers, The Taproot Season 6, The-TaprootIn this episode, our guest is Dior Kelley, an assistant professor in the Genetics, Development and Cell Biology department at Iowa State University. Dior received her B.S. in Chemistry from the University of California Santa Cruz in 2000, and her Ph.D. in Plant Biology from the University of California…