CropLife profile of Sophien Kamoun

CropLife International has a series called “Food Heroes” – recently they profiled plant scientist Sophien Kamoun.

Why did you want to be a plant scientist?

I became a scientist because I grew up being extremely curious about the natural world. I wanted to know how living organisms function. How they became the way they are. Plant pathology came later after realized that I may as well study a field of biology that is important to the human condition. This inspires me to narrow the gap between fundamental and applied research. My aim is to perform cutting-edge research and significantly advance knowledge on economically important plant pathogen systems. In contrast, much research focuses on model systems and is therefore further steps away from practical applications.

Read more … https://croplife.org/industry-profile/sophien-kamoun/

Don’t miss the Taproot Podcast interview with Sophien here https://plantae.org/blog/taproot-episode-1-season-1-extreme-open-science-and-the-meaning-of-scientific-impact-with-sophien-kamoun/