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.…
Informational Interview with a data scientist at Bayer: Dr. Sofía Brandariz
Profiles of Plant Scientists
I had the honor to interview Dr. Sofía Brandariz from Bayer Crop Science. She is originally from Uruguay, where she did her undergrad and masters and then moved to the US to complete her PhD degree under Dr Bernardo at UMN. Then, she transitioned from PhD directly to her current job at Bayer. There…
Conversation with Peter G K Clark, Senior Policy Analyst
Profiles of Plant ScientistsInformational Interview by Nikolaos Ntelkis, ASPB Conviron Scholar
For this assignment, I had the opportunity to talk with Peter Clark, Senior Policy Analyst at Callaghan Innovation, which is New Zealand’s governmental innovation agency. After completing a BSc and MSc in New Zealand, Peter earned…