Informational interview with Dr. Mahaletchumy Arujanan, Global Coordinator of the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA)
Profiles of Plant ScientistsInformational Interview by Godwin James, ASPB Conviron Scholar
I had a great opportunity to interview Dr. Mahaletchumy Arujanan and listen to her passion for science communication. Dr. Maha Arujanan is the global coordinator of the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications…
Informational Interview with Dr. LaKisha Odom, Scientific Program Director at the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR)
Profiles of Plant ScientistsInformational Interview by Marlo Hall, ASPB Conviron Scholar
Please Introduce yourself and give us a sense of your career path.
I’m LaKisha Odom, scientific program director for the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR). We are a nonprofit organization, created in 2014, and our…
Informational Interview with Wannes Voorend (R & D Coordinator at Colruyt Group)
Profiles of Plant ScientistsInformational Interview by Presca Meyer, ASPB Conviron Scholar
Wannes Voorend works as a R & D Coordinator in Energy, Environment and Biotech at Colruyt Group. Colruyt Group was founded 1928 by Franz Colruyt and lists more than 30,000 employees by today. The company is managing supermarket…
The Future of Our Food Systems: Insights into GMOs
BlogBy Sessen Daniel, Modesta Abugu, Aya Bridgeland, Godwin James and Pratheek Pandesha
Our project aims at introducting genetic engineering in agriculture to 8th-9th graders, debunking some fake news on GMOs and enabling students to address the issue with a "scientific consciousness". The lesson…
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…