Talking about talking about plant science with Professor Daniel Chamovitz

SPEAKER

Dr. Daniel Chamovitz, Dean, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences Director, Manna Center for Plant Biosciences at Tel Aviv University

Daniel received his Ph.D. in Genetics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and was a postdoc at Yale University before accepting a faculty position at Tel Aviv University. Daniel was the founding director of the Program in Food Security and Safety at Tel Aviv University.

Rishi R. Masalia, a PhD candidate in John Burke’s lab at the University of Georgia, Department. of Plant Biology and UGA Three Minute Thesis Finalist (2016). He splits time between researching the genetic mechanisms of drought resistance in sunflower, and perfecting the art of science communication. Rishi is a co-founder of both the Athens Science Café, and the Athens Science Observer , two organizations that facilitate faculty and student engagement with the Athens, GA community. He also serves as a UGA Graduate School spokesperson for the 3MT competition. More information about Rishi can be found at his website, or Twitter handle.

Mary Williams is Features Editor of The Plant Cell, and Editor of Teaching Tools in Plant Biology and Plantae. She Tweets about plant science at @PlantTeaching.

This webinar is free is freely available thanks to the support of the American Society of Plant Biologists

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