Profile

• Time Zone

  Central

  
  
• Organization

  University of Alabama at Birmingham

  
  
• Employment Status

  University / College Graduate Student

  
  
• Role

  Scientist Mentor: I will mentor teams of students online

  
  
• Research Interests (300 words)

  I am studying the endoplasmic reticulum stress mediated responses in model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. I am trying to understand the regulatory mechanisms of plants, how they defend themselves upon different biotic and abiotic stress.

  
  
• Do you have previous experience in mentorship or educational outreach? Please list here (200 words)

  I am mentoring three undergraduate students and two high school students till now. Two of them working on independent project now (one undergraduate and one high school). One of my undergraduate mentee received 3rd place on poster presentation, on SS-ASPB-2019 annual meeting.

  
  
• Which of the following best describes your career stage?

  Graduate Student

  
  
• Profile Question 1

  What is best about being a scientist?

  
  
• Answer the question you selected for profile question 1 here (300 words):

  You can work on exciting things, particularly of your own interest. You can work all day all night. You can teach other people who are excited to learn/discover new things.

  
  
• Profile Question 2

  When and why did you decide to go into a science career?

  
  
• Answer the question you selected for profile question 2 here (300 words):

  When I was in my 4th grade, my uncle showed me a succulent which can regenerate from its leaves, which makes me interested in plant science. During my undergraduate studies (which was in my home country, Bangladesh) I realized our planet need more plant scientist to feed the future population and decided to be a researcher.

  
  
• Profile Question 3

  What is your favorite plant? Why?

  
  
• Answer the question you selected for profile question 3 here (300 words):

  Arabidopsis is my favorite plant. It has a short life cycle and I can finish my experiments within 6 weeks. Also there's a lot of information available for Arabidopsis which is very helpful for my projects.

  
  
• Help represent the outreach efforts of your societies. Please click all those organizations you are a member of:

  American Society of Plant Biologists

  
  
• How did you hear about PlantingScience?

  Plantae

  
  
• Availability

  I am currently available for mentoring, please send me team match invitations

  
  
• Preferred Student Level(s)

  High School Students (Grades 9,10,11,12)
  Middle School Students (Grades 6,7,8)

  
  
• Preferred Investigation Themes

  Celery Challenge (plant anatomy, osmosis and diffusion)
  The Power of Sunlight (photosynthesis and respiration)
  The Wonder of Seeds (seed germination and growth)
  Genetics in Arabidopsis (investigation with a model species to track transmission of traits)
  Plants Get Sick, Too!

  
  
• Challenge, ELL, Honors

  None of the Above

  
  
• In addition to English, I am comfortable communicating with students in the following languages:

  Bangla/Bengali

  
  
• Videoconference Ability

  Yes

  
  
• Capacity: How many teams at a time are you comfortable working with?

  2

  
  

Recent Posts

aeshsinselbergerfall2021 project 9 Taiaba Afrin Oct 5, 2021

I would measure them using a measuring ruler, be consistent with the start and end point.

aeshsinselbergerfall2021 project 9 Taiaba Afrin Oct 5, 2021

Hi Varsha and Skylar,

What was the control (probably tap water?) and treatment (different pH?)? Can you clarify that? Also did you put both the treatment groups same amount of water to start with?

 

aeshsinselbergerfall2021 project 9 Taiaba Afrin Oct 5, 2021

Hi team! My name is Taiaba and I am your liaison between you guys, your mentor, and Ms Niranjana this semester. I am a 5th year graduate student at University of Alabama at Birmingham. I study plant immunity and stress signaling. My model plant is…

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Hi team! My name is Taiaba and I am your liaison between you guys, your mentor, and Ms Niranjana this semester. I am a 5th year graduate student at University of Alabama at Birmingham. I study plant immunity and stress signaling. My model plant is Arabidopsis thaliana. I am available to answer questions and help guide your experiments as needed when your mentor may be unavailable. I look forward to working with you all and hearing how your experiments are going!