Profile

• Time Zone

  Central

  
  
• Organization

  University of Oklahoma

  
  
• Role

  Scientist Mentor: I will mentor teams of students online

  
  
• Research Interests (300 words)

  Plant-microbe interaction. Specifically interested in understanding the molecular mechanisms involved in plant response to beneficial microbes (symbiosis) compared to pathogenic microbes.

  
  
• Profile Question 1

  What lessons have you learned in your career about how science works?

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

  Science is dynamic: new discoveries every day, hence there is the need to for self education as a scientist.

  
  
• Profile Question 2

  Can you describe your attitude toward science when you were in high school?

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

  Not so great! I was very interested in farming or agriculture though

  
  
• Profile Question 3

  What was the first science experiment you ever designed? How did it turn out?

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

  Isozyme-based plant characterization to infer germplasm diversity: it turns out well but not as envisaged.

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

  (not set)

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

  1