Graduate student professional development, industry careers, and plant defense

In this episode, Dr. Karen Ferreira da Silva, Field Scientist at Corteva Agrisciences, joins host Jim Bradeen for a candid conversation about her perspectives in plant pathology.The two chat about her career journey to plant pathology, her unique PhD research on plant responses to biotic challenges and her experimental approach, and leadership development opportunities for graduate students in plant sciences Show notes The full transcript for this episode can be found here: https://bit.ly/3zOOXS0 Da Silva, K.F., Everhart, S.E., and Louis, J. (2021) Impact of maize hormonal interactions on the performance of Spodoptera frugiperda in plants infected with Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis. Arthropod-Plant Interactions 15:699-706. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11829-021-09849-x Find Dr. Ferreira da Silva on LinkedIn: @KFDSilva This episode is produced by Association Briefings.Special Guest: Karen Ferreira da Silva.