I learned so many things
BIOTRAIN that I will carry with me
BIOTRAIN students listening, learning and coding with Researcher and Bioinformaticist, James Lawler from the Greg Cooper Lab.
like putting together a jigsaw puzzle, but without a photo to go off of. “It was challenging, considering I knew nothing about plant genomics or greenhouses, but it was a unique opportunity to grow a new skill set. I interviewed faculty investigators, learned about greenhouse technology, wrote a feature story, took photos of the greenhouse, and helped build the webpage for the greenhouse.” It came to fruition when Gov. Ivey unveiled the Kathy L. Chan Greenhouse and all of Elizabeth’s hard work with it. “It was incredibly rewarding to help share the Plant Center’s mission and research with the public through this project,” Hobbs said. “I learned so many things that I will carry with me.” Elizabeth’s experience with Biotrain gave her confi- dence in her passion for marketing and communication and reinforced her career aspirations. It gave her lifelong friends, with whom she developed amazing relationships and is still in touch, some killer foosball skills, and an appreciation for the unknown. “I quickly learned that while I did not necessarily need to know how to use a micropipette, I had a new under- standing and appreciation for all the researchers who did.”
In case you were wondering, Elizabeth does know how to use a micropipette. Just don’t ask her to sequence a genome any time soon. “Although I knew nothing about biotechnology or genom- ics, I took a chance on BioTrain, and I am so glad I did!” ■ See pg. 48 for Elizabeth’s greenhouse story
Elizabeth with her family at the Biotrain poster session
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