Re: [DIYbio] Re: Dwarf tobacco?

My University (Rochester Institute of Technology) had a greenhouse
and a few plant classes that were ALWAYS full, I didn't even get to
take the plant cloning class because it was so popular :(

I remember the main plant professor was from Urbana-Champaign for his
MS and PhD.

The field is definitely tougher if you don't want to work for Monsanto
or the other agro-giants, that said, those are the exact companies
you'd want to intern for because they're leaders in the field.

There are also opportunities in Government National Labs, including
biofuel and timber and crop research.

I'm not sure what you're stressing out about, but try to realize that
nothing comes quickly in life, and that modern science is building on
about 2500 of strong R&D, going back about 10000 years total. What I
mean is that there's A LOT TO LEARN, and it really does take years and
years. This might seem boring, especially compared to sci-fi movies,
but that's just how learning works today. This isn't as much of a
limitation as you think, in fact it's essential to evolution, it's up
to every new generation to re-check the 'facts' of history to make
sure there aren't errors, and often innovate with a new take on old
ideas.

Even though I've often wanted to 'get school done with', it's really
amazing that there's SO MUCH TO LEARN, knowing civilization is so old
and to see the progression just in written history... and also knowing
that there was an even longer amount of time before civilization
existed. If learning 'everything' was quick, life might seem more like
an explosive combustion reaction than a nice calm campfire.

Anyway, definitely check out the DIY genegun, reproducing those
results would be a great first project for someone with a fresh mind
like you!
https://labitat.dk/wiki/File:Rudiger_Trojok_gene_gun_hack-v01.pdf


On Tue, Feb 4, 2014 at 9:18 AM, Andrew Willoughby
<andrew.willoughby369@gmail.com> wrote:
> Well here's a copy of the email I sent to NY Botanic's email address:
>
> I stumbled upon your website from a poster on the DIYbio google
> group/mailing list. Sorry if I try to take this opportunity to mine you for
> questions; plant biotech is my dream.
>
> Are public plant biotech labs common? Google searches don't seem to turn up
> much.
>
> Is there anyway I can browse your research? (Papers that is)
>
> I've applied to a disgusting amount of schools, 7 with plant science/
> biotech/ bioengineering -ish programs:
>
> University of Illinois @ Urbana-Champaign: Bioengineering and Horticulture
> Colorado School of Mines: Bio E
>
> Cornell: Plant Science
>
> CalTech: BioTech
>
> University of Southern California: Biotech, with a botany research focus
>
> Colorado State University: Horticulture
>
> University of Oklahoma: Botany
>
> Are any of these schools widely recognized in this field? It's hard to find
> any kind of reliable source analyzing a school's academic quality in botany.
> I guess not enough people are interested, sadly.
>
> If getting a job in a lab like NY Botanics, what other jobs are out there
> for plant scientists/ plant biotech-people? I'm strongly considering double
> majoring in Chemical Engineering as well to be more hireable.
>
> Is there any other advice anyone out there can give a stressed out 18 year
> old trying to decide, if not the rest of his life, then the what opens the
> door to it?
>
> So are you working on making gene guns more efficient? If I remember
> correctly from watching the Glowing Plant project's videos, you don't need
> the agrobacterium if the gene gun works.
> Is agrobacterium regulated because of horizontal gene transfer-phobia?
>
> I'm sure I'll think of a few more questions
> Andrew Willoughby
>
> On Feb 4, 2014 10:49 AM, "Sebastian Cocioba" <scocioba@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I have a personal lab at home in NYC and will soon be moving it to a
>> business address. I've built my lab specifically for plant biotech and
>> all was procured through eBay and university auctions. Its amazing how
>> well set up you can get with a little patience and some negotiating. I
>> don't think I've spent more than $4k in total but have the value of a
>> few tens of thousands.
>>
>> Like I've mentioned previously, the limiting factor in doing plant
>> biotech DIY or otherwise is agrobacterium regulations. Im working on a
>> way to eliminate the need for bacteria in plant transformations all
>> together and make it available as a kit or open source protocol using
>> commercially available ingredients. This just put even more fire under
>> my ass to get this to work.
>>
>> If you have any questions just ask. I'd love to help make your research
>> dream a little more tangible. Its super rare to find people that are
>> interested so by all means ask away! :)
>>
>> Sebastian S. Cocioba
>> CEO & Founder
>> New York Botanics, LLC
>> Plant Biotech R&D From: Andrew Willoughby
>> Sent: 2/4/2014 9:22 AM
>> To: diybio@googlegroups.com
>> Subject: RE: [DIYbio] Re: Dwarf tobacco?
>> Where are you doing this? I'm a high school senior and it's my dream
>> to do plant biotech. I'm trying to make college fit that.
>>
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