In this episode, PhD student Isako (Izzi) Di Tomassi from the Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Program in the School of Integrative Plant Science at Cornell University joins host Matt Kasson to discuss her formative research experiences as an early career plant pathologist, the challenges of losing her graduate advisor due to unprecedented reorganization across the USDA, and her motivation for co-creating and co-organizing the McClintock Letters Initiative. She also discusses her love of teaching and the importance of effective science communication in modern day academia.

Show Notes

Izzi Di Tomassi’s Cornell profile: https://cals.cornell.edu/people/isako-di-tomassi

Izzi Di Tomassi’s website: https://blogs.cornell.edu/isakoditomassi/

Science article on the McClintock Letters Initiative: https://www.science.org/content/article/u-s-researchers-are-speaking-science-local-newspapers

This episode is produced by Association Briefings.

Special Guest: Isako Di Tomassi.