BROADCASTS.com

This week\u2019s podcast is a conversation with Dr. Ad\xe1n Col\xf3n-Carmona, Professor of Biology at the University of Massachusetts Boston. Ad\xe1n received his PhD from the University of California, Irvine and he did postdoctoral research at the Salk Institute and at the University of California, Davis. His research currently focuses on plant rhizosphere interactions, abiotic stress response, and cell cycle. \n\nWe talk with Ad\xe1n about a recent publication in the Journal of Experimental Botany - \u201cInfluence of Arabidopsis thaliana accessions on rhizobacterial communities and natural variation in root exudates\u201d (Micallef et al., 2009). He explains that different accessions of Arabidopsis, even when grown in the same starting soil, eventually have unique bacterial communities, and discusses why he thinks their exudates may be the reason.\n\nAs a Mexican-born immigrant to the USA, Ad\xe1n describes how the Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) has positively impacted his life. Additionally, he points out the value of multiculturalism. He explains how he has relied on his own multiple identities to empathize with, teach, and mentor students whose lives have become increasingly challenging during the COVID lockdowns. \n\nA transcript for this episode was generously provided by Jo Stormer http://bit.ly/TaprootS5E2_Transcript \n\nAd\xe1n's email: adan.colon-carmona@umb.edu \n\n@AColonCarmona Ad\xe1n's Twitter\n\nhttps://www.sacnas.org\n\n@ehaswell Elizabeth\u2019s Twitter\n\n@baxtertwi Ivan\u2019s Twitter\n\n@taprootpodcast Taproot Twitter\n\nMicallef SA, Shiaris MP, Col\xf3n-Carmona A (2009) Influence of Arabidopsis thaliana accessions on rhizobacterial communities and natural variation in root exudates. Journal of Experimental Botany 60: 1729-1742