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Name: DorothyBelle
Poli
Title: Assistant Professor of Biology
Place of Work or School: Roanoke College
Research Area: Plant Physiology, Auxin Biology, Evolution
Member since: 1997
1. Why has being
a member of ASPB been important?
It has allowed me opportunities to learn the latest in the field while
getting to know the researchers directly involved in that research. Keeping
in touch with ASPB has kept me “in the loop” when the daily
activities of academia try to pull me out of it!
2. Was someone
instrumental in getting you to join ASPB?
Yes. When I was a graduate student, Jerry Cohen and Heven Sze were advisers
to my research. Both stressed the importance of being involved with a
society, and observing how ASPB served them, I decided to become a member
also.
3. What would you
tell colleagues to encourage them to join?
I would give them the advice I got: “If you want to know the latest
techniques, research, hot topics, and debates, ASPB is where to go!”
4. Have you enhanced
your career using ASPB job postings or through networking at an ASPB function?
I was looking for a job at a smaller institution because of my desire
to be in the classroom as much as I was in the lab. ASPB helped me locate
several job postings, and it was at a meeting, talking to several members,
that I learned about an opening at my current institution, Roanoke College.
5. Do you read
print journals? If so, where do you usually read them?
Yes, I read my print journals while I eat lunch on campus. I usually sit
in my office or at a common table in my department. I keep my collection
in my lab; most of it was a gift from my adviser Todd Cooke, and I often
find my research students leafing through older copies.
6. What do you
think is the next “big thing” in plant biology?
Genome research coming back to the organismal level.
7. What person, living
or deceased, do you most admire?
My mom. She taught me to be strong—stubborn, when necessary—to
never give up, and to try to always be positive.
8. What are you
reading these days?
How-to books to restore our 1902 home.
9. What are your
hobbies?
My hobbies include learning about my animals and their quirky personalities,
riding motorcycles, and restoring our home.
10. What is your
most treasured possession?
My family keeps me motivated to live and learn. Without their love and
support, the world is a grouchy place!
11. What do you
still have left to learn?
About 98% of what is out there! Always be willing to keep learning . .
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