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Name: Hemanth
Vasanthaiah
Title: Postdoctoral Research Associate
Place of Work or School: Center for Viticulture and Small Fruit
Research, Florida A&M University
Research Area: Mango/Grape Genomics and Proteomics
Member since: 2006
1. Why has being
a member of ASPB been important?
Although I am a new member, I have had a desire to become a member since
my undergraduate days. Our library used to subscribe to all the journals
published through ASPB. I was very happy reading different scientific
findings, job opportunities, scholarships, and awards offered. Some of
my colleagues have found it beneficial to be a member of ASPB.
2. Was someone
instrumental in getting you to join ASPB?
No, nobody.
The journals published by this Society inspired me to become a member
to get firsthand information.
3. What would you
tell colleagues to encourage them to join?
Being a member of ASPB will really help a lot toward the accomplishment
of one’s goal. It will widely open the opportunity to meet stalwarts
in this field of study. This will be a great platform to discuss various
issues related to research and also to exchange ideas and views. Membership
will also help in building scientific relationships for mutual benefit.
4. Have you enhanced
your career using ASPB job postings or through networking at an ASPB function?
Because I am in my initial years of postdoctoral studies, I have not yet
used this opportunity. But I have gone through this resource and have
suggested it to my friends. This will be my next stop—to hunt for
a job.
5. Have you had
any success at finding candidates as a result of a job posting at the
meeting or on our online Job Bank?
No, I have not yet used this service. If given a chance, I will be glad
to recruit through ASPB.
6. Do you read
print journals? If so, where do you usually read them?
Not much, but I enjoy occasionally going through them at our college campus
library.
7. What do you
think is the next “big thing” in plant biology?
The discovery and study of microRNA (miRNA), which appears to be involved
in gene regulation. This is vital to trigger pathways that are necessary
to keep plants healthy.
8. What person,
living or deceased, do you most admire?
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, proudly called Mahatma Gandhi, who brought
freedom to my home country, India. He adopted and taught nonviolence,
which is admired throughout the world.
9. What are you
reading these days?
Functional Genomics, which has revolutionalized the way of addressing
scientific problems.
10. What are your
hobbies?
Stamp and coin collection, photography, reading books, and gardening.
These have given me peace of mind and knowledge.
11. What is your
most treasured possession?
My family, of course. The happiness and encouragement that I get from
them keep me afloat and help me to do things successfully.
12. What do you
still have left to learn?
Learning is endless, and we can’t learn everything. I have to learn
a lot in my field of study. Thanks to ASPB and its dedicated members,
who are enriching the knowledge of science daily.
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