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Reflections on a Career in Plant Virology: A Chip Floating on a Stream

2021/07/13 by Andrew O. Jackson · 2 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Plant Virus Research Studies #Transgenic Plants and Applications #Plant tissue culture and regeneration

paper · doi:10.1146/annurev-virology-091919-105056

openalex publication_date 2021/07/13 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/31

Abstract

At the time I entered college and for a few years afterward, I had very few concrete goals. Hence, my progress was more a matter of luck than planning and was somewhat analogous to a small wood chip floating down a slow stream, bumping into various objects tossed and turned hither and thither, all the while being surrounded by larger and more appealing chips. I have been extremely lucky to have been associated with numerous helpful and knowledgeable mentors, colleagues, postdocs, students, and coworkers whose advice had major impacts on my life. Therefore, throughout this article, I have attempted to acknowledge central individuals who contributed to my progress in academia and to highlight the positive bumps to my chip on the steam that affected the directions of my career.

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