Academic Seminar- Professor Tobias Baskin October 13,2022 Professor Tobias Baskin from the University of Massachusetts will visit the School of Life Sciences at Lanzhou University and give three academic talks. Talk 1 Time: Tuesday, May 15, 2018, 9 a.m. Place: 301 Yifu Biological Building, Lanzhou University Title: Cellulose synthase isoforms: Unity and diversity Talk 2 Time: Tuesday, May 15, 2018, at 3 p.m. Place: 301 Yifu Biological Building, Lanzhou University Topic: Dynamic cells, stable pattern: The plant root as a waterfall Talk 3 Time: Thursday, May 17, 2018, 9 a.m. Place: 301 Yifu Biological Building, Lanzhou University Topic: Writing, speaking, and design: Three skills for effective communication Educational experience: Bachelor's Degree, Yale University, 1980 Ph.D. in 1986, Stanford University Postdoctoral Research, University of California, Berkeley, 1987-1990. 1990-1992 Fellow, Australian National University 1992-2003 Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, University of Missouri, Columbia 2003-present Associate Professor, University of Massachusetts Academic position: Cytoskeleton 2001-2015, Editorial Board Plant Methods 2005-2017, Editorial Board Plant and Cell Physiology 2008-2011, Editorial Board Planta 1998 - to date, Editorial Board Journal of Integrative Plant Biology 2009 - present, Handling Editor PLoS One 2012-present, deputy editor Research interests: Growth anisotropy Root growth: Balancing division and expansion TAGS : Prev: Academic seminar-Professor Lynette Abbott Next: Academic Seminar-Professor Weihong Ji