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Jason Williams

iPlant Partnership Coordinator

(516) 367-5180
DNA Learning Center
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
williams@cshl.edu

Jason Williams joined iPlant in 2009 as the Partnership Coordinator for the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory’s DNA Learning Center.

Responsibilities

  • Facilitate and organize events that are connected to the goals of the iPlant EOT working group.
  • Use iPlant tools and resources to develop large-scale, distributed experiments that allow faculty and students to participate directly in plant research.
  • Work with the plant research community to identify available tools and datasets, then foster ongoing collaborations between scientists, teachers, and students.
  • Meet with scientists who contribute resources and to conduct training workshops for teachers who want to participate with their students.

Professional Experience

  • Research experience in plant molecular biology (phylogenetics and systematic/ embryogenesis/ cell signaling/molecular genetics).
  • Research experience in cancer biology (cell signaling/ post-translational modification/microscopy and imaging).
  • Science Education

Education

  • BS in Biology, State University of New York, Stony Brook