🌱🥼𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁, 𝗙𝗹𝗲𝘂𝗿!
This summer, Fleur Gulien joined our team, bringing her passion for plant science and innovation to Vivent Biosignals. Time for an official introduction — so we asked her a few questions to get to know her better! Read here👇
🔬𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁?
Plants are, in my opinion, one of the most fascinating and interesting organisms on this planet. Imagine being able to survive when you cannot move to get in a more comfortable environment, to run away from danger to search for a mate or food. Plants can all do this while being in the same place all their lives. Also, the plant realm is very big, so I can keep my scope wide and focussed at the same time. Why I studied at Wageningen University? They offer a wide range of directions to focus on (from DNA to regulation) and good focus on the interaction between science and industry. Nowadays what I like most about being a plant scientist is working with something I love while contributing to sustainability. Making our food system more safe and resilient.
🌿 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗯𝗶𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹-𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸?
What excites me most is that the plants are more ‘vocal’ than we always thought they were, we just were not able to understand them. By working with and studying the biosignals, we are diving into this communication mechanism that plants have been using forever, but we just were not able to understand yet. I like that it is something new and very promising. Being able to tell how a plant is doing in real time is a major win for growers, researchers, and just about anyone working with plants.
💚 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁?
The area I find most interesting is the interaction of plants on their abiotic environment (e.g. light, temperature, ventilation, water…) and how this influences their physiology. I aim to translate these insights in ways that support growers, as well as researchers and companies working on resilient cropping systems. At Vivent Biosignals, we analyze electrical signals from plants to provide insights on enhancing their health and performance.
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗲𝗻𝗷𝗼𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲?
Cooking, reading, playing field hockey, traveling and being outside.
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