Richard Sayre is a Professor of Plant Cellular and Molecular Biology at Ohio State University and co-founder of Phycotransgenics, L.L.C.
Phycotransgenics is a biotechnology company that specializes in the development of transgenic algae that have market-driven properties. Markets that the company is focusing on include animal health, animal feed, bioremediation, environmental monitoring and biopesticides.
Richard received his undergraduate degree from Humboldt State University in California and his Ph. D. in Biology from the University of Iowa. He has completed postdoctoral research at Florida State University, University of Kentucky, and Harvard University.
So we start doing other things and sometimes it's a liability. You can spread yourself too thin obviously. But anyway, that's part of the reason is that it was a challenge and it's a very different environment than academics in many respects and very rewarding. There's a much more rapid return on...(Full transcript available to logged in subscribers.).
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