Jason Thomas
CEO and Founder of The Pennycress Company | Plant Biological Science Ph.D. | Fulbright Fellow | Pennycress\'s #1 Fan |
- Role
- CEO and Founder at The Pennycress Company
- Location
- Lincoln, NE, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Jason Thomas
Hey there! Driven by a passion for plants that serve both people and the planet, my…
Experience
CEO and Founder
Jun 2023 — Present · Lincoln, NE, US
Using state-of-the-art technologies in plant science and biotechnology we engineer pennycress seeds so farmers can increase profits and ecosystem health. We connect the supply chain from farmers to commodity traders who process the seed to be used in numerous products from cooking oil to sustainable aviation fuel. While growing on farmers\' fields, pennycress sequesters carbon, increases biodiversity, and protects topsoil.
Education
University of Minnesota
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Plant Biological Sciences
2014 — 2019
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Bachelor’s Degree, Biological Systems Engineering, minors in Music (piano), Spanish, and International Engineering
2010 — 2014
Skills
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Crispr
- Research
- Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (Rt-Pcr)
- Protein Expression
- Pennycress Genetics
- Genotyping
- Polymerase Chain Reaction (Pcr)
- Social Media
- Grant Writing
- Nectar Collection
- Arabidopsis Genetics
- Public Speaking
- Teaching
- Microscopy
- Scientific Writing
- Agarose Gel Electrophoresis
- Microsoft Word
- Crispr/Cas9 Genome Editing
- Microsoft Excel
- Western Blotting
- Microsoft Office
- Scientific Communications
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