Colby Witherup, Graduate Fellow

Masters Program in Plant Biology & Conservation, 2011 Bachelor of Arts in Conservation Policies and Methods, 2008Having worked 5 years at farms in the U.S. and England, Colby discovered a “passion for sustainable agriculture” that led to her creating an ad hoc major in Conservation Policy and Methods. Before beginning her Masters Program, she worked as a field assistant at the Chicago Botanic Garden and ran educational environmental programs for children through the Chicago Park District. Along with being a student, she was a Research Assistant, in the Genetics Lab, at the Botanic Garden, and developed skills in DNA technology for her research in Bangladesh to conserve a native food crop.