[1]Elizabeth Arnold's career path began at the Tundra Drums in Bethel, Alaska. She has also been reposted for National Geographic, Marketplace, BBC, CBC, America Abroad, and other huge media outlets after beginning her journey here. She has also done work in addressing climate change. Beginning in 2018, Elizabeth Arnold sought to convey that climate change is not just about 'doom and gloom' but also emphasized the importance of reporting on progress in combating it, hoping to engage more people in the cause.[2]
A. Elizabeth "Betsy" Arnold is an American evolutionary biologist who is a Professor of Plant Sciences and Curator of the Robert L. Gilbertson Mycological Herbarium at the University of Arizona. Her research consists of fungal biology. She was elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2021.
Early life and education
Arnold studied biology at Duke University.[3] Her undergraduate thesis studied flower colour polymorphism.[3] She then moved to the University of Arizona for her doctoral studies, where she investigated fungal endophytes under the guidance of American botanist Lucinda A. McDade.[3] After earning her doctorate Arnold returned to Duke University,[3] where she was awarded a National Science Foundation postdoctoral fellowship to work alongside François Lutzoni.[3][4]
Research and career
In 2005, Arnold was appointed to the faculty at the University of Arizona.[5] In 2015, she started as a curator at the Robert L. Gilbertson Mycological Herbarium, later getting promoted to professor.[3] In the past, she has taught fungal biology to many students, ranging from high school to postdoc students. [3]Currently, she is a professor for the School of Plant Sciences and the Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology at the University of Arizona.[6]Her research considers fungal endophytes,[7] the very small fungi that live within plants without causing disease, uncovering both the remarkable diversity of endophytes and their potential applications in biotechnology.[8]According to her 2007 study in Ecology, which examines the diversity and ecological functions of fungal endophytes in tropical ecosystems, these fungi are extremely varied and essential to plant resilience and health, especially in tropical leaves, which are hotspots for biodiversity.[9] Her research has helped improve knowledge about plants and fungi interact in tropical settings. Arnold has studied these endophytes in trees, crop plants and shrubs in tropical rainforests and the arctic tundra.[8]
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