Micro Cultura

PhytoTech Labs is proud to feature Rinnie Rodenius of Micro Cultura (https://lnkd.in/gFkyXGje)! Rinnie is a plant biologist with an extensive background in advanced tissue culture techniques and laboratory management. Having studied under Dr. Michael Kane for her Undergraduate career at University of Florida, she assisted in successfully eradicating viruses from commercially relevant species and was awarded for her contributions to endangered species conservation by the Society for Invitro Biology (SIVB). After graduating with honors she went on to pursue her Masters of Science in Plant Biology and Conservation at Northwestern University and the Chicago Botanic Garden. After completing her studies, Rinnie led Ball Horticulture's HQ tissue culture lab, servicing ornamental customers across 5 continents. Here, she developed her specialty, building Ball's Clean Stock Department, spearheading contamination reduction R&D initiatives, and improving operational efficiencies. She has since been in the Cannabis industry, holding production and R&D department management roles for the largest tissue culture provider of Cannabis plants in the United States. Here, she pioneered their clean stock, initiations,?and genetic storage protocols, helping their continued success and expansion.? Embracing her natural talent for teaching, she started her own tissue culture consulting company, Micro Cultura, to address the industry’s need for high quality teaching of reliable TC protocols. Visit https://lnkd.in/gFkyXGje for tailored training and procedure development for growers, breeders, nurseries, and existing tissue culture labs! #planttissueculture #plantscience #cannabiscultivation #micropropagation