{"id":626,"date":"2014-01-13T16:45:41","date_gmt":"2014-01-13T21:45:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nybg.org\/science-talk\/?p=626"},"modified":"2014-01-13T16:45:41","modified_gmt":"2014-01-13T21:45:41","slug":"nybg-science-grads-gwynne-lim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/science-talk\/2014\/01\/nybg-science-grads-gwynne-lim\/","title":{"rendered":"NYBG Science Grads: Gwynne Lim"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Gwynne<\/a>For as much time as our scientists spend surrounded by centrifuges, microscopes, and the minutiae of scientific investigation, botanical inspiration can just as easily begin with something as simple as admiring a plant’s stunning good looks\u2014a fact NYBG grad student<\/a> Gwynne Lim will happily confirm. Her muse came in the form of the Tacca\u00a0<\/em>genus, more specifically the bat flower, a “gothic and macabre” plant which captured her imagination and led her down the path of exploration.<\/p>\n

As a specialist in the systematics and reproductive biology of Tacca<\/em>, Lim’s knowledge extends well into the current research being done to determine the genus’ medicinal uses, as well as its potential viability as a famine crop. But she certainly hasn’t lost that sense of wonder and discovery; of seeing the bat flower for the first time in the wild, or roughing it through miles of challenging terrain for the singular reward of witnessing something no other botanist has seen before. Watch the video below for an interview with Lim\u2014it should help you understand how, so very often, discovery begins with a living muse.
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