Kevin Kolbinson

I am a hard-working third-year honours student majoring in Biology and focusing on plants because plants are awesome. I am hoping to continue my studies under Dr. Quilichini upon graduating and hope to attain a PhD in the future. I am most interested in plants on a small scale, including their physiology, development and biochemistry/hormones. My focus in this lab is on the pollen wall, specifically sporopollenin, an amazingly complex biopolymer that, despite the efforts of many scientists over the past 50+ years, has still not been fully understood. I hope to contribute to this knowledge. Outside of school, my interests/hobbies include exercising, watching sports and only the finest of TV shows, and listening to podcasts/audiobooks. (sheesh what a list LOL). Before enrolling in university, I lived a mundane life in the service industry, flipping burgers and mashing potatoes. Although I did live in two wonderful cities, Tokyo and Taipei, in my younger years, it turns out my true calling was my hometown university in a laboratory.