Transitions in development - an interview with Aman Husbands.

Aman Husbands is the Mitchell J. Blutt and Margo Krody Blutt Presidential Assistant Professor of Biology at the University of Pennsylvania, USA. He set up his research group in January 2018 at Ohio State University, before moving across to the University of Pennsylvania. His work focuses on CLASS III HOMEODOMAIN LEUCINE ZIPPER (HD-ZIPIII) transcription factors and how they function in different contexts during plant development and evolution. We chatted with Aman to find out more about his career path and the challenges of becoming an independent group leader.