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<P><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size=3>Hi everyone,<BR>I am very pleased to have found out about the Medicinal Plant Working Group. I am currently pursuing a masters degree in botanical medicine at the Tai Sophia Institute. My main interests are conservation and sustainable use of medicinal plant species and sustainable development. I am looking for people I can talk to who are working in the field of medicinal plant conservation and sustainable development. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size=3>My goals are to find out more about the job market and to get a better idea of what individual jobs are like. I'm looking to gain a better understanding of the big picture as well as basic details/job descriptions so that I can get a better idea of what I want to do long term and direct my thesis research project to support these goals.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size=3>If anyone working mainly on issues relating to conservation of medicinal plants in any realm (academia, industry, non-profits, etc.) would be willing to have a brief conversation with me to help me get a better sense of the field, I would greatly appreciate it. Feel free to reply directly to me at </FONT><A href="mailto:abrush@hotmail.com"><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size=3>abrush@hotmail.com</FONT></A><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size=3>. Thank you all for your time.<BR><BR>Sincerely, <BR></FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size=3>Amy Brush<BR>Clinical Herbalist, Intern<BR>Tai Sophia Institute<BR>Laurel, MD 20723</FONT><FONT face="Lucida Handwriting, Cursive"></P></FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></div></html>