I believe a PhD is challenging enough that one should celebrate small accomplishments
So here I am celebrating my first citation โค๏ธโ๐ฅ and for more to come ๐๐
Coming from this small village in Honduras called Los Planes de la Brea, I never imagined what life had for me. I am a first generation PhD student proudly representing my country and showing that no matter how big or small the place you come from is, dreams come true ๐๐ฝ๐ญ๐ณ
Yesterday I gave a talk about Plant Pathology to 30 undergrads in non-plant science careers and showed them how impactful plant diseases can be. I can only hope they can see how what we do is very important and how we all should care about it
I went to harvest coffee today like I did for 20 years of my life. It was such a great experience recovering memories from my childhood and testing if my harvesting skill were still there
I was awarded third place at NED APS
@plantdisease
for my presentation. As a non-native English speaker and having learned English only 4 years ago, this a reminder that the sky is the limit! ๐๐ฝ congrats to
@libby_indermaur
and
@I_aM_Yannuzzi
, 1st and 2nd place, well deserved!!
We had Megan McCaghey
@MN_Soil_Fungi
as our Colloquium speaker this year at
@Cornell
and
@CornellAgriTech
. We learned a log about her research and her career path to become an Assistant professor at University of Minnesota
@UMNPlantPath
Yesterday we made the raised beds for my field experiment working with an insect-transmitted bacterial disease in vegetables ๐ฅ thanks
@PlantDadDay
for your guidance and
@emmycete
for your help
@SmartlabCU
Congratulations to Kensy Rodriguez-Herrera for successfully presenting her exit seminar โScreening of soybean cultivars for resistance to aerial
@blight
caused by Rhizoctonia solani AG1-IAโ
I had the great opportunity to give this award to Dr. Lawrence Datnoff on behalf of
@uaa_us
for all the support to UNAG alumni in the US.
Dr. Datnoff has supported me throughout my career all these years. Besides being a great professional he is an excellent human being!
We published a factsheet on aerial blight and I have to highlight
@LSUAgCenter
for how this look. Check this out and share it with growers that may need this information.
We published a diagnostic guide on aerial blight caused by Rhizoctonia solani AG1-IA, a common disease in the mid-south and the same pathogen also causes sheath blight on rice. Check it out at:
The current 2022/2023 APS graduate student officers would like to welcome Kensy Rodriguez-Herrera
@KensyDR
as the NEW CHAIR of Art in Phytopathology sub-committee of APS Graduate Student Committee. We warmly welcome you onboard.๐๐ฅณ
My professor organized a dinner for my defense last night and it was awesome! My journey is getting to an end but I donโt have any doubt I made the right choice coming here and being part of an awesome team!
My biggest accomplishment when I was at home in
#Honduras
was to learn how to make chocolate from cacao. My grandpa is the owner of the cacao farm and his happiness when I finally finished making the chocolate from his cacao was priceless ๐ฅนโค๏ธ
This year as part of my Extension Assistantship we made short videos to talk about vegetable gardening problems
I also added captions in Spanish to these videos to make them useful for more people!
You can watch and share these videos using this link
I am beyond excited to see these videos out! I am working with Professor Steve Rainers and Chris Smart to talk about harvesting and other common vegetable problems! And it has Spanish captions!
Please check it out and share to others!
When is the right time to harvest zucchini? ๐ฅ
Graduate student Kensy Dinora Rodriguez and professor Steve Reiners offer tips to English and Spanish speaking growers.
I went to give a talk about diseases to master gardeners. Nothing better than talking about what you are passionate about and transmitting that knowledge
Someone call the plant doctor!! This past weekend I went with a group of Plant Path students to talk about plant diseases as part of the EYH program for 7th grade kids from all over the Northeast! It was a lot of fun and learning!
@emmycete
@Fungal_Fiend
I had the opportunity to participate and present my research at the Second Physiology Congress at UNAG Honduras. When four years ago at the first congress I was just a student and now could come as a presenter along with other great scientists
Tuve el gusto de entrevistar a Josรฉ Solรณrzano, egresado de
@unaghonduras
, con una maestrรญa en
@LSUAgCenter
y ahora estudiando su doctorado en
@UMNPlantPath
Ve la entrevista en:
Youtube:
Spotify:
Estoy muy feliz por de anunciar mi podcast: Conexiones Profundas: mรกs allรก de la ciencia
Esta primera entrevista la hice con Juliana Gonzalez, estudiante de doctorado en Cornell y comunicadora de ciencia ๐งฌ
Youtube:
Spotify:
Our association
@uaa_us
organized the Second Symposium of Investigation in Comayagua, Honduras. It was such a great learning experience. I also got to present my research and talk about internship opportunities in the US
This is my first in person APS meeting and Iโm grateful to have the opportunity to collaborate in this idea the
@plantpathgrads
had! Thanks
@taylor_klass
for leading this project so great!
Ya esta disponible esta entrevista con David Galo
@David_Galo_
donde nos cuenta sus historias, desde el sueรฑo de ser futbolista, como su vida se puso en riesgo durante la huelga UNAG y como ha cumplido sus metas. Youtube: Spotify:
Scouting of Cucurbit yellow Vine disease. Sometimes is confused with nutrient deficiency or other common disease.
CYVD is transmitted by the squash bug and causes scorching if the margins, yellowing, decaying, and yellowing of inner part of the stem
Itโs great to know we have the opportunity to talk to the next generation of young people that will mark history and hopefully some of them will do it studying plant diseases ๐๐ฝ
Plant Health 2022 was one for the books! Meeting people who Iโve collaborated and worked with virtually for the past 3 years was so wonderful ๐
@plantpathgrads
thank you all for giving me the opportunity to help lead the committee the past 2 yearsโฆitโs been a joy and honor!
Un nuevo episodio! Esta vez tuve la oportunidad de hablar con Silvia Restrepo, primer mujer presidenta de
@BTIscience
, llegando desde Colombia donde sirviรณ como vicerrectora de
@Uniandes
. Youtube:
Spotify:
When you get the wrong population on your field, you gotta let them know. And of course in both English and Spanish in case they donโt understand one of them ๐๐คฃ
#humor
#field
#insects
We had the opportunity to talk to students about our stories and the process to apply to Gradschool along with
@LeoSalgadoD
@EsdrasCarbajal
and Lenin Rodriguez
Thank you to our association
@uaa_us
for this opportunity
You donโt want your plants getting diseased, they get diseased. You want them to get diseased? Well, they wonโt get diseased. It takes a while to find the balance. Photo: symptomatic leaf with R. solani AG1-IA causing aerial blight on soybean.
One of the best places in my country are these spots where you can buy fresh fruits and vegetables. The great variety you can find here and that I miss so much being away
Ya esta arriba la entrevista con Imanol Miqueleiz
@biomanolito
originario de Espaรฑa ๐ช๐ธ con un doctorado en Recursos naturales y actualmente haciendo un postdoctorado en Cornell
YouTube:
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We are looking for a talented and motivated Ph.D. student to work with Rhizoctonia solani AG1-IA on rice and soybean. This research is a joint project between my and Dr. Sara Thomas-Sharme's lab. Please, spread the news!!!
Happy to announce that I will be joining the Department of Plant Pathology at UGA as a new faculty member to lead the plant molecular diagnostics lab (MDL) next January. I am grateful to many people for their support and excited for my next journey! ๐ฉ๐ปโโ๏ธ๐๐งฌ๐ฌ
โNO existen preguntas tontasโ. Ojalรก cada persona en kinder, escuela, colegio y estudiantes universitarios tuvieran profesores con esta filosofรญa, que no haya nadie con miedo a preguntar para no correr el riesgo de ser avergonzado ๐
Ya estรก arriba la entrevista con Lilian Carcamo
@carcamolili_
, estudiante de doctorado en la Universidad de Georgia
@universityofga
. Lilian nso cuenta su difรญcil proceso para cumplir sus sueรฑos
Youtube:
Spotify:
While doing recruitments looking for a PhD position I had the pleasure to talk with an almost retired professor and asked him an advice and he said: โCareer is important, but life is way more important. Donโt forget to enjoy and liveโ
The Graduate Student Committee is hard at work prepping for the first ever Plant Diagnostic Bowl!! We canโt wait to welcome all of our 100 participants to the first session of the competition on Monday morning
#PlantHealth2022
@KensyDR
@_Oluwakemisola_
@EFealko
@Temmykeji
@Michelle_Heck1
@Cornell
Thank you so much! Nice to meet you too (hopefully soon in person) I will be working in the Smart Lab. It will be really good to come see the insect colony at some point this week