Kensy Rodriguez @KensyDR Twitter profile

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Kensy Rodriguez

7 months

I believe a PhD is challenging enough that one should celebrate small accomplishments So here I am celebrating my first citation ❤️‍🔥 and for more to come 🎉🎉

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Kensy Rodriguez

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1 year

Watermelon mosaic virus definitely amazes me

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Kensy Rodriguez

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2 years

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 🙏🏽🇭🇳

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

2 years

My favorite place at @LSU

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

7 months

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

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

2 years

It’s been 3 weeks since I moved to another state and started my PhD at @Cornell . The best is yet to come

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

2 years

It’s nice to see one of my posters printed for the first time 😅 P-353, Monday 5-5:45 PM

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

2 years

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

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

6 months

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! 🙏🏽 congrats to @libby_indermaur and @I_aM_Yannuzzi , 1st and 2nd place, well deserved!!

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

2 years

Truly enjoyed #PlantHealth2022 @josesolorzano73 @cesaresgua @Ale_M_Jimenez

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

1 year

Planted my cucurbits trials today just before the rain! And always with good company @emmycete @libby_indermaur @PlantDadDay

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

1 year

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

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

2 years

This week ending with graduation day 🤩❤️ Praise the Lord 🙏🏽 #MastersDone

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

1 year

Yesterday we made the raised beds for my field experiment working with an insect-transmitted bacterial disease in vegetables 🥗 thanks @PlantDadDay for your guidance and @emmycete for your help @SmartlabCU

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

2 years

Already registered for #PlantHealth2022 @lsuppcpgsa @lsuplantpath @edasil3 @juanCEO_ @jobelle_bruno @samueldepaula_

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

2 years

Thank you Lord 🙏🏽

LSU PPCP GSA

@lsuppcpgsa

2 years

Congratulations to Kensy Rodriguez-Herrera for successfully presenting her exit seminar “Screening of soybean cultivars for resistance to aerial @blight caused by Rhizoctonia solani AG1-IA”

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

1 year

We went to a middle school to talk about plant pathology to second graders. It is always intriguing to see their reactions

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

2 years

Just defended my Master’s project today! 🥳

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

2 years

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!

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

1 year

I am honored to have worked with Sara during my master’s and really happy to see she is succeeding as an early career professional in Academia

LSU AgCenter

@LSUAgCenter

1 year

LSU AgCenter plant pathologist Sara Thomas-Sharma has been awarded a @USDA_NIFA grant to study a common disease of soybeans. Learn more:

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

1 year

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.

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

2 years

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:

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

2 years

Happy to be part of @plantpathgrads

APS Graduate Student Committee

@plantpathgrads

2 years

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.👏🥳

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

2 years

It is still heartbreaking to see how coffee rust keeps threatening coffee production in our farms 😪

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

2 years

My professor organized a dinner for my defense last night and it was awesome! My journey is getting to an end but I don’t have any doubt I made the right choice coming here and being part of an awesome team!

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

2 years

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 🥹❤️

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

1 year

Very excited to share the First Look of the First report of Cucurbit Yellow Vine Disease (CYVD) in New York. I am looking forward to keep working with this disease @SmartlabCU @ChristineSmart6 @Juanluchosi @TaylereH @beetpathologyny

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

2 years

What a nice beginning of the week at @Cornell

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

9 months

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

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

2 years

I got the title of the “highly educated cousin” but I am not ready for the “When will you be done?” question 😂

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

2 years

This weekend we had the opportunity to visit the turf grass breeding program at @NCPlantBreeding as part of @uaa_us Summit 2022! An excellent time and learning experience @LeninRoBe @EsdrasCarbajal @mls79hn21 @cesaresgua @carcamolili_ @mls79hn21

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

2 years

At the LSU alumni social @cesaresgua @samueldepaula_

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

11 months

Take a look at this diagnostic guide! Free for a limited time

PlantHealthProgress

@planthealthprog

11 months

Free to read for a limited time! Kensy Rodriguez-Herrera et al. present a diagnostic guide for aerial blight of #soybean caused by #Rhizoctonia solani AG1-IA. @lsuplantpath @ppp_trey @LSUAgCenter @KensyDR

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

11 months

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!

Cornell AgriTech

@CornellAgriTech

11 months

When is the right time to harvest zucchini? 🥒 Graduate student Kensy Dinora Rodriguez and professor Steve Reiners offer tips to English and Spanish speaking growers.

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

2 years

Niagara Falls today

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

7 months

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

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

5 months

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

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

2 years

We are ready for “sixth grade day” at @LSU to represent Plant Pathology🤩🌱 @IrisMercedesAg2 @David_Galo_

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

1 year

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

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

7 months

Tuve el gusto de entrevistar a José Solórzano, egresado de @unaghonduras , con una maestría en @LSUAgCenter y ahora estudiando su doctorado en @UMNPlantPath Ve la entrevista en: Youtube: Spotify:

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

7 months

Estoy muy feliz por de anunciar mi podcast: Conexiones Profundas: más allá de la ciencia Esta primera entrevista la hice con Juliana Gonzalez, estudiante de doctorado en Cornell y comunicadora de ciencia 🧬 Youtube: Spotify:

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

2 years

Grad students gathering LSU Plant Pathology 🐯🌱💛💜 @lsuppcpgsa @lsuplantpath

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

6 months

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

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

2 years

This is my first in person APS meeting and I’m grateful to have the opportunity to collaborate in this idea the @plantpathgrads had! Thanks @taylor_klass for leading this project so great!

Taylor Klass

@taylor_klass

2 years

The first session of the Plant Diagnostic Bowl has officially been completed! Great job everyone!🔬 🦠 🍄🧫🌱 @KensyDR @EFealko @Temmykeji @_Oluwakemisola_ @Mary_Akinyuwa @shivreet_kaur

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

2 years

Yesterday in the @lsuplantpath Crawfish Boil. Finally after two years we got together 🎉 @lsuppcpgsa

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

2 years

Visiting University of Kentucky in our way to #PlantHealth2022 @David_Galo_ @juanCEO_ @edasil3

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

1 year

An awesome sunset view at @CornellCALS @CornellAgriTech Happy week! #sunset #sun #summer

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

1 year

This is how CYVD looks in the field

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

5 months

Ya esta disponible esta entrevista con David Galo @David_Galo_ donde nos cuenta sus historias, desde el sueño de ser futbolista, como su vida se puso en riesgo durante la huelga UNAG y como ha cumplido sus metas. Youtube: Spotify:

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

2 years

At the Ohio Agricultural Research and development Center in Wooster, Ohio @edasil3 @David_Galo_ @samueldepaula_ @juanCEO_

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

1 year

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

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

1 year

It’s 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 👏🏽

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

2 years

Happy to volunteer in AgMagic @LSUAgCenter

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

2 years

It was an amazing time

Taylor Klass

@taylor_klass

2 years

Plant Health 2022 was one for the books! Meeting people who I’ve collaborated and worked with virtually for the past 3 years was so wonderful 😊 @plantpathgrads thank you all for giving me the opportunity to help lead the committee the past 2 years…it’s been a joy and honor!

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

2 years

I just turned 25 and I am thinking, what would be something you would do different if you could have 25 again?

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

7 months

Ve a ver esta entrevista con la Dra. Katheryn Parraga @ParragaKatheryn que nos cuenta como llegó a @EAPZamorano , realizó su posgrado en @LSUAgCenter y ahora trabaja para @VT_VSAREC Youtube: Spotify:

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

2 years

This was the biggest specimen I collected for my Mycology class in 2020. More than 10 inches and a really heavy one

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

7 months

Un nuevo episodio! Esta vez tuve la oportunidad de hablar con Silvia Restrepo, primer mujer presidenta de @BTIscience , llegando desde Colombia donde sirvió como vicerrectora de @Uniandes . Youtube: Spotify:

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

1 year

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 don’t understand one of them 😂🤣 #humor #field #insects

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

2 years

My nephew is harvesting tomato while my niece is doing quality check 😂 #agriculture #teamwork

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

1 year

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

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

2 years

You don’t want your plants getting diseased, they get diseased. You want them to get diseased? Well, they won’t get diseased. It takes a while to find the balance. Photo: symptomatic leaf with R. solani AG1-IA causing aerial blight on soybean.

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

6 months

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

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

6 months

Ya esta arriba la entrevista con Imanol Miqueleiz @biomanolito originario de España 🇪🇸 con un doctorado en Recursos naturales y actualmente haciendo un postdoctorado en Cornell YouTube: Spotify:

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

1 year

@Juanluchosi you set the bar high for us behind you! I wish the best in the next steps of your career 👏🏽

Christine Smart

@ChristineSmart6

1 year

Congratulations to Juan Luis on an outstanding exit seminar! ⁦ @Juanluchosi ⁩ ⁦ @CornellCALS ⁩ ⁦ @CornellAgriTech ⁩

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

2 years

Appreciating the beauty of places surrounding Ithaca during summer time

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

2 years

Aerial blight on soybean

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

2 years

Crazy time between experiments and thesis writing but excited for what is coming 🥳

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

2 years

I really enjoyed working with R. solani AG1-IA. This is an exciting project! Don’t miss the opportunity to apply

Felipe Dalla Lana

@felipedallalana

2 years

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!!!

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

2 years

Really happy for you Ale 👏🏽👏🏽 well deserved ❤️

Alejandra Jimenez

@Ale_M_Jimenez

2 years

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! 👩🏻‍⚕️🍃🧬🔬

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

2 years

“NO existen preguntas tontas”. Ojalá cada persona en kinder, escuela, colegio y estudiantes universitarios tuvieran profesores con esta filosofía, que no haya nadie con miedo a preguntar para no correr el riesgo de ser avergonzado 🙌

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

3 years

I saw something different in the sky today

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

6 months

Ya está arriba la entrevista con Lilian Carcamo @carcamolili_ , estudiante de doctorado en la Universidad de Georgia @universityofga . Lilian nso cuenta su difícil proceso para cumplir sus sueños Youtube: Spotify:

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

3 years

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: “Career is important, but life is way more important. Don’t forget to enjoy and live”

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

2 years

Do they seem convinced?

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

3 years

Always enjoying these views at LSU 🐯💜💛

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

3 years

Frozen lakes and coldest weather 🥶❄️

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

1 year

Really proud of my labmate @emmycete

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

3 years

Nice weather at the LSU lake today 🐯

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

3 years

Department of Plant Pathology is present at the Destination LSU Information Fair @lsuplantpath @lsuppcpgsa

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

2 years

🤩🤩

Taylor Klass

@taylor_klass

2 years

The Graduate Student Committee is hard at work prepping for the first ever Plant Diagnostic Bowl!! We can’t wait to welcome all of our 100 participants to the first session of the competition on Monday morning #PlantHealth2022 @KensyDR @_Oluwakemisola_ @EFealko @Temmykeji

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

7 months

@ZahraS110 I like that! Congrats to you! Not loosing passion and happiness is key!

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

7 months

@georgemporter Yaas! Just the little encouragement one needs to keep going!

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

11 months

@planthealthprog @lsuplantpath @ppp_trey @LSUAgCenter Thank you 🙏🏽

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

2 years

@EntsocAmerica @LeoSalgadoD well done! 🎉🎉

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

7 months

@ATinyGreenCell Wow! Loved that. Thanks 🙌

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

1 year

@LeoSalgadoD @moniquejrivera Haha thank you for defending our honor 😂

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

2 years

@moniquejrivera Moniquee! Looking forward to meeting you too 🤩🤩

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

2 years

@Buckhout_Bull Thank you so much!

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

7 months

@AcademicLifeNBN Thank you so much!

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

2 years

@EFealko @plantpathgrads Congrats @Ale_M_Jimenez

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

2 years

@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

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

1 year

@DanielaNM21 @plantpathgrads It is working for me now

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Kensy Rodriguez

@KensyDR

2 years

@Qais5515 Thank you so much!