Dear LFS graduate students,

The Applied Biology Program will be interviewing 3 candidates for an Assistant Professor in Plant Science position (see Ad). We would like to invite all graduate students to lunch with the candidates. The second candidate lunch will be with Dr. Zayda Morales Moreira on Wednesday, June 5, 12:00pm to 1:00pm, McM 350.

Please RSVP to Harini Aiyer (harini.aiyer@ubc.ca) and include any dietary restrictions by 12pm on Monday, June 3.

We’d also welcome your feedback following the lunch, using the Feedback Form: https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_aahxEeDoK1Lw9VA

 

You are also invited to attend her research and teaching seminars, as below.

Dr. Zayda Morales Moreira (June 5-6)

Zayda Morales Moreira is currently a Research Associate in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at UBC. She completed her PhD in Applied Microbiology at University of Saskatchewan, her Master of Science in Agricultural Microbiology at Federal University of Recôncavo da Bahia in Brazil and her Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology at Army Polytechnic School in Ecuador. During her PhD, Zayda was the recipient of the Saskatchewan Canola Development Commission Award and the Saskatchewan Pulse Growers Award for her contribution to canola and lentil research. Zayda’s research focus on sustainable agriculture, plant-microbe interactions, and plant microbiome function.

Research Seminar: Harnessing plant-associated microbes for sustainable agriculture

June 5, 9:30am, MacMillan 160

Registration Link: https://ubc.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5UrdeCtpj0sGdMaPiyZSxqoZV_fhpfrlGhM

 

Teaching Seminar: The plant microbiome: structure and function
June 6, 11:00am, MacMillan 160

Registration Link: https://ubc.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5code-rpzgtE9Q6xDkmeAEpmq3q08T70thc

 Thank you and best regards,

Melanie

 

Melanie Train

Human Resources Manager (Faculty) | Faculty of Land and Food Systems

The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus

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Phone 604-822-3105 | Fax 604-822-6394

Email:  melanie.train@ubc.ca

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