It was mid-January when I received the mail that I was shortlisted for the prestigious S.N. Bose Scholarship Program. It was initially hard to believe the fact as I actually got selected through this program. I had always wanted the same but never expected that I would really get it. I was happy and excited
Read MoreResearch areas: Fungicide Efficacy and Resistance Management, Microbial Ecology and Pathogen Diagnostics, & Fungal Biology and Genetics Fungicide Efficacy and Resistance Management My program investigates fungicide efficacy and fungicide resistance for a variety of pathogens that affect Michigan small fruit crops. The primary goal of this part of the program is to investigate in-field and
Read MoreThe Michigan State University Applied Nematology lab investigates the effectiveness of different strategies in management of plant parasitic nematodes in crops such soybeans, corn, sugar beets, potatoes, vegetables, fruits, and ornamentals. We currently have research projects that include economically important nematodes such as root lesion, northern root knot, soybean cyst, sugar beet cyst, and dagger.
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Dr. Loch’s lab collaborates closely with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources staff under an initiative entitled “Development and Implementation of a Fish Health Initiative for Michigan Inland and Great Lakes Fisheries” to provide diagnostic services and fish health expertise to the State. Partially based upon these collaborative efforts, the emerging needs of wild and
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As a food safety engineer, Dr. Jeong has been studying and developing nonthermal/thermal food safety intervention technologies, cleaning/sanitation of equipment and environment, microbial inactivation/growth modeling, and process optimization techniques to reduce the risk of foodborne disease. Recent research activities are focused on low-moisture food safety, food irradiation, and process optimization and scale-up of innovative technologies
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Evolution of Insect Pheromones How do insects communicate with other individuals of the same species? In this project, we will investigate the molecular mechanisms underlying pheromone production and identify genes that are responsible for pheromone synthesis in selected Drosophila fruit fly species, such as the global fruit pest, Spotted Wing Drosophila, Drosophila suzukii. Understanding the
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Research Area: Weed biology and management for ornamental crop productions, Horticultural science. Michigan is one of the largest producers of ornamentals and third largest producer of Christmas tree production in the United States. There are about 705 greenhouse operations producing $472 million worth of ornamental crops. Weeds are a major issue in these ornamentals and
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Research area: Biotechnology, Insecticide resistance, Integrated Pest Management (IPM). Dr. Mota-Sanchez’s research focuses on the evolution of arthropod resistance to pesticides, insecticide toxicology, and metabolism of pesticides in insects. He is working on resistance of fall army worm, corn earworm and fruit pests to insecticides and Bt toxins. Dr. Mota-Sanchez is Co-Director of the Arthropod
Read MoreI remember the last day of my application submission when I had successfully submitted the duly filled form for S.N. Bose Scholar Program. I had almost forgotten about the program because I didn’t expect my selection. On the chilly morning of January, I saw the notification that I had been provisionally shortlisted for SN Bose
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Our lab studies the function of the brain in glucose homeostasis using mouse models. Obesity and insulin resistance are major risk factors for diabetes. However, obese and insulin resistant proopiomelanocortin (POMC)- and melanocortin 4 receptor (MC4R)-deficient mice and humans do not develop diabetes. To explain this paradox, we have demonstrated that POMC-deficient mice have elevated
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