
Events will be hosted January – December, 2024, once a month on a Friday, 12:00 – 14:00 pm ET. Presented over Zoom.
After each talk, we will continue the discussions in an informal social meeting with MSE. All speakers and members of the audience are welcome to join the social meeting.
Hosted by: Sue Ishaq, MSE, and finacially supported by the University of Maine Institute of Medicine and the UMaine Cultural Affairs/Distinguished Lecture Committee.
“Building multifunctional agricultural landscapes – from microbes to people”
Dr. Aidee Guzman, PhD.
Dec 6, 2024 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time. This event has passed, watching the recording here.

Dr. Aidee Guzman is an assistant professor at Stanford University in the Department of Biology in the Ecology and Environmental Science group. Her research group examines agroecological approaches that could harness biodiversity and ecosystem functioning for improved agricultural resilience. Specifically, they investigate how agricultural management impacts biotic interactions (e.g. between plants, insects, and soil microbes) across scales (e.g. shifts in community structure, cascading changes in ecosystem functioning). The overarching goal of her research program is to support farmers, especially those who are historically underserved, through research, education, and outreach that builds on their innovations and demonstrates ecological pathways to agricultural resilience.
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