Skip to content

About
Team
Blog
Research
Teaching
Outreach
Microbes and Social Equity

Facebook
Instagram
LinkedIn
Tumblr
Twitter
YouTube

Search for:

Close

The Ishaq Lab

Love your microbes

thumbnail_hodges_leslie

May 13, 2021June 11, 2021 Sue IshaqLeave a comment

Leslie Hodges, Ph.D., Research Agricultural Economist, Economic Research Service at the USDA

Post navigation

thumbnail_hodges_leslie

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Upcoming Events

ASM session: Track Hub focusing on ‘Field Work & DEI Part 1: Fostering Equitable Partnerships with the Communities in Your Field Work Location June 11, 2022 at 11:45 am – 12:30 pm ASM Microbe 2022 Talk title: "Microbes and Social Equity: what is it and how do we do it?"Presenting at the special session.
Microbes and Social Equity: the Microbial Components of Social, Environmental, and Health Justice June 11, 2022 at 1:45 pm – 3:45 pm ASM Microbe conference This special session explores the way that microbes connect public policy, social disparities, and human health, as well as the ongoing research, education, policy, and innovation in this field. Learning objectives: Recognize the connections that microbiomes have to social equity. This will be demonstrated with examples/case studies presented by speakers, Discuss relevant issues in microbiomes…
MSE symposium Session 1: “Context-aware experimental designs” July 18, 2022 at 12:30 pm – 4:00 pm Register: https://maine.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEscu6srjosGdTHLr98y3RuCtnt6Z3yAkUQ Session 1: “Context-aware experimental designs”Monday, July 18th, 12:30 ~ 16:00 EST. Register for this session.Scope: Microbiome research often uses broad categorical factors as proxy factors for complex social or environmental contexts, but these can ignore or obscure underlying trends. This session will unpack proxy terms like race, Western diet, dysbiosis, rural/urban, and more, to differentiate what…
MSE symposium Session 2: “Blending biological, social, and humanities writing” July 19, 2022 at 12:30 pm – 4:00 pm Register: https://maine.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZElcumvqz8sGdXX-U7s9i88m4i9NHbrKjOM Session 2: “Blending biological, social, and humanities writing”Tuesday, July 19th, 12:30 ~ 16:00 EST. Register for this session.Scope: Interdisciplinary experimental designs have been called for in research, but finding a publication venue can be tricky when manuscripts or presentations are deemed not discipline-specific, or are labeled opinion instead of research. This session will explore common gatekeeping…
MSE symposium Session 3: “Transforming your research for policy engagement” July 20, 2022 at 12:30 pm – 4:00 pm Register: https://maine.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIudO2prTMiE9A9oyE0rLDfMiGxJUe3lvSp Session 3: “Transforming your research for policy engagement”Wednesday, July 20th, 12:30 ~ 16:00 EST. Register for this session.Scope: Microbiomes drive processes in all environments and are intimately intertwined with all aspects of our lives. Despite the central role of microbes in shaping systems, microbial researchers are often detached from shaping policies related to conservation, public health, land…

Recent Posts

2022 graduating students
New perspective paper published on microbial transmission and lobsters.
Microbes and Social Equity 2022 speaker series wraps for the season

Blog Archive

Blog Archive

Tags

agriculture bacteria collaboration conferences field work grad school microbes and social equity microbiome Montana presentations professional development publication public outreach research rumen microbiome science outreach soil diversity speaker series teaching teaching philosophy UMaine UMaine Medicine undergraduate education undergraduate research UOregon

Contact

University of Maine
School of Food and Agriculture
Office: 108 Rogers Hall
Lab: 110/111 Rogers Hall
Orono, ME 04469

207-581-2770

sue.ishaq@maine.edu

Follow via Email

Enter your email address to receive notifications of new posts by email - and no junk mail.

Join 1,938 other subscribers

Email Address

Blog Stats

63,665 views

Powered by WordPress.com.