Category: Behind the Science

Behind the Science: Jennifer Lin

This week, I asked Jennifer Lin some fun questions about herself. Jennifer is a Research Assistant and she completed her Bachelor of Science in Biology at the University of Waterloo. She has a strong background in biochemistry and enzymology. Keep reading to learn more about Jennifer and her kittens!
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David Santos

Behind the Science: David Santos

This week, I asked David some fun questions about himself. David is the Agtech and Biotech Advisor. He did his Bachelor of Science in Biology at the University of Waterloo and a Master of Biotechnology at the University of Guelph. He has experience in toxicology and market research in the food industry.
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Tanya Irani

Behind the Science: Tanya Irani

Meet Tanya We sat down with Tanya, our lovely, friendly and exceptional bioinformatics analyst intern. She is an expert in bioinformatics and has helped farmers to understand the microbiome. What is your role in Healthy Hydroponics and what do you do? Currently I am a Bioinformatics analyst intern. This means that I get to apply […]
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Pathogen Profile: Botrytis cinerea

Controlling Botrytis/Grey Mold The focus of this blog post is Botrytis cinerea, also known as grey mold. Worldwide, this fungus causes annual losses between $10 billion to $100 billion value in crops worldwide [3]. Pathogen Profile provides a concise summary of a plant pathogen that growers are interested in. See our Resource page to see […]
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Behind the Science: Rebecca Co

These Behind-The-Scene posts reveal a bit about the people involved with Health Hydroponics. We would like to put names to faces and personalities especially during this time when we are unable to meet local growers in person. Rebecca Co is the Manager and Coordinator of Healthy Hydroponics and the Manager of Innovations and Applications at […]
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Behind the Science: Jiujun Cheng

Dr. Jiujun Cheng is the Director of Technology Applications at Metagenom Bio. He received his Bachelor of Science in Chemistry at the Yan’an University in China. He then did a Master’s of Science in Biochemistry at the Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry, Chinese Academy of sciences. He then moved to Europe and completed his PhD in […]
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Behind the Science: Michael Lynch

This week, I am introducing another member of our team! These Behind-The-Scene posts reveal a bit about the people involved with Health Hydroponics. We would like to put names to faces and personalities especially during this time when we are unable to meet local growers in person. Dr. Michael Lynch is the Director of Bioinformatics […]
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Behind the Science: Trevor Charles

This week, I am introducing a member of our team! These Behind-The-Scene posts reveal a bit about the people involved with Health Hydroponics. We would like to put names to faces and personalities especially during this time when we are unable to meet growers in person. Trevor Charles is the Chief Science Officer of Metagenom […]
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