Faye Mansfield joins iPEG on an internship over the summer working on biopesticide efficacy against armyworms.
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- 20th June 2017
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Goodbyes
- 20th May 2017
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We say farewell to Rosa Murillo from Spain, who spent 4 productive months in iPEG study virus interactions and immunity in Spodoptera caterpillars – we will miss you, Rosa. iPEG 2017. Left to right: Dr Annabel Rice (Research technician), Dr Rosa Murillo (visiting researcher, Spain), Ken Wilson (PI), Bobby Holdbrook (PhD student), Pengjun Xu (visiting […]
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Fall Armyworm Conference (Apr 27th/28th)
- 30th April 2017
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AGRA, CIMMYT and FAO organise a second workshop to discuss the Fall armyworm (FAW) crisis in Africa – Ken presents and shares FAW movie.
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Visit to Tanzania (Apr 14th – 26th)
- 30th April 2017
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Ken and Rob graham (former iPEG, now at Harper Adams University) conduct a research visit to Arusha and meet with long-term collaborators at Crop Bioscience Solutions Ltd., and new collaborators at the Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science and Technology (NM-AIST). Ken with former deputy VC of NM-AIST Professor Ndakidemi
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Wray Screcrow Festival 2016 (Apr 22nd – May 1st)
- 20th April 2017
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It’s that time of year again and iPEG swoop 1st prize in the ‘Topical’ category with a ‘Pinocchio J. Trump’ fake news scarecrow.
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Grant success
- 20th March 2017
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Ken and Rob Graham are successful in securing GCRF funding for further armyworm research!
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New arrival
- 20th March 2017
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Pengjun Xu from China starts in iPEG on a Royal Society-SBFT Fellowship Trust International Fellowship to study host-pathogen-symbiont interactions in armyworm – Welcome!
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New visitor
- 20th February 2017
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Rosa Murillo from Instituto de Agrobiotecnologia in Pamplona, Spain will spend a 4 month Fellowship with iPEG working on insect virus interactions.
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Ken visits University of Zambia
- 20th February 2017
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Ken visits University of Zambia for talks on the invasive Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) and publishes an article on the issue in The Conversation Africa Ken with UNZA Vice-Chancellor, Professor Mumba
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