Achievements of some past RI Fellows
Since the award scheme started in 1993, we have kept in touch with over half the scientists who obtained Fellowships to work at Rothamsted. Below are listed some Alumni who have made notable advances in their scientific studies or careers after completing RI Fellowships.
Fellows have commented on how the awards have benefited their own careers through personal advancement, publications and grants for long-term collaborations. The research organisations to which the scientists have returned gain through sharing new techniques and methods. |
Dr Qudsia Tahseen, India
Fellowship in 2003 on nematode diagnostics. Dr Tahseen was the recipient of a Special Award for Sustained Excellence in Nematology in 2006 from the Organisation of Nematologists of Tropical America and has been elected a Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences. |
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Dr Naomi Tangonan, Philippines
Fellowship in 1997 on characterisation of plant pathogenic fungi. Dr Tangonan became the first female Dean of the College of Agriculture at the University of Southern Mindanoa, also in 1997.
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Professor Oktay Gurkan, Turkey
Fellowship in 2004 to study insecticide resistance mechanisms. Prof. Gurkan was appointed Head of the newly formed Biological Control, Education and Research Centre in Ankara in 2006. An MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) has now been signed with Rothamsted Research.
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Dr Zhengyi Hu, China
Fellowship in 2001 for research on sulphur in soil. Dr Hu was promoted as Professor in 2004 at the Institute of Soil Science, Nanjing, working on ecosystem cycling of nitrogen and sulphur.
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Dr Harish Gaur, India
Fellowship in 1994 studying nematode pests of rice. Dr Gaur is a national coordinator for research on nematode control and Head of the Division of Nematology at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute in New Delhi.
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Professor Guang He, China
One of the first Fellows appointed in 1993 who worked on gene transfer systems in cereal. Prof. Guang He was instrumental in founding the first ever China-UK joint research laboratory which opened in 2001. The Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) – Rothamsted Research laboratory carries out research and training on crop genomics.
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