Marlese Meiring

Plant Pathology PhD candidate
Sclerotinia enthusiast

[Jen Heemstra @jenheemstra]

Crying in frustration at a failed experiment is not being “too emotional.”

Jumping up and down with excitement at a successful experiment is not being “unprofessional.”

Science is done by human beings, and our human responses are part of being a scientist.

[Hugh Kearns @ithinkwellHugh]

Had a paper published? Make sure you have a celebration. Tell people. Have a morning tea/coffee. Bake a cake. It's a big achievement. And it's important to mark your achievements. #PhDchat #ECRchat #postdoc #PhDforum

[Jen Heemstra @jenheemstra]

I’m realizing that I’ve been trying to recover from mental exhaustion with physical rest, and it unfortunately doesn’t work that way.

[Prof. Feynman @ProfFeynman]

If you're the smartest person in the room, you're in the wrong room. 🧠

[Marlese Meiring @marlesebester]

Sclerotia of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum inside soybean stems. They were huge compared to the pods
#sclerotinia #sclerotiniaresearch #sclerotiniasclerotiorum #plantpathology #plantdisease #soybean #soja https://t.co/IF0M42RZYF

[Marlese Meiring @marlesebester]

@LandbouLisa @UFSweb Awesome!!! Groot aanwins vir ons department en navorsing!!! #keepitprofessional like always!!

[Emerson Del Ponte @edelponte]

The phase II of the visual accuracy test has just started! The + hundred respondents were split into 4 groups and each will use a different standard area diagram set (SADs). Interesting hypotheses to test!

In case you did not participate in phase I, the form is still open

[Jen Heemstra @jenheemstra]

I used to dread writing, because I thought it was a talent - that I either had it or I didn’t (and most of the time I didn’t).

Now I love writing, because I recognize it is a skill - the more I practice it the more I grow and learn and improve.

[Prof. Feynman @ProfFeynman]

Strive for progress, not for perfection. 🧠

[ARC South Africa 🇿🇦 @ARCSouthAfrica]

Want to know more about the management and biological control of alien invasive species? Catch Mr Jufter Musedeli tomorrow, 14 January 2021 at 14h30. Details below:

[Marlese Meiring @marlesebester]

@edelponte I enjoyed the results of this survey as much as I enjoyed taking the survey. So much fun. Cant wait for "round 2"😎

[useR! 2020 @useR2020stl]

Details about all of our #useR2020 #rstats tutorials can be found on our website - https://t.co/yKyjZKjq9r

[Marlese Meiring @marlesebester]

@WeAreRLadies I started in the first year of my PhD. I was struggling, not many people could help us. It was hard, still can be, however my supervisor taught me alot AND google. I am now in the second year of my PhD. It makes me excited but also frustrated. Now I really like it!!

[Marlese Meiring @marlesebester]

@astrochey @AcademicChatter By just asking "Are you okay?" Doesnt matter if its a professional relationship, everyone is still human and needs caring

[Sameer Nigam | Building AI SOCIETY | @AIwithSameer]

If remembered, we used to say, where the hell we will use calculus, linear algebra, matrices and trigonometry ? Then data science comes right on our face like a punch....

#DataScience #Calculus #DataScientist #MachineLearning #Mathematics #aisociety #sameernigam #ai #data

[Dr Bethan Stagg 🌱🌿🐛🦟 @BethanStagg]

For those that enjoyed the renaissance watermelon, here is another favourite example of domestication (a Cavendish next to wild Musa acuminata)

[Marlese Meiring @marlesebester]

Sunflower🌻 field trials for this season - DONE🎉. We were able to collect all the data we wanted and needed. Could not have done it without @LandbouLisa 🙏 #sclerotinia #IYPH2020 #plantpathology #sunflower

[Marlese Meiring @marlesebester]

@AcademicChatter Sometimes life is hard and a struggle, it sure doesn't mean you must quit what you are doing. Otherwise we are going to quit quite a lot of things in our lifes and succeed in nothing. Just keep going, find out what motivates you to continue. Maybe its a good job one day!

[Food and Agriculture Organization @FAO]

Today we launched the new @FAO e-Learning Academy!

The platform offers over 350 multilingual self-paced e-learning courses on food, #nutrition, #agriculture & so much more.

They are all free and downloadable!

Check them out here👉 https://t.co/6Z9aC6rCCK

[Larry Madden @TheLarryMadden]

Modern plant disease epidemiology owes a great deal to four giants of the field from the 1960s and 70s (and beyond). Come to my virtual PoD talk at #planthealth2020 to learn more.