Michelle Lynn D'Souza, PhD

🪱🦠Upholding soil biodiversity research🦗🍄🥔@mccainglobal @CBG_UofG | Rigorous science + compelling stories so society + nature thrive | 🌈she/her/ಅವಳು

[Michelle Lynn D'Souza, PhD @mldsouzaphd]

🎥 👉 https://t.co/lIPdo9RcKW

[University of Guelph @uofg]

Today, the #UofG community honoured the groundbreaking achievement of evolutionary biologist, Dr. Paul Hebert, for the pioneering work he and the team at the Centre of Biodiversity Genomics have accomplished in DNA barcoding to catalogue life on Earth.

[Michelle Lynn D'Souza, PhD @mldsouzaphd]

https://t.co/Iq1EznCn26

[CFI / FCI @InnovationCA]

Want to contribute to solving the world’s big issues? Nina Dmytrenko works at reducing #greenhousegasemissions from homes with the @CMHC_ca. In our career webinar she shares how working in a multidisciplinary lab at @Carleton_U helped get her there. https://t.co/iFTdggrWFz

[Michelle Lynn D'Souza, PhD @mldsouzaphd]

I am incredibly honored to be working in the sustainability space, tackling some of our planets most pressing issues. Tune in if you'll like to know more about the people and places that led me here.

[CFI / FCI @InnovationCA]

📅 Mark the date: November 28 @ 2pm (EST)
Join us and four recent graduates for a webinar on successful careers in sustainable sectors. 🌿🌍🐟

Save your seat today! [LINK] : https://t.co/ab1yaga4X0
Plus win an iPad Pro!
#STEAM
#GreenCareers
#Sustainability
#FutureYou

[Michelle Lynn D'Souza, PhD @mldsouzaphd]

https://t.co/L2MPL4r7PE

[CFI / FCI @InnovationCA]

Looking to make the leap from academia to industry? In our webinar on building a career in environmental sustainability @graham_vanevery had this tip for making the transition. #STEAM #FutureYou Miss the discussion? Watch it here: https://t.co/JIJGr4O7an

[Michelle Lynn D'Souza, PhD @mldsouzaphd]

@InnovationCA Thank you again @InnovationCA for organizing this amazing event!

[International Barcode of Life Consortium (iBOL) @iBOLConsortium]

iBOL's Scientific Director, Paul Hebert & the @CBG_UofG #Innovation unit team have demonstrated that 100,000 #DNAbarcodes can be sequenced in a single @nanopore run at high accuracy and low cost.

https://t.co/OmbOJ8ZDXk

[Michelle Lynn D'Souza, PhD @mldsouzaphd]

McCain is creating a world where we better discover & share knowledge of the practices, both time-honoured & reimagined, that best nurture our soils and the life within it.

Research at @CBG_UofG @uofg is making it possible. Check out my Op-ed in the post below to learn how:

[McCain Foods Global @mccainglobal]

#WorldSoilDay2023 🌱➡️ To the untrained eye, this is just a pile of soil. To McCain, it is the key to unlocking sustainable, regenerative ag practices, securing our soil’s ability to grow our crops for generations to come.

Learn more: https://t.co/m1GU9BcCUV #WeAreMcCain

[Centre for Biodiversity Genomics (CBG) @CBG_UofG]

Dr. D'Souza @mldsouzaphd explains how DNA #metabarcoding - a technology developed here at @uofg - is used to assess soil biodiversity as part of a McCain Foods initiative to farm more sustainably.

https://t.co/fa53ajmwLJ

#ImproveLife #RegenerativeAgriculture

[Michelle Lynn D'Souza, PhD @mldsouzaphd]

Harnessing the power of DNA-tools to restore the ecosystems that feed us!

Go watch this beautiful piece on some of my work with @mccainglobal and @CBG_UofG to learn more.

Full video in the link.

[Ross Stewart @Ross69861149]

Finding some really cool insects in different parts of #SouthAfrica! Including the vector for African Horse Sickness (Culicoides pycnostictus) and a long-tongued fly (Philoliche sp.)! Excited what we are still going to find! #biodiversity #pollinators #Science #insect

[McCain Foods Global @mccainglobal]

Today, we officially inaugurate the second McCain Farms of the Future, located in Lichtenburg, South Africa. Learn more:
https://t.co/q87Z0OELaG

[Centre for Biodiversity Genomics (CBG) @CBG_UofG]

Studying the stomach contents of #spiders shows how they help control crop pests:
https://t.co/6gIhufkfKO via @ConversationCA

With @Ecology_forlife @dirch3 @AMacD_UGuelph & @jeremydewaard @UofGCBS @uofg

#biodiversity #ecology #agriculture

[Rebecca Johnson @DrRebeccaJ]

Museum collections provide some of the most important data to help us understand and predict what is happening under a changing climate. However, our collections pre-date electronic databases by hundreds of years so how do we know what we have?

[Talya Hackett @Landscape_Webs]

Learn all about mosquitoes, gene drives and the potential ecological consequences of population suppression in our @TED_ED video.

So great to see this live; it was such a pleasure to work on!

@TargetMalaria @OxfordBiology

https://t.co/BssptSS2Sr

[CECI @CECI_Canada]

#COP15 / A huge thank you to our panelists for this rich discussion on the knowledge of biodiversity in local development 🌱

✅ Daryl Bosu
✅ Sujeevan Ratnasingham
✅ Paola Agostini
✨ Don't worry if you missed the live event, a replay will be available in the next few days ✨

[Michelle Lynn D'Souza, PhD @mldsouzaphd]

For example: https://t.co/TePQomMCUP

[Michelle Lynn D'Souza, PhD @mldsouzaphd]

Dr LeClerc, Global Director of Ag Sustainability @mccainglobal, highlights how DNA metabarcoding helps monitor soil biodiversity and could help provide financial incentives that support growers transition to regenAg practices: https://t.co/zRootzvR8g via @YouTube
#COP15 @CBG_UofG

[Michelle Lynn D'Souza, PhD @mldsouzaphd]

Business is showing up for biodiversity. While the "deal lacks a mandatory requirement for companies to track and disclose their impact on biodiversity", it was encouraging to see that many were present to speak on how they are setting ambitious goals for themselves.

[nature @Nature]

Nations forge historic deal at #COP15 to save species: what’s in it and what’s missing https://t.co/y124DwmG0x

[Michelle Lynn D'Souza, PhD @mldsouzaphd]

Dr. Andrew Deutz, the Director of Global Policy, Institutions and Conservation Finance at The Nature Conservancy said it well:
https://t.co/gKJybNVZ81 via @YouTube

[Michelle Lynn D'Souza, PhD @mldsouzaphd]

Dr LeClerc, Global Director of Ag Sustainability @mccainglobal, highlights how DNA metabarcoding helps monitor soil biodiversity and could help provide financial incentives that support growers transition to regenAg practices: https://t.co/zRootzvR8g via @YouTube
#COP15 @CBG_UofG