Guest: Lenore Newman (agricultural researcher)
Lenore Newman is an agricultural expert whose job consists of two parts: research in food and agricultural innovation and advising the provost of the University of the Fraser Valley on agricultural directions and projects. She also plays a mentorship role to those aspiring to enter the agricultural industry, whether it be in business or research.
Lenore Newman is an agricultural expert whose job consists of two parts: research in food and agricultural innovation and advising the provost of the University of the Fraser Valley on agricultural directions and projects. She also plays a mentorship role to those aspiring to enter the agricultural industry, whether it be in business or research.
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Dr. Sam Aparicio of BC Cancer, studying medicine was always the plan, but research became his passion. Unbeknownst to him, research also involves many skills that didn’t expect, such as grant-writing, which he had to learn along the way. This led him down other side pathways, such as starting a biotech company to commercialize some of the findings in the genomics field.
Every day is different for Allison Macfarlane – and she would have it no other way. Despite her position as a director of a public policy affairs faculty, her journey didn’t start there – in fact, her education moved her to places like the Himalayas, Ecuador, Greece, and more. Her decision to change fields from science led to a chance meeting, which fuelled a shift towards public policy; she hasn’t looked back since.
