Research chair coup for AUC.A prestigious research scientist is being added to the roster at the Great Lakes Forestry Centre (GLFC GLFC Great Lakes Fishery Commission (Canada-US Joint Commission) ) and to the teaching ranks at Algoma University College Algoma University College is a postsecondary institution in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada, offering undergraduate university degrees in more than 25 academic programs. Algoma is currently an affiliated college of Laurentian University in Sudbury. (AUC AUC area under curve ). Dr. Jenny Cory, a research specialist in molecular ecology, arrives in Sault Ste. Marie Sault Sainte Marie — pronounced "Soo Saint Marie" (IPA /su seɪnt məˈɹi/) — is the name of two cities on the Saint Marys River, which forms part of the boundary between the United States and Canada. in February bringing with her a suitcase of federal funding to develop the college's biology program into a future centre of excellence. Cory is coming from the NERC Centre for Ecology and Hydrology The Centre for Ecology and Hydrology is a publicly-funded body of the United Kingdom specialising in interdisciplinary scientific research on terrestrial and freshwater environments. in Oxford, U.K., one of Britain's centres of hydrological research. A Canada Research Chair Canada Research Chairs (CRCs) are Canadian university research professorships created through the Canada Research Chairs Program. Program goals The program, established in 2000, is an integral part of a Government of Canada plan to drive Canadian research and development held by Dr. Corey for research in Evolutionary and Molecular Ecology is being established for Algoma University College--the institution's first-along with $1.75 million in federal funding over seven years to cover her salary and contribute to her research in running AUC's lab on site at the GLFC. GLFC, a National Resources Canada-run facility, is an internationally recognized leader in the Canadian pest management sector. "This is a significant coup," says Errol Caldwell, Great Lakes Forestry Centre manager. "She's a well-known scientist in her own right and the fact that AUC got this Canada Research Chair is very significant accomplishment especially in the growth of their biology program." The two institutions are setting up a biology program lab within the facility to take advantage of GLFC's forest insect genomics program focused on insect control in forestry and agriculture. Among Cory's work will be to determine what role diseases play in regulating insect populations and whether or not they influence biodiversity. Caldwell says attracting top-notch research talent is one vital component of the community-based Science Enterprise Algoma (SEA), a bio-economic cluster and future research park that is part of a larger regional Northern Ontario Biotechnology Initiative. "This is one of the areas that SEA has been emphasizing and the centre is starting to bear fruit." www.glfc.forestry.ca By IAN ROSS Northern Ontario Business Northern Ontario Business is a Canadian magazine, which publishes monthly in Greater Sudbury, Ontario. The magazine covers business news and issues in Northern Ontario. |
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