Jonathan Lundgren was recently mentioned here as a whistle-blower from within the USDA-ARS at Brookings, SD.  As you know he came to speak at the Empire State Honey Producers meeting this weekend.


His professional biography reads:


"Dr. Lundgren received his PhD in Entomology from the University of Illinois in 2004.  Lundgren received the Presidential Early Career Award for Science and Engineering (highest honor given to young scientists by the Office of the President).  He has served as Panel Manager for NIFA's Biotechnology Risk Assessment Grants Program for two years and on the EPA's and EFSA's scientific advisory panels to assess the safety of RNAi-based pesticides.  He is actively involved in the Entomological Society of America and is current President for the International Organization for Biological Control.  He is an editor for Environmental Entomology.  He was a visiting scientist at CABI in Delemont, Switzerland and with CIAT in Cali Colombia.  He has received more than $3.4 million in extramural grant funds.  One of his priorities is to make science applicable to end-users, and he regularly interacts with the public and farmers regarding pest management and insect biology.  Lundgren's research program focuses on assessing the ecological risk of pest management strategies and developing sustainable, long-term solutions for managing pests in cropland.  his ecological research focuses heavily on conserving healthy biological communities within agroecosystems by reducing disturbance and increasing biodiversity within cropland."


His talk was comprehensive.  I selected just this YouTube video from his presentation to post to you all as a starting point for discussion, for those interested:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCn8JZNqAt0


Christina

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