Langston University Biology professor Gnanambal ( Charmaine) Naidoo spent seven weeks during the summer in South Africa as a Carnegie African Diaspora Fellow. Dr. Naidoo collaborated with Professor Mark Laing at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in Pietermaritzburg.
Dr. Naidoo reviewed the both the undergraduate and graduate Plant Pathology curriculum and the laboratory exercises. She also mentored graduate students and postdocs and presented seminars at two locations of the host institution. She was involved in grading proposal presentations and interacted with more African scientists during her fellowship than she have in the last 25 years. Additionally, Professor Laing and Dr. Naidoo wrote draft research proposals in Plant Pathology/Crop
Dr. Naidoo reviewed the both the undergraduate and graduate Plant Pathology curriculum and the laboratory exercises. She also mentored graduate students and postdocs and presented seminars at two locations of the host institution. She was involved in grading proposal presentations and interacted with more African scientists during her fellowship than she have in the last 25 years. Additionally, Professor Laing and Dr. Naidoo wrote draft research proposals in Plant Pathology/Crop