Biography
Dr. Lazarovits was employed as a Research Scientist at Agriculture and Agrifood Canada from 1978 until 2010 and retired at a research scientist 5 level. He accepted the position as Research Director of a newly found company A&L Biologicals, a company dedicated to serving the needs of Canadian and International growers with services and research related to developing bio-rationale agro-ecosystems. Dr. Lazarovits’ research over the last decade has focused on examining plant health from an ecological perspective where both beneficial and detrimental organisms in soil are considered to affect plant vigor. He developed innovative model systems for studying soil processes and interactions between microorganisms and plants, as well each other. He serves on committees of Environment Canada and is a member of the UN Ozone Secretariat regulating the phase out of methyl bromide (MBTOC). Dr. Lazarovits was president of the Canadian Phytopathological Society. He was an active researcher and was a team leader with Agriculture and Agrifood Canada for over 32 years.
Research Interest
Developing bio-rationale agro-ecosystems
Biography
Dr. Beverly Ramsey has completed her M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville in Systems Ecology. Dr. Ramsey is the Executive Director for the Division of Earth and Ecosystem Science, at the Desert Research Institute, the environmental research arm of the Nevada System of Higher Education (2014 – Present). Previously, Dr. Ramsey began her career as a Research Scientist at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. There she participated in the preparation of the first Environmental Impact Statement. Her research concentrated in the transport, fate and ecological/environmental, and effects of radioactive, hazardous and biological agents and hazardous materials. Dr. Ramsey also has completed a number of Certificate Programs in Integrative Medicine from the University of Arizona, College of Medicine.
Research Interest
Environmental Science
Biography
Bruce A. Fowler has completed his PhD at 1972 from University of Oregon Medical School. He has served as Assistant Professor to Professor in various Universities including University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC, University of Maryland at Baltimore etc. He is the director of Federal Legislative and NARFE-PAC Chair-Rockville. He has published more than 25 papers in reputed journals and has been serving as an editorial board member of repute.
Research Interest
Development of molecular biomarkers, Translation of computational toxicology .