{"id":557,"date":"2024-07-17T10:23:40","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T14:23:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/josephlab\/?p=557"},"modified":"2024-07-17T21:55:50","modified_gmt":"2024-07-18T01:55:50","slug":"welcome-navdeep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/josephlab\/2024\/07\/welcome-navdeep\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome Navdeep!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hello! My name is Navdeep Kaur. My academic journey began in Punjab, India, where I was inspired by the region&#8217;s rich agricultural landscape and my early fascination with insects. This passion led me to pursue a B.Sc. in Agriculture (Hons.) and an M.Sc. in Agriculture (Entomology) from Guru Nanak Dev University, Punjab. During my undergraduate and master&#8217;s studies, I gained extensive knowledge in agricultural systems and entomological concepts, specializing in areas such as apiculture, insect ecology, integrated pest management, and commercial entomology. My master&#8217;s research focused on the effects of abiotic factors on the morphology and physiology of worker honey bees, <em>Apis mellifera<\/em> L. As an Assistant Professor of Entomology, I taught various courses on insects while actively engaging in research projects on pollinators, insect ecology and integrated pest management. At UGA, I will work on understanding the ecological interactions and adaptive mechanisms of <em>Thrips parvispinus<\/em>. Looking ahead, my career goal is to contribute to the field of entomology through both research and teaching. Beyond academia, I enjoy socializing, traveling, cooking, and exploring new environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"448\" src=\"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/josephlab\/files\/2024\/07\/Navdeep-Kaur1-1024x448.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/josephlab\/files\/2024\/07\/Navdeep-Kaur1-1024x448.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/josephlab\/files\/2024\/07\/Navdeep-Kaur1-300x131.jpg 300w, https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/josephlab\/files\/2024\/07\/Navdeep-Kaur1-768x336.jpg 768w, https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/josephlab\/files\/2024\/07\/Navdeep-Kaur1-1536x672.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/josephlab\/files\/2024\/07\/Navdeep-Kaur1.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello! My name is Navdeep Kaur. My academic journey began in Punjab, India, where I was inspired by the region&#8217;s rich agricultural landscape and my early fascination with insects. This passion led me to pursue a B.Sc. in Agriculture (Hons.) and an M.Sc. in Agriculture (Entomology) from Guru Nanak Dev University, Punjab. During my undergraduate [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":499,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-557","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-from-the-lab"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/josephlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/557","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/josephlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/josephlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/josephlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/499"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/josephlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=557"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/josephlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/557\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":559,"href":"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/josephlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/557\/revisions\/559"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/josephlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=557"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/josephlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=557"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/josephlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=557"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}