{"id":346,"date":"2023-06-09T18:32:44","date_gmt":"2023-06-09T18:32:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esa.org\/blackecologists\/?p=346"},"modified":"2023-06-09T18:33:51","modified_gmt":"2023-06-09T18:33:51","slug":"june-2023-blackologist-of-the-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esa.org\/blackecologists\/2023\/06\/june-2023-blackologist-of-the-month\/","title":{"rendered":"June 2023 Blackologist of the Month"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Our newest Blackologist of the Month is Dr. Rondy Malik, an Assistant Research Professor at the <\/span>Kansas Biological Survey and Center for Ecological Research<\/span><\/a>. Dr. Malik is an expert in plant-microbe interactions and trophic ecology. Originally from Boston, Massachusetts, he is a proud first generation Haitian American. His ecological career began as an intern at a National Institutes of Health program at the University of Massachusetts Boston. Dr. Malik works extensively on the monarch-milkweed system, and is currently exploring the impacts of elevated CO<\/span>2<\/span> in this system. He teaches general biology at <\/span>Haskell Indian Nations University and Rockhurst University. Dr. Malik\u2019s work has crowned him multiple achievements, including as a <\/span>UMass Amherst Bridge Scholar<\/span><\/a>, one of Cell Mentor\u2019s <\/span>\u201c1000 inspiring Black scientists in America\u201d<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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To connect with Dr. Rondy Malik or to learn more, visit: <\/span>https:\/\/biosurvey.ku.edu\/people\/rondy-malik<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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Note: If you would like to be featured in the BES Blackologist series, please submit the following <\/span>google form<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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