Biology Professor Clinches Best Poster Award in India

A professor at the Biology Department who is currently pursuing her post-graduate studies in India gained recognition during the International Conference on Genomic Sciences held last year at the Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, India when her entry was selected Best Poster.

Prof. Socorro Parco was one of only 15 featured researchers, based on poster submissions of over 250. From among the 15, her entry, ?Siderphore production associated with anti-fungal potential of Rhizobium sp.,? was selected Best Poster.Her poster will be featured in an Indian journal.

A scholar of the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia, Professor Parco is finishing her Doctor of Philosophy in Microbiology at Lady Doak College in Madurai, India,