The big picture: using wildflower strips for pest control
They may be beautiful, but these strips prove pretty deadly for every farmer's mortal enemy: aphids
Science
Dr Mamadou Balde
SCIENTIFIC SPECIALIST PHYTOCHEMISTRY POST-DOC RESEARCHER
Plant Sciences for the Bioeconomy
Location
Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, AL5 2JQ
Tel
+447984779555
Professional Platforms
ORCID
ResearchGate
Biography
Mamadou is a post-doctoral research scientist with an interest in natural products chemistry. He completed his PhD at Antwerp University in 2021, where his research focussed on the characterisation of bioactive plant metabolites using bioassay guided fractionation and dereplicative studies (In silico MS/MS fragmentation and Molecular Networking).
His current research focuses on isolation and characterization of promising compounds by NMR and Mass spectrometry techniques.
Awards
- 2021– PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Belgium
- 2014–MSc in Pharmaceutical sciences “Natural products chemistry”, University of Angers, France