UBC Graduate Research

Forest doctor Li, Alice (李雨嫣)

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Alice Li was a semi-finalist in the 2024 UBC Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition. Alice presented their research, "Forest Doctor". They hope to combat forest pandemics, akin to Dutch Elm Disease, with the same urgency as addressing human pandemics like COVID-19. Alice's focus is on developing an on-site rapid PCR detection tool to efficiently identify forest diseases, enabling prompt intervention and management. Alice Li is pursuing their Master of Science in Forestry in the Faculty of Forestry under the supervision of Dr. Richard Hamelin.

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