Jenifer Huang McBeath appointed special advisor by Chinese government
December 19, 2011
Jenifer Huang McBeath, professor of plant pathology and biotechnology, has received
an official appointed from the Chinese government to become a special advisor for
the Guangxi Quarantine and Inspection Service. McBeath was recognized by her expertise
in plant disease research, plant quarantine issues and international trade.
As part of her appointment ceremony, she delivered a lecture, “Strategies and tactics
of plant protection under conditions of environmental change,” to prominent administrative
officials, lab chiefs and inspectors. She is the first foreigner to have received
this distinction.
For more information contact McBeath at 474-7431 or jhmcbeath@alaska.edu.