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Huong Thi Thu Le

Associate Academic Officer

WISDOM Project

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Background

Huong obtained a Bachelor degree of Agricultural Science from the University of Melbourne, Australia, and a Master degree of Science from the faculty of agriculture, Bonn University. Her study focused on crop production and plant diseases. Prior to her Master study she has worked as Customer Service Executive in the Department of Crop Protection, BASF Singapore Pte. Ltd., for three years.

Working Area at UNU-EHS

Huong is an Associated Academic Officer of the Environmental Vulnerability and Ecosystem Services Section at UNU-EHS working in the WISDOM (Water-related Information System for the Sustainable Development of the Mekong Delta) project. Her research focuses on pest and disease monitoring and mitigation measures. Additionally, Huong is a PhD candidate in the Institute of Crop Science and Resource Conservation (INRES), Agriculture faculty, University of Bonn. The topic of her PhD research is biological control of the rice root-knot nematode Meloidogyne graminicola.