Dr. Neal Scott was recently recognized as a 2023 Community Science Program New Investigator by the Joint Genome Institute (JGI) for his successful proposal, Multi-scale variation in permafrost soil microbial community composition across the Arctic. Neal’s research with the JGI will use shotgun metagenomic sequences to find connections between these microbial communities and biogeochemical processes. Learn more here: JGI announces second round of 2023 New Investigator awardees.
Dr. Scott is also a member of a large research group that has just been awarded a significant research grant from Genome Canada as part of an expansive program to help develop more resilient food systems by harnessing microbial inoculants—produced by microbes found in Canadian soils—as an alternative to industrially produced and chemical fertilizers for agriculture, with the potential to significantly reduce Canadian GHG emissions from wheat, barley canola and dry bean production. Learn more here: Canada invests in world-leading climate-smart agriculture and food systems through genomics. Congratulations to Dr. Scott and his Interdisciplinary Challenge Team colleagues!
Dr. Neal Scott is an Associate Professor and Associate Head, Geography Graduate Programs in the Department of Geography and Planning at Queen's University, Kingston ON.