In the lead up to the break we bid farewell (e boa viagem) to several short- and long-term team members who are off to new adventures and/or leaving us after a visit.

Louis bids farewell after several years in various roles and projects with the team to head back to his native Wales for a new adventure pursuing one of his hobbies professionally. Louis was an integral member of the team since he first joined as a dissertation student, and will be sorely missed. Thank you for all your contributions and best of luck in the next phase Louis!

Nathalia recently returned to Brazil to complete her masters after a successful visit with us working on molecular analyses mostly with Rhiannon and Dawn.  Best wishes for the rest of your Masters Nathalia and hope the writing goes well! Obrigado!

Nandhara is also heading back to Brazil in the coming days after completing some really interesting experiments with the team looking at cowpea and soybean nutrition. Fingers crossed for success back in Brazil with the remaining analyses, and best wishes for the rest of your Masters work! Obrigado!