Nine SIPS graduate students drawn from four of our graduate fields have been awarded predoctoral fellowships from the USDA NIFA Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI). The program is focused on developing the next generation of research, education, and extension professionals in the food and agricultural sciences. Congratulations to all our awardees!
Analysis of Pathogen Distribution and Virulence Patterns at a Continental Scale for Improved Management of Hop Powdery Mildew
Awardee: Bill Weldon, Gadoury program, Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology
Award amount: $119, 447
Investigating a role for plant virus silencing suppressor proteins in virus transmission
Awardee: Jenny Wilson, Heck program, Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology
Award amount: $120,000
Dissecting Resistance to Willow Leaf Rust (Melampsora spp.) in Shrub Willow (Salix spp.)
Awardee: Dustin Wilkerson, Larry Smart program, Plant Breeding and Genetics
Award amount: $120,000
Understanding the Epidemiology and Infection Biology of Melampsora americana Willow Rust in the Northeast United States
Awardee: Chase Crowell, Chris Smart program, Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology
Award amount: $120,000
TAL effector targeted susceptibility genes in black rot of cabbage caused by Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris
Awardee: Zoe Dubrow, Bogdanove program, Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology
Award amount: $120,000
Integrating transcriptomics for the improvement of genetic dissection and prediction of provitamin A and vitamin E in fresh sweet corn kernels
Awardee: Jenna Hershberger, Gore program, Plant Breeding and Genetics
Award amount: $120,000
Leveraging Digital Phenotyping and Genomics to Develop Durable Resistance to Early Blight in Tomato
Awardee: Taylor Anderson, Mutschler program, Plant Breeding and Genetics
Award amount: $120,000
Tracking the Fate of Low Molecular Weight Organic Substrates in Solution-Microbe-Mineral Systems
Awardee: Taylor Cyle, Martínez program, Soil and Crop Sciences
Award amount: $120,000
Understanding the Contribution of DNA Demethylation to Ripening Initiation in Tomato
Awardee: Daniel Evanich, Giovannoni program, Plant Biology
Award amount: $120,000