-Magdalen Lindeberg
Six SIPS graduate students and one SIPS-affiliated postdoc have been awarded 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!
Development and field testing of molecular strategies to decrease polerovirus transmission by aphids
Predoctoral Awardee: Stephanie Preising, Heck program, Field of Plant Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology
Award amount: $180,000, 36 months
Understanding the regulation of fruit abscission in Physalis grisea
Predoctoral Awardee: Elise Tomaszewski, van Eck & Giovannoni programs, Field of Plant Breeding
Award amount: $180,000, 36 months
Examining Transcriptional Regulation Of Carotenoid Content And Its Genetic Relationship With Starch For Biofortified Cassava Quality Improvement
Predoctoral Awardee: Seren Villwock, Jannink program, Field of Plant Breeding
Award amount: $180,000, 36 months
Mapping the genetic basis of fire blight resistance in Malus sieversii, the primary progenitor species of apples
Predoctoral Awardee: Ricky Tegtmeier, Khan program, Field of Plant Breeding
Award amount: $120,000, 24 months
Exploring the microbial communities associated with table beet to enhance the resilience of soilborne disease control
Predoctoral Awardee: Eric Branch, Pethybridge program, Field of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology
Award amount: $119,262, 24 months
Vector ecology of Spissistilus festinus and transmission of grapevine red blotch virus
Predoctoral Awardee: Victoria Hoyle, Fuchs program, Field of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology
Award amount: $120,000, 24 months
Microbial dynamics governing carbon storage in the cover crop root zone
Postdoctoral Awardee (Foundational Program: Microbial Communities in Soil) Marie Schaedel, Buckley program, Soil & Crop Sciences
Award amount: $225,000, 24 months