Meet the Fellows | 2018-2021
Abby Barker
FFAR Fellow Alumni (Colorado State University)
Current position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Herbicide Early Biology,
BASF, Limburgerhof, Germany
Lindsey Becker
NC State University
Plant Pathology
Sponsor: Novozymes
Francesco Cappai
FFAR Fellow Alumni (University of Florida)
Current position: Research Scientist – Molecular Genetics at Ohalo Genetics
Personal website
Zach Dashner
Penn State University
Plant Science
Sponsor: Mars Wrigley Confectionery
Alison Deviney
NC State University
Biological and Agricultural Engineering
Sponsor: Waste 2 Green
Shelby Hoglund
University of Arizona
Soil, Water, and Environmental Science
Sponsor: TAB AG
Lab website
Annie Krueger
FFAR Fellow Alumni: University of Nebraska
Current Position: Ecotoxicologist at Compliance Services International
Morgan Mathison
Michigan State University
Community Sustainability
Sponsor: McDonald’s
Lab website
Maci Mueller
UC Davis
Animal Science
Sponsor: Recombinetics
Lab website
Mary Ortiz Castro
Colorado State University
Bioagricultural Sciences & Pest Management
Sponsor: Colorado Corn Commission
Camilo Parada Rojas
NC State University
Plant Pathology
Sponsor: North Carolina Sweet Potato Commission
Lab website
Suneru Perera
University of Saskatchewan
Food and Bioproduct Sciences
Sponsor: KeyLeaf Biosciences
Ananda Portela Fontoura
Cornell University
Animal Science
Sponsor: Vetagro
Lab website
Lovepreet Singh
FFAR Fellow Alumni: University of Maryland,
Plant Science & Landscape Architecture
Current Position: PostDoc at the USDA Cereal Disease Lab/ University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.
Jaime Strickland
Michigan State University
Large Animal Clinical Sciences
Sponsor: NIFA
Kevin Xie
University of Illinois
Plant Biology
Sponsor: Bayer
Lab website