Meet the Fellows | 2020-2023

Felipe Alves Correa Carvalho da Silva

Dr. Felipe Alves Correa Carvalho da Silva

University of Florida, Animal Science

FFAR Fellow Alum

Current Position:
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Animal Science, NC State University

Lauren Anderson

Lauren Anderson

NC State University, Animal Science

Sponsor:
AgBiome

Sarah Burtnett

Sarah Burtnett

Penn State University, Animal Science

Sponsor:
Milk Specialties Global

Maria Chavez

Dr. Maria Chavez

Colorado State University

FFAR Fellow Alum

Current Position:
Assistant Professor, Integrative Renewable Energy and Agricultural Natural Resources
New Mexico State University

Ekramul Ehite

Dr. Ekramul Ehite

University of Tennessee Knoxville, Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science

FFAR Fellow Alum

Current Position:
Principal Scientist – Early Engagement and Deviceability, GSK

Shane Hansen

Shane Hansen

University of Wisconsin-Madison, Plant Pathology

FFAR Fellow Alum

Current Position:
Senior Agronomist, Simplot Grower Solutions

Siwook Hwang

Siwook Hwang

Colorado State University, Ecology

Sponsor:
The Perennial Agriculture Project

Lab website

Nicholas Karavolias

Nicholas Karavolias

UC Berkeley, Plant and Microbial Biology

FFAR Fellow Alum

Current Position:
Postdoctoral Scholar, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Sarah Kezar

Dr. Sarah Kezar

Texas A&M, Agronomy

FFAR Fellow Alum

Current Position:
NIFA Postdoctoral Fellow, Cornell University

Alison Lui

Alison Lui

University of California – Berkeley, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

FFAR Fellow Alum

Current Position:
Lecturer and Lab Manager, UC Berkeley

Jamila Mweta

Jamila Mweta

Tuskegee University, Integrative Biosciences

FFAR Fellow Alum

Current Position:
Postdoctoral Associate, Tuskegee University

Echo Pan

Dr. Echo Pan

NC State University, Functional Genomics

FFAR Fellow Alum

Current Position:
Nuclease Advisor, Eli Lilly

Daniela Pezzini

Dr. Daniela Pezzini

NC State University, Entomology & Plant Pathology

FFAR Fellow Alum

Current Position:
Crop Protection Technology Development Representative at Bayer Crop Science

Aaron Prairie

Aaron Prairie

Colorado State University, Ecology

Sponsor:
General Mills

Lab website

Abigail Roche

Abigail Roche

Case Western Reserve University, Population and Quantitative Health Sciences

Sponsor:
Case Western Reserve University

Lab website

Manuel Sabbagh

Dr. Manuel Sabbagh

University of Minnesota, Dept. of Soil, Water, and Climate

FFAR Fellow Alum

Current Position:
Soil Scientist, Nutrien

Xiaonan Shi

Dr. Xiaonan Shi

NC State University, Horticultural Science

FFAR Fellow Alum

Current Position:
Research & Development Specialist, Kymeral

Simon Sretenovic

Simon Sretenovic

University of Maryland College Park, Plant Science & Landscape Architecture

FFAR Fellow Alum

Current Position:
Postdoctoral Scholar, Stanford University

Renan Stefanini Lopes

Renan Stefanini Lopes

Washington State University, Biological Systems Engineering

FFAR Fellow Alum

Current Position:
Research Scientist, Locus Fermentation Solutions

Jeremy Sutherland

Jeremy Sutherland

Penn State University, Bioinformatics and Genomics

FFAR Fellow Alum

Current Position:
Postdoctoral Scholar, Penn State University

Sara Tondini

Dr. Sara Tondini

University of Illinois, Animal Science

FFAR Fellow Alum

Current Position:
Research Scientist, Ruminant Nutrition, ADM

Lauren Whitt

Lauren Whitt

University of Missouri, Plant Sciences

FFAR Fellow Alum

Current Position:
Postdoctoral Research, USDA Agricultural Research Service