Meet the FFAR Fellows | 2020-2023
Felipe Alves Correa Carvalho da Silva
University of Florida
Animal Science
Sponsor: STgenetics
Lauren Anderson
NC State University
Animal Science
Sponsor: AgBiome
Sarah Bennett
Penn State University
Animal Science
Sponsor: Milk Specialties Global
Maria Chavez
Colorado State University
Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
Sponsor: Seeking a sponsor
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Ekramul Ehite
University of Tennessee Knoxville
Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science
Sponsor: University of Tennessee
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Charles Farber
Texas A&M University
Biochemistry and Biophysics
Sponsor: Star Roses & Plants
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Shane Hansen
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Plant Pathology
Sponsor: Wisconsin Potato and Vegetable Growers Association
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Siwook Hwang
Colorado State University
Ecology
Sponsor: The Perennial Agriculture Project
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Nicholas Karavolias
UC Berkeley
Plant and Microbial Biology
Sponsor: Good Ventures Foundation
Sarah Kezar
Texas A&M University
Agronomy
Sponsor: Cotton Incorporated
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Alison Lui
University of California – Berkeley
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Sponsor: Syngenta
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Jamila Mweta
Tuskegee University
Integrative Biosciences
Sponsor: Tuskegee University
Echo Pan
NC State University
Functional Genomics
Sponsor: North Carolina State University
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Daniela Pezzini
NC State University
Entomology and Plant Pathology
Sponsor: Corteva
Aaron Prairie
Colorado State University
Ecology
Sponsor: General Mills
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Abigail Roche
Case Western Reserve University
Population and Quantitative Health Sciences
Sponsor: Case Western Reserve University
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Manuel Sabbagh
University of Minnesota
Soil, Water, and Climate
Sponsor: Minnesota Corn Research & Promotion Council
Lab website
Xiaonan Shi
NC State University
Horticultural Science
Sponsor: BASF
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Simon Sretenovic
University of Maryland College Park
Plant Science & Landscape Architecture
Sponsor: Inari Agriculture
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Renan Stefanini Lopes
Washington State University
Biological Systems Engineering
Sponsor: Washington State University
Jeremy Sutherland
Penn State University
Bioinformatics and Genomics
Sponsor: Pasa Sustainable Agriculture
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Sara Tondini
University of Illinois
Animal Sciences
Sponsor: Arm & Hammer
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Lauren Whitt
University of Missouri
Plant Sciences
Sponsor: Bayer Crop Science
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