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:
Postdoctoral Fellow, Rooftop Garden and Controlled Environment, Colorado 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