National Academy of Sciences Prize in Food & Agriculture Research: Rodolphe Barrangou Year Awarded 2018 Total award amount $100,000 Location Raleigh, NC Matching Funders Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Grantee Institution NC State University Dr. Rodolphe Barrangou was awarded the 2018 National Academy of Sciences Prize in Food & Agriculture Research for pioneering research establishing CRISPR as the adaptive immune system of bacteria, a discovery which promoted the practical use of CRISPR-Cas systems for genome editing.
May 1, 2017 Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research Congratulates Edward Buckler, First Recipient of the National Academy of Sciences Prize in Food and Agriculture Sciences
January 23, 2017 FFAR Congratulates Edward Buckler, First Recipient of Prestigious NAS Prize for Extraordinary Contribution to Food and Agriculture
October 13, 2016 FFAR at the Borlaug Dialogue: Celebrating the New NAS Prize in Food and Agriculture Sciences Sally Rockey, Ph.D. Executive Director Emeritus
October 12, 2016 FFAR and Borlaug Dialogue Attendees Celebrate New $100,000 National Academy of Sciences Prize in Food and Agriculture Sciences
July 13, 2016 Honoring & Inspiring Future Breakthroughs: New Prize Sally Rockey, Ph.D. Executive Director Emeritus
July 13, 2016 Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research Establishes National Academy of Sciences Prize in Food & Agriculture Sciences with Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Support