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FFAR Fellows Program 2021 Cohort

Year Awarded  2021

Matching Funders   North Carolina State University

A unique three-year fellowship that prepares up to 48 graduate students to be the next generation of food and agriculture scientists by using an interdisciplinary approach to career readiness. Fellows work with university and industry representatives, as well as their peers, to conduct urgent research and engage in professional development.

Do Cows Count Their Steps?

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Miriam Martin

2019-2022 FFAR Fellow

Getting to the Root of the Problem: Fastidious Pathogens

Breakthrough for A Novel Bioassay for Culturing and Characterizing Fastidious Phytopathogens

Trait Selection, the Human Microbiome and Health

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Nate Korth

2019-2022 FFAR Fellow

New Innovator in Food & Agriculture Research Award

Nominations are due

FFAR Vet Fellows Second Cohort

Year Awarded  2020

Total award amount   $10,000 per student

Location   Washington, D.C.

Matching Funders   American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC)

The Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) announced the 11 recipients of the 2020 Veterinary Student Research Fellowships (Vet Fellows) in partnership with the American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC). This fellowship creates opportunities for veterinary students to pursue research on global food security and sustainable animal production.

National Academy of Sciences Prize in Food & Agriculture Research: Zachary Lippman

Year Awarded  2020

Total award amount   $100,000

Location   Laurel Hollow, NY

Matching Funders   Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Grantee Institution   Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Dr. Zachary Lippman was awarded the 2020 National Academy of Sciences Prize in Food and Agriculture for his work to increase crop productivity in the face of declining agricultural land and population growth through novel gene editing techniques.

2020 FFAR Fellows Cohort Announced

Dairy Cattle Metabolic Capacity: Milking It for all It’s Worth

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Linda Beckett

2019-2022 FFAR Fellow

Climate change and Dairy Farming: Beating the Heat

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Ananda Fontoura

2018-2021 FFAR Fellow

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