This federal Project Grant award from the Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Higher Education National Needs Graduate Fellowship Grants program (CFDA 10.210) provides $262,500 over 5 years to The Pennsylvania State University, doing business as Penn State, to develop an interdisciplinary training program focused on the relationship between plants and human health. The project will recruit and train a diverse cohort of PhD students through co-mentorship by experts in fields such as food science, sensory science, plant science, soil science, ethnobotany, metabolomics, and toxicology. The program aims to create a pipeline of researchers capable of leading comprehensive, systems-based research on the complex interactions between plant genetics, environment, production/processing, consumer genetics, diet, and cultural practices that govern the plant-human health relationship. The PhD fellows will receive training and professional development in areas like communication, grant-writing, entrepreneurship, and mentorship to prepare them for leadership roles in academia, government, and industry research centers.
Mod # | Description | Reason For Modification | Federal Obligation (Click to sort descending) | Date (Click to sort ascending) |
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| Not listed | $262.5k | 11/15/23 |