ASRF Operation Students Announced
- On May 18, 2017
The American Seed Research Foundation (ASRF) is pleased to announce the group of graduate students selected to participate in the 2017 ASTA Annual Convention as part of the ASRF Operation Student program. The ASTA Annual Convention offers the students–majoring in seed biology or seed science and technology-the opportunity to gain valuable insight into the seed industry, while establishing valuable personal connections.
Congratulations to this year’s ASRF students:
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Narinder Singh, Kansas State University Degree Sought: Ph.D., graduating Fall 2017 Title of Study: Mining Novel Genetic Variation in Wheat wild and relative, Aegilops Tauschii |
Vivian Bernau, The Ohio State University Degree Sought: Ph.D., graduating December 2018 Title of Study: Exploring Drought Tolerance in Diverse Chile Peppers of Southern Mexico |
Jorge Venegas, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Degree Sought: Ph.D. plant breeding and genetics, graduating December 2017 Title of Study: Biofortification of hard red winter wheat for protein, iron and zinc by incorporating low phylate and Gpc-B1 traits. |
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Brian Pfeiffer, Texas A&M University Degree Sought: Ph.D. Plant Breeding, graduating December 2017 Title of Study: Long-term selection in hybrid sorghum breeding programs. |
Mei Zhao, University of Georgia Degree Sought: Ph.D., graduating May 2019 Title of Study: Factors that Affect Host Preference and Virulence of Acidovorax citrulli, the Causal Agent of Bacterial Fruit Blotch of Cucurbits. |
Qiang (Richard) Chen, Rutgers Degree Sought: Ph.D., graduating May 2018 Title of Study: Seed Transmitted Bacterial Endophytes from Cool Season Turfgrass Benefit Hosts by Providing Nutrients and Producing Antagonistic Compounds |
If you are interested in sponsoring a student this year, please reach out to Ann Jorss.
