2018 Virginia Tech REEL Fellows
Fellow Mentors Fellow's Home Institution
Hunter Aliff M.A. Saghai-Maroof & R. Arancibia West Virginia State University
Project: Gene mapping of soybeans and biochemical responses to stress in potato
Malia Bauder G. Gillaspy & J. Owen Oregon State University
Project: Can we create a plant to remove excess phosphate from soil and water?
Cassandra Bush B. Zhang & J. Samtani Norfolk State University
Project: Nutrient effects on fruit quality and yield of two new blackberry cultivars
Elle Cornman G. Pilot & L. Strawn Virginia Tech
Project: Microbes - Friend and Foe
Zahria Duncan B. Scharf & M. Reiter Tuskegee University
Project: Alfalfa production recommendations - use of biocontrols and poultry litter ash
Casey Gregory D. Tholl & M. Balota Pennsylvania State University
Project: Molecular and physiological responses to nitrogen stress in Seteria viridis and Sorghum bicolor
Chase Mullins A. Stevens & H. Mehl Virginia Tech
Project: Utilization of reverse genetics and fungicide sensitivity assays to study pathogens of two agronomic
crops
Alexander Varaksa J. McDowell & H. Mehl Norfolk State University
Project: Quantification of Fusarium transmission to corn via stinkbug feeding using species-specific PCR
The VT-REEL program started on May 21, 2018 with an all-day orientation (lunch provided), followed by a lab tour in Latham Hall. Other program-affiliated events included: a Memorial Day cook-out, hike to Cascade Falls, and tubing on the New River. The gallery below provides highlights of the summer.
Hunter Aliff M.A. Saghai-Maroof & R. Arancibia West Virginia State University
Project: Gene mapping of soybeans and biochemical responses to stress in potato
Malia Bauder G. Gillaspy & J. Owen Oregon State University
Project: Can we create a plant to remove excess phosphate from soil and water?
Cassandra Bush B. Zhang & J. Samtani Norfolk State University
Project: Nutrient effects on fruit quality and yield of two new blackberry cultivars
Elle Cornman G. Pilot & L. Strawn Virginia Tech
Project: Microbes - Friend and Foe
Zahria Duncan B. Scharf & M. Reiter Tuskegee University
Project: Alfalfa production recommendations - use of biocontrols and poultry litter ash
Casey Gregory D. Tholl & M. Balota Pennsylvania State University
Project: Molecular and physiological responses to nitrogen stress in Seteria viridis and Sorghum bicolor
Chase Mullins A. Stevens & H. Mehl Virginia Tech
Project: Utilization of reverse genetics and fungicide sensitivity assays to study pathogens of two agronomic
crops
Alexander Varaksa J. McDowell & H. Mehl Norfolk State University
Project: Quantification of Fusarium transmission to corn via stinkbug feeding using species-specific PCR
The VT-REEL program started on May 21, 2018 with an all-day orientation (lunch provided), followed by a lab tour in Latham Hall. Other program-affiliated events included: a Memorial Day cook-out, hike to Cascade Falls, and tubing on the New River. The gallery below provides highlights of the summer.
