Securing Our Food: A Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship at Virginia Tech 2017-2025
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2019 Virginia Tech REEL Fellows

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Fellow                                         Mentors                                                     Fellow's Home Institution
M. Jaret Arnold                          D. Haak & J. Derr                                      Kent State University
    Project: Examining herbicide resistance and chemical use in the Poaceae family

Mallory Cerkleski                      M.A. Saghai-Maroof & M. Reiter             Guilford College
     Project: Impact of protein-controlling genes and soil sulfur fertility on soybean yield and quality


Ethan Dorman                           J. Westwood & J. Samtani                        Pennsylvania State University
     Project: Investigation on parasitic weeds, pollinators, insect pests and fruit quality in agri-environments


Madigan Hawkins                     A. Stevens & C. Wilkinson                        University of Idaho
     Project: A tale of two cash crops: Stewart's Wilt in corn and Tobacco Mosaic Virus in flue-cured tobacco


Logan Heflin                             B. Vinatzer & L. Strawn                           University of Idaho
     Project: Exploring the importance of rain as a source of plant-associated bacteria


Rosa Houchins                          M. O'Rourke & C. Wilkinson                     VA Highlands Community College
     Project: Bees and RT-qPCR: Integrating wildflowers into pastures and tracking Tobacco Mosaic Virus infections

Tahja Stewart                            B. Zhao & H. Frame                                   Norfolk State University
     Project: An exploration into the different ways bacteria can contribute to agriculture

Rachael Walcheck                     D. Tholl & H. Mehl                                     Iowa State University
     Project: Collection of volatile compounds from peanut (Arachis hypogaea) infected with Sclerotium rolfsii



The VT-REEL program started on May 28, 2019 with an all-day orientation (lunch provided), followed by a lab tour in Latham Hall. New this year - a graduate student mentorship program! Other program-affiliated events included: a visit to a local farm, multi-day AREC tour and the annual Summer Research Symposium. The gallery below provides highlights of the summer.
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