Envision

Bio: Kevin Chan is a UD plant science student working inDr. Donofrio's lab. In his project, he is studying microbial interactions between a strain of bacteria against other economically important pathogens.

Affiliated program: Unique Strengths

Mentor: Dr. Nicole Donofrio

Bio: Grace Chen is an Environmental Science major from UC-Berkley. Working in Dr. Michael Crossley's lab, she is working on Agricultural Entomology. Her project concerns the relationship between black sulfur flies and parasitic worms.

Affiliated program: CANR Summer Institute

Mentor: Dr. Michael Crossley

Bio: Sarah Ding is a plant science major at UD working with Dr. Jung-youn Lee. Her project concerns making a transgenic organism by inserting a foreign gene into the plant.

Affiliated program: Unique Strengths

Mentor: Dr. Jung-Youn Lee

Bio: Carina Eisenberg is a NYU student studying chemistry. Working in Dr. Seyfferth's lab, her project will study the cadmium uptake in spinach varities.

Affiliated program: CANR Summer Institute

Mentor: Dr. Angelia Seyfferth

Bio: Emma Feldman is a rising UD Senior majoring in Wildlife Ecology. She is sponsored through the UD Envision program and is being mentored by Drs. Christopher Williams and Zachary Hammaker.

Affiliated program: UD Envision

Mentor: Dr. Chris Williams and Dr. Zachary Hammaker

Bio: Mariela is a rising junior at Iowa State University majoring in Microbiology and Geology. She is sponsored through the CANR Summer Institute and is being mentored by Dr. Erin Sparks and graduate student Jingjing Tong in Plant and Soil Sciences. She is studying the use of protoplast fusion for generating transgenic maize plants.

Affiliated program: UD CANR Summer Institute

Mentor: Dr. Erin Sparks

Bio: Safiyya is a rising junior at the University of Texas at Austin majoring in Genetics and Genomics. She is sponsored through the CANR Summer Institute and is being mentored by Dr. Erin Sparks in Plant and Soil Sciences. She is studying genetic variants of maize plants.

Affiliated program: UD CANR Summer Institute

Mentor: Dr. Erin Sparks

Bio: Ekaterina Hampton is a biology major at Shippensburg University. Working under Dr. Hammaker, her project will cover the carbon sequestration of central campus.

Affiliated program: UD Envision

Mentor: Dr. Erin Sparks

Bio: Nia is a rising junior at the University of Delaware majoring in Pre-Veterinary Medicine and Animal Biosciences and Agriculture and Natural Sciences. She is sponsored through the UD Envision Program and is being mentored by Dr. Amy Biddle. Nia’s project focuses on the study of gastric ulcers in standard bred racehorses. 

Affiliated program: UD Envision

Mentor: Dr. Amy Biddle

Bio: Yuki is a rising senior at the University of Maryland, Eastern Shore where she majors in Plant Science.  She is sponsored through UD Envision and is working with Dr. Alyssa Koehler on studying the prevalence of Pythium infestation in root crops of southern Delaware. 

Affiliated program: UD Envision

Mentor: Dr. Alyssa Koehler

Bio: Austin Jensen is a recent graduate from UD and majored in biology. He is working under Dr. Sparks on characterization of braceroot development in sorghum using QTL analysis.

Affiliated program: UD Envision/Grant Support

Mentor: Dr. Erin Sparks

Bio: Raven MckIntosh is a biology major at St. Augustine University. Under the guidance of Dr. Bais, she is studying how various microbes interact with plnts and each other.

Affiliated program: CANR Summer Institute

Mentor: Dr. Harsh Bais

Bio: Kadisha is a native of the West Indies and is a rising sophomore at Howard University where she majors in Environmental Science with minors in Computer Science and Economics. She is sponsored through the CANR Summer Institute and is being mentored by Dr. Changqing Wu where she is studying the prevalence of plastics in many of our foods.

Affiliated program: CANR Summer Institute

Mentor: Dr. Changqing Wu

Bio: Bukola Molake is a Biology major with a Environmental Science minor at UMBC working in Dr. Michael Crossley's lab focusing on Agricultural Entomology. Her project will look at the behavior of darkling beetles and mealworms.

Affiliated program: UD Envision

Mentor: Dr. Michael Crossley

Bio: Emilia is a rising senior at the University Delaware majoring in Plant Science with minors in Environmental Soil Science and Statistical Data Analytics. She is sponsored through the grant funding and is being mentored by Dr. Erin Sparks in Plant and Soil Sciences. She is studying nitrogen uptake by maize brace roots.

Affiliated program: UD Envision/Grant Support

Mentor: Dr. Erin Sparks

Bio: Jacqueline Rima is a UD Animal Bio Science major also pursuing a health certificate. Working in Dr. Dutta's animal science lab, her project will utilize samples from chicken ovarian follicles and use coding to sequence RNA.  

Affiliated program: UD Envision

Mentor: Dr. Aditya Dutta

Bio: Giovanni Rollo is a UD graduate with a degree in Animal Biosciences. He is working with Dr. Li on data procurement and anlysis of broiler house poultry.

Affiliated program: Unique Strengths

Mentor: Dr. Hong Li

Bio: Mia Sanders is a student at UD studying Animal Science and working in Dr. Yihang Li's lab. Her project will cover RNA isolation and real time PCR.

Affiliated program: UD Envision

Mentor: Dr. Yihang Li

Bio: Lauren Schechter is a UD student majoring in Environmental Science. She is working in Dr. Jin's soil physics lab, and her project will measure dissolved phosphorus of colloidal soil fractions in. marshland environment.

Affiliated program: UD Envision

Mentor: Dr. Yan Jin

Bio: Yasmine Skalli is a Social and Environmental Geography major attending The Ohio State University. Under the guidance of Dr. Parcells and Dr. Williams, she is working on communications for UD Envision and for the office of sustainability.

Affiliated program: UD Envision

Mentor: Dr. Mark Parcells and Dr. Chris Williams

Bio: Stefanie Severin is a Animal Biosciences major at UD. She is working in Dr. Parcells' lab, and is using gene editing technology to create a modified vaccine for Marek's disease in chickens.

Affiliated program: UD Envision

Mentor: Dr. Mark Parcells

Bio: Nicholas is a rising junior at the University of Maryland, Eastern Shore where he majors in Agricultural Business and Management.  He is being sponsored through the UD Envision program and is being mentored by Abby Reeves in sustainable farming practices in UD’s Fresh to You produce program.

Affiliated program: UD Envision

Mentor: Abby Reeves

Bio: Chase is a rising sophomore at the University of Maryland, College Park where she majors in Environmental Stewardship.  She is being sponsored through the UD Envision program and is being mentored by Abby Reeves in sustainable farming practices in UD’s Fresh to You produce program.

Affiliated program: UD Envision

Mentor: Abby Reeves