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2024 Borlaug-Ruan Interns

Lexi Bodlak

University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Internship Site: Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) in San Jose, Costa Rica Project: The Correlation between an Uneven Distribution of Care Responsibilities and a Widening Gender Nutrition Gap in Latin America [ View ]

Justine Magdalene Chavez

Houston, TX

Internship Site: World Vegetable Center (ARVDC) in Shanhua, Taiwan Project: Exploring the Breeding Process [ View ]

Calla Doh

Rice University

Internship Site: S M Seghal Foundation in Gurugram, India Project: Maternal and Child Nutrition in Nuh: Agricultural, Social, Economic and Cultural Insights and Recommendations [ View ]

Lily Hestjean

Munster, IN

Internship Site: EARTH University in Guácimo, Costa Rica Project: Empowering Small-Scale Farmers in Costa Rica through Organics: The Effects of Bacillus subtilis on Lettuce (Lechuga sativa) Growth [ View ]

Shywann Horne

Ohio University

Internship Site: Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) in San Jose, Costa Rica Project: Benchmarking Report and Mapping of Competitive Funds Under the Horizontal Cooperation Unit [ View ]

Vivien Huang

University of California, Berkeley

Internship Site: International Potato Center (CIP) in Nairobi, Kenya Project: Assessment of Iron, Zinc, and Vitamic C Levels in Shangi Potatoes from Key Potato-Growing Counties in Kenya: Implications for Nutritional Health and Breeding Strategies [ View ]

Riya Kalluvila

Hubertus, WI

Internship Site: World Vegetable Center (AVRDC) in Hyderabad, India Project: Assessing the Waterlogging Tolerance and Nitrogen Fixation of Mungbean (Vigna radiata) and Urdbean (Vigna mungo) Across Developmental Phases [ View ]

Olivia Marti

Waukon, IA

Internship Site: International Maize & Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) in Texcoco, Mexico Project: The Seed Conservation Process and Its Importance in the Future of Agriculture [ View ]

Zara Miller

Durham, NC

Internship Site: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) in Hyderabad, India Project: Understanding the Socio-Economic and Accelerated Value-Chain Benefits of the Walmart Foundation Funded Project in Anantapur, India [ View ]

Saanvi Ram

Dubuque, IA

Internship Site: International Potato Center (CIP) in Lima, Peru Project: Development and Application of Competent Bacterial Cells for Efficient Detection of Potato Leafroll Virus (PLRV) [ View ]

Pari Shah

New York, NY

Internship Site: International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) in Mbita, Kenya Project: Investigating effects of social change and use of circular Push-Pull technology by smallholder farmers in Western Kenya [ View ]

Kayla Sohn

Yale University

Internship Site: M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) in Chennai, India Project: Investigating the Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Crisis and its Impact on Tribal Women and Children in Wayanad, Kerala [ View ]

Khamani Thomas

Tuskegee Unviersity

Internship Site: International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in Nairobi, Kenya Project: A Common Goal: The Union of Various Research Projects [ View ]

Hope Williams

Alexandria, MN

Internship Site: International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) in Mbita, Kenya Project: A Common Goal: The Union of Various Research Projects [ View ]

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