Fifteen high school students selected as 2009 Borlaug-Ruan International Interns

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03/25/2009

2009 Borlaug-Ruan International Interns

An all-expense-paid, eight-week hands-on experience, the prestigious Borlaug-Ruan International Internship provides exceptional high school students the opportunity to work with world renowned scientists and policymakers at leading research centers in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East.

In the Summer of 2009, fifteen interns have been selected to travel to Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, India, Mexico, Peru, Philippines, Taiwan, and Turkey to get a firsthand view of pressing food security and nutritional problems in poverty-stricken areas and take part in ground-breaking field and laboratory-based research.

Upon their return, each intern will submit a research report and reflection paper documenting their personal experiences and the outcomes of their research projects.

		Justine Cheng West Des Moines, IA Brazilian Corporation of Agricultural Research (EMBRAPA) in Londrina, BRAZIL		Lauren Schefter Mount Vernon, IA International Rice Research Institute (IRR) in Manila, PHILIPPINES
		Sarah Dillard Spencer, IA International Maize & Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) in Ankara, TURKEY		Christopher Sievers Albert City, IA International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in Addis Ababa, ETHIOPIA
		Ellen Franzenburg Van Horne, IA AVRDC - The World Vegetable Center in Shanhua, Tainan, TAIWAN		Tiffanie Stone Arden Hills, MN China National Hybrid Rice Research & Development Center (CNHRRDC) in Changsha, Hunan, CHINA
		Linda Geiger New Hartford, IA China Agricultural University (CAU) in Beijing, CHINA		Meera Sury Roseville, MN Peking University in Beijing, CHINA
		DeAndré Harper Marietta, GA International Maize & Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) in El Batán, MEXICO		Stephanie Venenga Dike, IA Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC) in Dhaka, BANGLADESH
		Joe-Ann Moser Omaha, NE African Insect Science for Food and Health (icipe) in Nairobi, KENYA		Colin Weaver Boone, IA Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) in Beijing, CHINA
		William Rooney College Station, TX The WorldFish Center in Abbassa, EGYPT		Allison Zhao San Diego, CA International Potato Center (CIP) in Lima, PERU
		Danika Schaaf Des Moines, IA M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) in Chennai, INDIA