Congratulations to Marc Cubeta who is serving as the 89th president of the Mycological Society of America!  The announcement can be found HERE. November 16, 2020

Ralph Dean has a new partnership with SAS and Microsoft, through the Plant Sciences Initiative (PSI) to develop small sensors that can perceive volatile organic compounds and detect plant diseases. Read more about this exciting collaboration HERE. October 27, 2020

Congratulations to Christine Hawkes for receiving a $1.4M grant from NSF to study the effect of droughts on soil microbes. The announcement can be found in the CALS news. August 28, 2020

Congratulations to Kevin Garcia for receiving a $740,000 grant from the USDA to study how symbiotic root fungi help legumes get potassium. The announcement is posted HERE. August 28, 2020

Congratulations to Francis de los Reyes who was awarded a 2020 Patents for Humanity Award by the US Patents and Trademark Office for his Flexcrevator project. The Flexcrevator is a machine that enables fast, safe, and hygienic fecal sludge removal, surpassing manual emptying. The announcement can be found HERE. August 26, 2020

The CAST article on “Agriculture and the Microbiome” by Ignazio Carbone, Megan Andrews and Owen Duckworth was featured in WRAL TechWire and CALS news. The link to the publication and the webinar (presented by Ignazio and Megan) can be found HERE. August 25, 2020

Marc Cubeta was featured on the local news (CBS17): “Fungus among us: Why are mushrooms taking over central NC lawns?”. The video version can be found HERE. August 24, 2020

Margo Daub was featured in the CALS news. Congratulations on all your achievements at NC-state. We wish you well in your retirement! Read all about her CALS career HERE. August 14, 2020

Congratulations to Manuel Kleiner on receiving a $1.8M NIH grant to study the gut microbiome! The announcement can be found HERE. August 14, 2020

Congratulations to Marc Cubeta for receiving the 2020 APS Excellence in Teaching Award! August 4, 2020

Congratulations to Owen Duckworth for receiving the Jackson Soil Chemistry and Mineralogy Award! The announcement is posted HERE. July 20, 2020

Congratulations to Amy Grunden for being named Assistant Director for the Life Sciences for the North Carolina Agricultural Research Service (NCARS)! The announcement is posted HERE. July 13, 2020

Congratulations to Francis de los Reyes for being elected to the National Academy of Science and Technology of the Philippines! July 2, 2020

The GRIP4PSI collaborative research project led by Christine Hawkes to Increase Disease and Drought Resistance was highlighted in CALS news. The article is titled Using Leaf Fungi to Improve Crop Resilience. June 30, 2020

Please join us in welcoming Marcela Rojas-Pierce to CIFR! Marcela is an Associate Professor in Plant and Microbial Biology. June 8, 2020

Congratulations to Francis de los Reyes for receiving an NSF grant to track novel Coronavirus in wastewater. May 14, 2020

Congratulations to Peter Ojiambo who has been selected as one of this year’s University Faculty Scholars! February 27, 2020

Congratulations to CIFR members Christine Hawkes, Nathan Crook, Kevin Garcia, and Amy Grunden for their contributions to two of the four successful GRIP-4PSI proposals! February 14, 2020.