Graduate Student News
Morgane Golan
Morgane Golan is a Ph.D. candidate in the Regenerative Bioscience Center at the University of Georgia. Her research focuses on enhancing neural stem cell-derived extracellular vesicle (NSC-EV) manufacturing processes, toward improving the accessibility and efficacy of this regenerative therapy for neurotraumatic and neurodegenerative conditions.
Morgane has recently received two prestigious awards. The first is the Engaged Scholarship Award by Graduate Students, recognizing her numerous outreach efforts culminating in the first Regenerative Bioscience Open House held in December. The second is the Excellence in Teaching Award, which acknowledges UGA graduate students who have demonstrated superior teaching skills and contributed to teaching beyond their classroom responsibilities. The Excellence in Teaching Award is the top teaching honor for graduate students at UGA.
Morgane is the first graduate student at UGA to win both of these highly competitive and distinguished awards.
Joe Tabet
Joe Tabet recently received the Chateaubriand Fellowship and is currently conducting a six-month research stay at INRAE in Toulouse, France. This fellowship is highly competitive and supports outstanding PhD students from U.S institutions who wish to conduct part of their doctoral research in France for a period ranging from 4 to 9 months. Chateaubriand fellows are selected through a merit-based competition, with expert evaluation in France and the United States. Joe's current research focuses on the overestimation of reliabilities in young dairy bulls and developing strategies to mitigate them.
Chanho Kwon, Savannah Locke, and Jannell Torres
Three of our graduate students attended the Higher Education Conference: Bridging the Gap Between Academia and the Real World in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. This annual event is dedicated to empowering students in agriculture-related fields, providing them with the skills to effectively present their research to audiences beyond the realm of agriculture and academia. The conference was a unique opportunity for attendees to engage with diverse groups and practice conveying their findings in a relatable manner. Our students led different sessions tailored to specific audiences.
Chanho Kwon worked with high school students, inspiring the next generation of ag researchers and enthusiasts.
Savannah Locke presented to the Senators and House of Representatives from South Dakota, highlighting the importance of agricultural research and its impact on policy-making.
Jannell Torres connected with producers, ensuring that practical insights from academic research were shared directly with those working in the field.
The conference highlighted the significance of effective communication and the need to bridge the gap between academia and the broader community.
Mikayla Dycus
We are thrilled to announce that Mikayla Dycus was awarded one of the 2024 Council for Agricultural Science and Technology's (CAST) Science Communication Scholarships. Mikayla accepted the scholarship at the 2024 CAST Annual Meeting in Tampa, Florida, held at the Gulf Coast Research and Education Center. During the event, she delivered a presentation on her research efforts.
Mikayla received this esteemed scholarship for her role in co-creating a user-friendly website that explains how our beef efficiency and sustainability scientific research is conducted. Visit the UGA Beef Efficiency and Sustainability Team (BEST) website.
We extend our heartfelt congratulations to Mikayla for her remarkable achievement and dedication to advancing agricultural science and communication!