SIRITUNGA LAB

Funding


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National Science Foundation – Research Initiation Grants and Career Advancement Awards (RIG/CAA) program 

Title: ‘A road to more nutritious cassava: Cloning, functional characterization and over-expression of β-cyanoalanine synthase gene from cassava

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National Science Foundation – Course, Curriculum, Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) program

Title: ‘Pathways for new laboratory modules in undergraduate Genetic and Cell Physiology education: Characterization of Puerto Rican cassava’  (an education grant)

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The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation 

Title: ‘BioCassava Plus Project: Improving Cassava for Nutrition, Health, and Sustainable Development’ 

 

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African Agriculture Technology Foundation / USAID 

Title: ‘Building functional Bio-safety Systems: Bt Cowpea

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Howard Hughes Medical Institute 

Title: Research Oriented Laboratory Enhancements by Module Development for Laboratories (ROLE-MODEL)’ (an education grant)

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Previous Funding:

  • The Rockefeller Foundation /USAID
  • National Science Foundation - Major Research Instrumentation Grant