Day: June 13, 2024

Grace LeBleu is selected for UC Davis Biotechnology Program’s DEB Research Award, June 2024. This award recognizes and supports Designated Emphasis in Biotechnology (DEB) doctoral students who have demonstrated interest in and ability to carry out research projects in the following areas:

1. Human and Animal Health
2. Plants, Insects and Microbes
3. Platform Technologies
4. Cellular Agriculture

Grace was awarded for the Human and Animal Health domain, which is selective for a project that will expand our understanding of human and/or animal health and wellness, leading to novel technologies or improvements in our ability to prevent, diagnose and/or treat diseases and/or genetic disorders.

Grace LeBleu is awarded the 2024 Carpenter Travel Award, which was established in memory of Cliff and Jane Carpenter to support graduate students in the Department of Nutrition. This award will be used to present at the American Society for Nutrition NUTRITION 2024 conference in Chicago in June 2024.