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Travel grants to the Ou lab

December 17, 2025

Travel grants to the Ou lab

Members of the Ou lab

The Ou lab is bound for the 2026 Maize Genetics Meeting Cologne, Germany, in late February.

Caleb Gooden was awarded a Ray Travel Award for Service and Scholarship from the OSU Council of Graduate students

In addition,

Caleb Gooden and his mentored, first-year undergrad Abby Sow, received the NSF-funded 2025 Root & Shoot Travel Award to support Mentor-Mentee travels.
 
Carmen Rodriguez and her mentored, fourth-year undergrad Abby McCarthy, received the NSF-funded 2025 Root & Shoot Travel Award to support Mentor-Mentee travels.
 
Congratulations to all!