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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear NAPPN members,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We, Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative (AG2PI), have <b>
three</b> announcements to share:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b>AG2PI virtual field days are back!</b> The next field day will be held February 21, 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM (CST, UTC-6) and will highlight the “coconut” (large seed) grant projects
led by Dr. Pankaj Jaiswal on plant stress ontology and by Dr. Seth Murray on building a more connected unmanned aerial systems (UAS) community. For more information and to register, visit
<a href="https://www.ag2pi.org/workshops-and-activities/field-day-2024-02-21/">https://www.ag2pi.org/workshops-and-activities/field-day-2024-02-21/</a>.<o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><u>Reminder</u>: AG2PI is offering
<b>student conference travel grants up to $1500</b> to any* undergraduate and graduate students attending an institution in the US. Details and instructions to apply can be found on the AG2PI website (<a href="https://www.ag2pi.org/seed-grants/student-conference-travel-awards-2023-11-09/">https://www.ag2pi.org/seed-grants/student-conference-travel-awards-2023-11-09/</a>).
These will be awarded on a rolling basis until all funds are committed, so apply soon! Application portal will close by June 1, 2024 and all travel must be completed by August 1, 2024.
<i>(*students must be engaged in AG2PI-related research, broadly, to apply) </i><o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">A Request for Proposals has been released by USDA NIFA for FY2024 regarding the AG2PI program. There will be a NIFA Technical Assistance Webinar for the RFP on March 21, 2024. Registration
details can be found here: <a href="https://www.nifa.usda.gov/events/technical-assistance-webinar-agricultural-genomes-phenomes-initiative">
https://www.nifa.usda.gov/events/technical-assistance-webinar-agricultural-genomes-phenomes-initiative</a>.<o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please share this message with anyone you think might be interested in either of these opportunities.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Have a wonderful week,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Nicole<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Nicole Scott, PhD<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Program Specialist<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Iowa State University<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">office: 1077 Roy J. Carver Co-Lab<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">phone: 515-294-3945<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.ag2pi.org/"><span style="color:#0563C1">ag2pi.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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