March 2026
Debarshi has just won the Gamma Sigma Delta distinguished graduate student award. The award recognizes top PhD or Master's students in agricultural sciences and related fields (e.g., natural resources, veterinary
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February 2026
Debarshi has been selected as one of the recipients of the North Dakota Water Resources Research Institute Fellowship. The Institute supports the education and training of water resources professionals through
December 2025
Banerjee is the recipient of the 2025 Yaggie/Larson Excellence in Research Award. This annual award recognizes outstanding faculty and Research Extension Center (REC) principal investigators who have achieved major accomplishments
January 2026
We welcome Christina Fisher, a new PhD Student. Christina will study microbe-microbe interactions using synthetic microbial communities.
November 2025
Banerjee has been selected as one of the 2025 Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers for the third consecutive year. For the past two years, he has been selected in the ‘Microbiology’
July 2025
Lennel Camuy-Velez successfully defended his PhD thesis. Lennel was the first PhD student in the Banerjee Lab. He is starting a position as Lecturer in Puerto Rico.
May 2025
Avery Folsom has just won the Russell and Anna Duncan Undergraduate Research Scholarship offered by the College of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Natural Resources (CAFSNR). Congratulations Avery!
April 2025
We recently did an outreach event through the NATURE (Nurturing American Tribal Undergraduate Research and Education) Academy. We went to four tribal colleges across North Dakota to conduct hands-on workshops
January 2025
We welcome Isha Pokhrel, a new PhD Student. Isha will investigate the role of keystone taxa in dysbiosis.
November 2024
Banerjee has been selected as one of the 2024 Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers for the second consecutive year. Last year, he was selected in the ‘Cross-Field’ category. This year, he