Research
Currently Funded Projects
Developing Future Research and Extension Professionals to Advance the Essential Cs: Cropping Systems, Climate Smart Agriculture, and Communication
- 2024-2029
- PI: J. Donaldson,
- Co-PIs: C. Sanders, T.A. Long, R. Vann.
- Funding Source: USDA
NRT-AI: Graduate Training in Translational Convergent Research – Harnessing AI and Data Science for Sustainable Agriculture (GRAD-AID for Ag)
- 2024-2029
- PI: T.A. Long
- Co PIs: C. Williams, H. Ding, Huiling. A. Stepanova, M. Rojas-Pierce, E. Lobaton, R. Rellan Alvarez, F. Gould, Fred.
- Funding Source: NSF
Empowering the Next Generation of Plant Production Leaders via Cross-Disciplinary Graduate Training in Plant-Microbiome Research and Extension
- 2023-2028
- PI: C. Hawkes
- Co-PIs: T. A. Long, H. Sederoff, I. Perera, M. Choudoir, K. Garcia, J. Gage, R. Rellan Alvarez, B. Callahan, E. Lobaton, Edgar, R. Dunning
- Funding Source: USDA
Farm Bill: Supporting Career Pathways in Sustainable Agriculture Sciences for Women and Minority Community College Students across NC
- 2023-2025
- PI: A. Cruz
- Co-PIs: M. Schroeder, T.A. Long
- Funding Source: USDA
Mediation of the Plant Defense Response Via Control of Protein Degradation
- 2023-2027
- PI: T. A. Long
- Co-PI: P Balint-Kurti
- Funding Source: USDA
The Long Lab has previously been supported by:
- National Science Foundation (NSF)
- NC Agriculture and Life Sciences Research Foundation’s Innovation Awards Program
- USDA – National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
- NC State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences