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Prof. McDonald interviewed for Pharma Manufacturing article on Plant Molecular Pharming (PMP)

November 24, 2025November 24, 2025 Administrator

Link to the interview: https://www.pharmamanufacturing.com/development/article/55329926/plant-based-biologics-from-setbacks-to-reinvention

Professor McDonald presents at the iCAMP Protein Central November 2025

November 24, 2025November 24, 2025 Administrator

Professor McDonald presented at the Advancement of Biomanufacturing session at AiChE Fall 2025 Meeting

November 24, 2025November 24, 2025 Administrator

https://aiche.confex.com/aiche/2025/prelim.cgi/Session/58430

Katie wins Spring 2025 GSA Travel Award

October 3, 2025October 3, 2025 Administrator

Katie received a travel award through the UC Davis Graduate Student Association to present her work at the American Chemistry Society (ACS) conference in San Diego, CA.

The lab presents at NASA HRP-IWS 2025

October 3, 2025October 3, 2025 Administrator

Karen, Katie, and Shanice present their work at the NASA HRP-IWS conference in Galveston, TX.

Katie receives Summer Entrepreneurial Fellowship

October 3, 2025October 3, 2025 Administrator

Katie was selected as a fellow with the UC Davis Innovation Institute for Food and Health over the summer. She worked in customer discovery and validation and helped to create a go-to-market strategy for rising UC Davis research. She enjoyed Read More …

Steve – BEST Fellowship Awardand New graduate student in lab member

October 3, 2025 Administrator

Steven was appointed as a Graduate Student Researcher in the National Science Foundation NRT Bioindustrial Engineering for a Sustainable Tomorrow (BEST) Program for AY 2025-2026. He will be immersed in a comprehensive traineeship during which he will acquire key technical Read More …

Tressa – NASA Fellowship

October 3, 2025 Administrator

Tressa was awarded the NASA Space Technology Graduate Research Opportunities (NSTGRO) in summer of 2024, and this award was renewed for a second year of funding this year. She is working on developing genetic engineering tools in the aquatic plant Read More …

McDonald-Nandi Lab awarded NSF Future Manufacturing Grant

October 3, 2025October 3, 2025 Administrator

A new NSF Future Manufacturing Grant that will Support New Technology, Workforce Training, entitled “Bio–Engineered Plants in Culture (EPiC) – Biomanufacturing in Low Resource Environments” has been in news on the UC Davis channel. This grant will help Cheaper, Sustainable Read More …

Matthew wins 2nd Place Poster at 2025 iCAMP Summit

September 29, 2025 Administrator

Matthew was awarded 2nd place in the poster competition at the 4th Annual Innovation Summit for Protein-Rich Foods (iCAMP 2025). He presented research from the BioMADE BUILD project on cultivating Aspergillus oryzae as a sustainable protein source, competing against 13 other posters, Read More …

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