Dr. Putman is a Co-PI on a $4.5 million collaborative grant from NIFA at the US Department of Agriculture. He will be collaborating with a team of researchers from California and Florida to advance research on disease-resistant strawberries. See the UCR Today Article here.

Dr. Ansel Hsiao received the funding for his National Institute of Health R35 grant titled "Gutmicrobiome-mediated small-molecule signaling and resistance to invading microorganisms."