Kyaw (Joe) Aung, assistant professor of genetics, development, and cell biology, is one of 13 Iowa State University researchers selected to receive Faculty Early Career Development Program awards from the National Science Foundation. Aung will receive $830,000 for a project ("Determine the function of plasmodesmata as redox signaling hubs," to focus on investigating plasmodesmata as a model to understand the regulation of cell-to-cell communication in multicellular organisms. The broader impacts of the project include potentially improving crop production. The educational component of the project will include integrating findings into undergraduate-level coursework and collaborating with the Iowa State Science Bound program.

Visit the Iowa State University Office of the Vice President for Research web page to find the complete article, "Iowa State Researchers Receive Record-Breaking NSF CAREER Award Support."