Two genetics, development and cell biology (GDCB) faculty members have been chosen to participate in the Iowa State University (ISU) College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) 2024 Innovation and Entrepreneurship Faculty Fellows program. 

Dior Kelley, GDCB assistant professor, and Jelena Kraft, GDCB associate teaching professor, are among 11 faculty chosen to participate from eight CALS departments. Each faculty member will receive funding to support their proposed projects. 

A common theme among projects is the effort to engage students in more interdisciplinary collaboration and engagement. The faculty also will seek to engage students with external stakeholders, including commodity groups, industry and non-governmental organizations, and K-12 students.

• Dior Kelley, assistant professor of genetics, development and cell biology, “Curator of Art-Science”
• Jelena Kraft, assistant teaching professor of genetics, development and cell biology, “Building Bridges: Connecting genetics teaching laboratory data to classroom analysis”

Check out the entire CALS' article, "New Innovation and Entrepreneurship Faculty Fellows cohort announced," by Whitney Baxter.