Congratulations to the ten College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) researchers selected for the 2024-2025 Strategic Alignment for Research Success (STARS) cohort, including our own Assistant Professor, Dr. Radin Sadre!
The STARS program is hosted via the CFAES Office for Research & Graduate Education and "is an initiative to identify and develop the next generation of research leaders among early and mid-career tenure track faculty within the College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences".
We sat down for a quick chat with Dr. Sadre to get her thoughts on this exciting time...
What are you most looking forward to as you join the STARS cohort?
As I am naturally curious, I most look forward to learning and developing additional skills as PI and to meeting equally minded colleagues from other disciplines, which can be helpful in approaching project ideas from a different angle.
How do you anticipate STARS will help you grow as a research leader?
The CFAES STARS program is a coaching program in leadership and grant skill development. I believe that participating in this program can help me strategically expand my professional network and further develop the innovator-leader skills needed to pursue large, interdisciplinary projects.
Could you give us a glimpse into your current research?
We are investigating the diversity and production of medicinal alkaloids and bioactive phenylpropanoids in different plant species from the nightshade and grass families. This includes the design of bioengineering approaches to reconstruct the production of our target compounds in other organisms for human health and well-being.
Congratulations to all ten of the researchers selected - meet them all and learn more about the STARS cohort below.