Hunter McConnell, an Animal Sciences Ph.D. student, has been awarded the NRSP8 Travel Award to attend the 2025 Plant and Animal Genomics Conference (PAG32) in January. In addition to travel expenses and registration costs, McConnell will be recognized at the conference and is invited to give a lightening talk and present a poster featuring her research at the conference.

The six-day PAG32 is the largest ag-genomics meeting in the world and is designed to provide a forum on recent developments and future plans for plant & animal genome projects.

Robert Schnabel, associate professor of animal sciences, serves as McConnell’s advisor.