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NSAC awarded $500,000 research grant

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NSAC awarded $ 500,000 research grant
Research excellence at the Nova
Scotia Agriculture College (NSAC) was recently awarded $ 500,000 in funding for a Canada Research Chair.

October 17, 2011, Bible Hill, NS – Research excellence at the Nova Scotia Agriculture College (NSAC) was recently awarded with the presentation of $500,000 in funding for a Canada Research Chair.

Dr. Sean Myles was awarded a Tier II Canada Research Chair in Agricultural Genetic Diversity, valued at $100,000 annually for the duration of the term. His proposed research focuses on exploiting genomics technologies to promote the long-term economic and environmental sustainability of the apple and grape growing industry.

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