��Ƶ’s Lawrence elected to vice chair of council for USAID-funded Feed the Future Innovation Labs

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State’s Mark Lawrence has been elected to a leadership role on the Feed the Future Innovation Lab Council, where he will help global experts address pressing issues in food security.

Lawrence, a William L. Giles Distinguished Professor in ��Ƶ’s College of Veterinary Medicine and director of ��Ƶ’s Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development, will serve a one-year term as vice chair of the Innovation Lab Council, followed by a one-year term as chair.

“��Ƶ is a trusted partner in the U.S. government’s efforts to end global hunger and food insecurity,” said ��Ƶ Vice President for Research and Economic Development Julie Jordan. “Dr. Lawrence’s election as vice chair is a testament to his leadership of the Fish Innovation Lab and its work to create solutions for a more resilient, food-secure future.”

Mark Lawrence, left, observes improved carp broodstock at a fish hatchery in Bangladesh through work with the Mississippi State-managed Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish. Lawrence will help global experts address pressing issues of food security as vice chair of the council coordinating the 16 Feed the Future Innovation Labs. (Photo by M. Gulam Hussain)

The Fish Innovation Lab is managed by ��Ƶ’s Global Center for Aquatic Health and Food Security. The Innovation Lab Council advocates for Feed the Future research programs and facilitates coordination of activities amongst the 16 Feed the Future Innovation Labs as part of the U.S. Government’s global hunger and food security initiative.

To learn more about the Fish Innovation Lab at ��Ƶ, visit . More information on ��Ƶ’s Global Center for Aquatic Health and Food Security is available at .

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