Drs. Ataharul Chowdhury and Sam Workenhe receive Early Career Research Award to encourage cross-disciplinary approaches to livestock research

Chowdhury, an Alliance-funded researcher, was awarded $70,000 for his work in Getting Research into Practice (GRIP) and Dr. Sam Workenhe receives $40,000 to further his work in discovering and developing antiviral treatments for highly pathogenic livestock and poultry viruses.

The awards were announced at the Livestock Research Innovation Corporation (LRIC) annual symposium on June 20 in Elora. Now in its third year, the award is funded by LRIC, Grand River Agricultural Society (GRAS), Western Fair Association (WFA), Ontario Agricultural College and Ontario Veterinary College to encourage cross-sectoral and cross-disciplinary approaches to livestock research.

Chowdhury’s research will focus on awareness, collaboration and knowledge mobilization of innovative ideas related to livestock, agri-food and climate change misinformation. He will also focus on the emerging role of generative artificial intelligence in GRIP.  A new platform will present livestock research information in actionable formats including videos, plain language summaries, blogs and more. 

Read the article on the Livestock Research Innovation Corporation website.