Dave Lambert Agricultural Scholarship

Mar 03, 2021

The NPF & VGA represents growers who are engaged in the growing and marketing of fruits and vegetables in the Region of Niagara and surrounding areas and are pleased to offer the Dave Lambert Agricultural Scholarship of $1,500 to a student who meets the following eligibility critera:

From the Regional Municipality of Niagara and in those portions of the Regions of East of Hamilton-Wentworth bounded by Highway #6 and north of the Grand River in Haldimand-Norfolk AND
Graduating secondary school and attending a College or University agriculture-related program OR
Currently enrolled in a College or University agriculture-related program (returning for the fall term)

Intake Period: Applications can be submitted between March 1st and May 31st. Scholarship funds are to be awarded to the successful candidate within 30 days of their commencement of studies in September.

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Video: Porcine Gut Models in Nutrition Research - Dr. Li-Hsuan Chen

In this episode of The Swine Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Li-Hsuan Chen, postdoc researcher at Aarhus University, discusses how porcine intestinal cell lines and organoids can help study the impact of nutrition on gut health. He explains how in vivo piglet trials identify diet-driven shifts in microbiota and metabolites, while in vitro models allow researchers to test specific metabolites, barrier function, immune markers, and future organ-on-chip systems before moving back to animal studies. Listen now on all major platforms!

"In vitro models can reduce early animal use by helping researchers screen nutritional candidates before moving back to in vivo trials."

Meet the guest: Dr. Li-Hsuan Chen / li-hsuan-chen-9a95a7279 is a postdoc researcher at Aarhus University in Denmark. Research focuses on porcine gut health, host-microbe interactions, cell lines, and organoids, with PhD work at Aarhus University studying how dietary protein and amino acid levels shape gut microbiota, microbial metabolites, and intestinal epithelial responses. Learn more from Dr. Li-Hsuan Chen on The Swine Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, available on all major platforms.