Graduate Student Awarded Dissertation Fellowship

Cereal Science Ph.D. candidate Ana Magallanes López was awarded a Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship by the North Dakota State University (NDSU) College of Graduate and Interdisciplinary Studies. Being selected for the competitive fellowship is a significant achievement. 

The fellowship provides funds for research supplies and professional meeting travel as well as a monthly stipend, allowing the awardee to dedicate their time solely to completing their dissertation. The fellowship is in effect from January through April 2022.

Magallanes López’s doctoral dissertation, “Functional ingredients extracted from dry beans: chemical, structural, and functional characterization”, characterizes soluble dietary fiber extracted from dry beans as a functional ingredient to study how its composition interacts with the immune system during a chronic condition, such as obesity.

Magallanes López is advised by Senay Simsek, former NDSU professor and wheat quality project leader.

Author: Kamie Beeson
Editor: Karen Hertsgaard