On April 3, 2026, Dr. Rubén Rellán Álvarez, Associate Professor at North Carolina State University, visited our Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences.
During his visit, Dr. Rellán Álvarez engaged in discussions with Dean Nakazono, Professor Sakakibara, Associate Professor Takahashi, Designated Assistant Professor Bellegarde, and other faculty members. They exchanged ideas on their respective research topics and explored opportunities for future collaboration.
Additionally, Associate Professor Rellán Álvarez delivered a seminar titled “Blast from the past: understanding the impact of maize wild relatives in modern maize and leveraging lost traits to improve fertilizer use efficiency”.