ANSC graduate student, Chaitra Surugihalli in Dr. Nishanth Sunny's lab was recognized with one of the Graduate School’s Outstanding Research Assistants Awards (AY 2018-19) at the Graduate School’s Annual Fellowship and Award Celebration on May 14, 2019. Chaitra has been a doctoral student in Dr. Nishanth Sunny’s laboratory since Spring 2018. This award is a testimony to Chaitra's excellent progress and contributions towards the research program, investigating mechanisms regulating mitochondrial metabolism and lipogenesis in embryonic to post-hatch chicken.