Institute News

Aug 15, 2017

Dole and PHHI team up to investigate disease threatening bananas

There’s a problem in the world of bananas. The fungal disease black sigatoka is infecting banana leaves, reducing yield by up to 50 percent. The disease is devastating Cavendish bananas,… 

Aug 7, 2017

Chinese students visit PHHI as part of the Global Training Initiative

Seventeen college students from 4 Chinese universities are visiting PHHI at the NC Research Campus as they wrap up a 3-week visit to the United States. Dr. Keith Harris, the… 

Aug 3, 2017

Bowman leads PHHI-based STEM session at Grow Academy

North Carolina high school teachers have a unique new opportunity to gain hands-on experience in agriculture and life sciences education, thanks to NC State’s new Grow Academy. Created by Helen Kraus… 

Jul 27, 2017

Guzman returns to PHHI to assess bioaccessibility of phytochemicals in peppers.

Dr. Ivette Guzman, who is now an assistant professor in horticulture at New Mexico State University, worked at PHHI from 2010-2013 as a post doc in the labs of Dr.… 

Jul 14, 2017

Dr. Giuseppe Valacchi looks at how oxidative stress is associated with Rett Syndrome

Giuseppe Valacchi, PhD, arrived in Kannapolis, North Carolina from Ferrara, Italy in the summer of 2016. As the newest Associate Professor with the N.C. State Plants for Human Health Institute (PHHI) at… 

May 11, 2016

Genome sequence offers insight into the carotenoid accumulation and evolution of the carrot

Dr. Massimo Iorizzo joined N.C. State University’s Plants for Human Health Institute (PHHI) in the summer of 2015. Transitioning from his previous position at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to PHHI, Iorizzo… 

Mar 24, 2016

A new spin on Carrot Cake just in time for Easter

KANNAPOLIS, N.C. – Carrot cake may be on the menu for upcoming Easter celebrations, but you’ve probably never tried a carrot cake that has no butter, no flour and no… 

Feb 16, 2016

New STEM Education position will facilitate PHHI outreach into the classroom

Amy Bowman, a National Board-certified teacher, recently joined the Extension team at N.C. State University’s Plants for Human Health Institute (PHHI) at the N.C. Research Campus in Kannapolis. Bowman will… 

Feb 4, 2016

Kannapolis Middle and High School Students become “Scientists for a Day”

By the time students reach middle and high school, they are beginning to discern what school subjects excite them, what they have a knack for, or what area of study… 

Dec 7, 2015

“Scientist for a Day” Outreach Effort Impacts Local Students

Twelve elementary and intermediate school students pulled on a child-size lab coat to start their day as the inaugural crop of scientists-in-training at N.C. State University’s Plants for Human Health…