US-India Planning Visit: Investigation and Comparison of Gut Microbial Ecology in Vermicomposting

0001415Tharakan该奖项支持霍华德大学John Tharakan教授计划访问印度钦奈的Murugappa Chettiar研究中心（MCRC），以完成合作研究提案，“蠕虫堆肥中肠道微生物生态的调查和比较”。调查人员将研究热带和温带蠕虫堆肥系统，以处理难处理的工业废物。MCRC的重点是开展可持续和适当的科学和技术研究，以改善印度农村人口的生活条件和生活质量。

0001415TharakanThis award supports a planning visit for Professor John Tharakan, Howard University, to travel to the Murugappa Chettiar Research Center (MCRC) in Chennai, India to finalize the collaborative research proposal, Investigation and Comparison of Gut Microbial Ecology in Vermicomposting. The investigators will study tropical and temperate vermicomposting systems for the treatment of recalcitrant industrial wastes. The MCRC focuses on conducting sustainable and appropriate scientific and technological research that will improve living conditions and quality of life for Indian rural populations.