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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Greetings,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">NIFA is in the process of seeking CYFAR Grant Panelists. Please pass this inquiry on to faculty and staff who would be interested in being placed in the pool of potential panelists. Please see the note below.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">If you are
<i>not</i> applying for funding, but would like to serve on the peer review panel, please email
<a href="mailto:cyfar@nifa.usda.gov"><span style="color:windowtext">cyfar@nifa.usda.gov</span></a> with the subject line “CYFAR 2017 Peer Review Panel.”<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Bonita <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy";color:green">Bonita Williams</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy";color:green">, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"AvantGarde Bk BT"">United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"AvantGarde Bk BT"">National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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