Hosting Borlaug Fellow, Assel Yessimseitova, Research Scientist with the National Center for Biotechnology of Kazakhstan for a 12-week training at North Carolina State University. The fellowship was designed to train on identifying new genes associated with grain quality, productivity, and disease resistance. Following Assel's 12 weeks in North Carolina at the Mountain Horticulture Research Extension Center working with Dr. Dilip Panthee, Dr. Panthee will conduct a reciprocal visit to Kazakhstan to continue the research collaboration.