Samarchith “Sam” Kurup grew up in India, and he’s always been aware of the impact of malaria.

Known as ‘Genius Grants,’ the fellowship is the latest in the researcher’s extensive list of accolades

The program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service, is designed to help developing countries in Africa improve their university agricultural education, research and extension programs by providing one semester of training at U.S. land-grant agricultural universities.