{"id":27372,"date":"2023-08-28T12:42:08","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T16:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/?post_type=person&#038;p=27372"},"modified":"2026-04-18T15:47:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T19:47:42","slug":"lauren-maynard","status":"publish","type":"person","link":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/people\/lauren-maynard\/","title":{"rendered":"Lauren Maynard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As an Interdisciplinary Project Launch Director, I work with collaborative research teams to launch sponsored projects and transition them to permanent structures. I am a biologist by training, completing a B.S. at NC&#160;State University, Ph.D. at Virginia Tech, and postdoc at Florida State University. Throughout my research career, I enjoyed bringing together interdisciplinary teams to tackle complex problems, and I won support for these endeavors through academic, government, and industry sponsored programs. I look forward to supporting exciting and innovative research projects with the N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative, NC&#160;State University, and beyond!<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #cc0000\"><em>Projects In the News<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small\"><a id=\"m_-7820664975290259530gmail-docs-internal-guid-63d8553a-7fff-9de5-43a8-caf79ff54069\" href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/driving-innovation-in-n-c-agriculture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/driving-innovation-in-n-c-agriculture\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1749844867635000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1JQGUXmBgSXUctv-KGjqY4\">Driving Innovation in N.C. Agriculture<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small\"><a id=\"m_-7820664975290259530gmail-docs-internal-guid-cd341b7a-7fff-0e86-e544-5b5c0d6adf21\" href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/news\/grad-aid-for-ag\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/news\/grad-aid-for-ag\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1749844867635000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2Cmq8kR9VfLE11IEbbiHMw\">New Training Program Tackles AI and Plant Science Challenges<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small\"><a id=\"m_-7820664975290259530gmail-docs-internal-guid-b55d0762-7fff-fecc-6909-e5b7b0402ac8\" href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/news\/new-nc-state-web-tool-delivers-precise-soybean-planting-recommendations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/news\/new-nc-state-web-tool-delivers-precise-soybean-planting-recommendations\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1749844867635000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1NC-dBqrwQVBrfhIKVO42-\">New NC&#160;State Web Tool Delivers Precise Soybean Planting Recommendations<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small\"><a id=\"m_-7820664975290259530gmail-docs-internal-guid-05d2b2cc-7fff-121e-2959-6b33124e3105\" href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/news\/toward-faster-nematode-test-results\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/news\/toward-faster-nematode-test-results\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1749844867635000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3664WaRuqfVebgVvaTkH6L\">Toward Faster Nematode Test Results<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small\"><a id=\"m_-7820664975290259530gmail-docs-internal-guid-30ede25f-7fff-76b0-133b-31dfe7eed253\" href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/news\/partnership-seeds-two-agricultural-sensor-projects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/news\/partnership-seeds-two-agricultural-sensor-projects\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1749844867635000&amp;usg=AOvVaw16YCpVZhDoiJ_g_f5frfZJ\">Partnership Seeds Two Agricultural Sensor Projects<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small\"><a id=\"m_-7820664975290259530gmail-docs-internal-guid-9b06c31e-7fff-8a5a-9a7a-4beaf41b69e6\" href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/news\/n-c-psi-seeds-project-to-improve-apple-production\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/news\/n-c-psi-seeds-project-to-improve-apple-production\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1749844867635000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0hfZCciDVzxFjJ3PbCGKQB\">N.C. PSI Seeds Project to Improve Apple Production <\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small\"><a id=\"m_-7820664975290259530gmail-docs-internal-guid-7365b521-7fff-cca5-7f58-7a96efc236e8\" href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/news\/bridging-disciplines-for-creative-solutions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/news\/bridging-disciplines-for-creative-solutions\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1749844867635000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0tsd5Is4MkA7At3t4PxM_I\">Bridging Disciplines for Creative Solutions<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small\"><a id=\"m_-7820664975290259530gmail-docs-internal-guid-d9372525-7fff-03eb-6d12-a6fcd692e1c3\" href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/charting-a-future-interdisciplinary-research-across-n-c-commodities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/charting-a-future-interdisciplinary-research-across-n-c-commodities\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1749844867635000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1ywUGrvhtoy8KpFlGf0Dzk\">Charting a Future: Interdisciplinary Research Across N.C. 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