The University of California, Davis, has awarded $100,000 through the autumn 2025 cohort of the Science Translation and Innovative Research, or STAIR, Grant Program to help scientists advance innovative research with strong commercial potential.
Awardees of the autumn STAIR grant are Abhaya M. Dandekar, distinguished professor in the Department of Plant Sciences and director of the Plant Transformation Facility, and Keith Baar, professor in the Department of Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior.
The autumn cohort of the STAIR program, now in its second year, is funded by the UC Davis Innovation and Economic Development Office, or IEDO, and managed by Venture Catalyst, a unit within IEDO. The STAIR program serves an important role in the innovation pipeline, providing teams with funding to help advance their research and determine market viability.
“Funding from the STAIR Grant Program continues to play a critical role in helping our faculty advance promising new technologies along a path toward societal impact,” said Simon Atkinson, vice chancellor for research at UC Davis.
