COLLEGE STATION — Tyler Pohlenz, a Texas A&M University doctoral student, has been selected as a fellow for the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility Scientist Training Program, or APHIS-NSTP, starting the 2019 fall semester.

Pohlenz’s doctorate concentrates on arboviruses, such as Zika, and other important pathogens. The APHIS-NBAF Scientist Training Program was created to identify highly qualified candidates to fill key roles in the new facility.