The research agreement contract was finalized in January, 2019, and funds became available in February, 2019.� Dr. McNellis initiated a search for a graduate student to perform the work through the Department of Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology graduate program and the Plant Biology graduate program at Penn State.� A suitable candidate was interviewed in February, 2019, and an offer of admission was made in March, 2019.� A rotation student in the Intercollege Program in Plant Biology at Penn State also expressed interest in the project and began a rotation in Dr. McNellis’ lab on March 5, 2019, which will continue for at least the remainder of the spring semester. It is likely that one or both these students may become available to work on the project.� The grapefruit trees expressing the FT-scFv anti-HLB antibody protein were continuously maintained at Penn State and at the USHRL in Ft. Pierce, FL, and continue to grow normally and are ready for analysis.