Synthesis July '03

Published by the MU College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, Vol. 2, No. 5, July 03

Grants Submitted, June 2003

There were a total of 58 grant proposals for June 2003, and a total amount requested of $15,753,553.

CAFNR PI/CoPIs	Project Title	Project Type	Agency	Amount Requested
(Non-CAFNR PI) •Toshihiko Ezashi •Mark Hannink •R. Roberts •Peter Sutovsky	Center for the establishment of pregnancy (CEP)	Basic Research	NIH	$6,897,772
(Non-CAFNR PI) •Thomas Johnson •Christine Poulos	Improved stakeholder effectiveness through preference articulation, issues assessment, and access	Basic Research	US Environmental Protection Agency	$149,953
(Non-CAFNR PI) •Thomas Johnson	A community of practice in hazardous waste (CPHaz)	Basic Research	US Environmental Protection Agency	$149,990
(Non-CAFNR PI) •Ruth Macdonald •Grace Sun	Antioxidant and antiestrogen effects of resveratrol in NAF	Applied Research	NIH	$359,216
Adnan Akyuz	Fire-weather monitoring at the Prairie Fork Conservation Area	Applied Research	Mo. Department of Conservation	$14,994
Claire Baffaut •Verel Benson	Technical assistance to use the SWAT Model for TMDL development	Other	US Environmental Protection Agency	$50,753
Claire Baffaut	DNA source tracking of fecal e coli in the Little Sac River, Missouri	Other	US Environmental Protection Agency	$64,093
Melvin Brees •Joseph Parcell	Comprehensive financial analysis for value added and sustainable agriculture ventures	Other	North Central Region Sustainable Ag Research and Education	$18,165
Jaclyn Card •Shu Cole	Sustainable tourism and residents' quality of life	Other	North Central Region Sustainable Ag Research and Education	$88,177
Michael Chippendale •William Folk •John Gardner	Multi-user scientific equipment for the Life Sciences Center at the University of Missouri-Columbia	Basic Research	NASA	$1,341,000
Shawn Conley •Wayne Bailey •Robert McGraw •Kelly Nelson •Gene Stevens •Laura Sweets	WHEATSYS: An integrated crop and pest management decision aid for soft red winter wheat	Applied Research	North Central Region Sustainable Ag Research and Education	$149,524
Michael Cook	Missouri Cooperative Governance Center, a new approach to board director development	Other	US Department of Agriculture	$148,746
Richard Crawford	Infrastructure and construction at Southwest Center	Other	US Department of Agriculture	$35,895
Daniel Dey	Evaluating artificial and natural regeneration methods for oaks in bottom lands #219	Applied Research	Mo. Department of Conservation	$17,000
David Eide	Regulation of cellular zinc homeostasis	Basic Research	NIH	$176,000
Leigh Fredrickson	Population ecology of wood ducks and hooded mergansers in southern forested habitats	Applied Research	Mo. Department of Conservation	$18,000
Gene Garrett	Technology transfer program	Applied Research	Mo. Department of Conservation	$30,000
Gene Garrett	Tree improvement program	Applied Research	Mo. Department of Conservation	$30,000
Ingolf Gruen	Reducing warmed-over flavor by absorption	Applied Research	Mo. Beef Industry Council	$26,428
Ingolf Gruen	Warmed-over flavor prevention of cooked beef products by soy sauce, a natural seasoning	Applied Research	Mo. Beef Industry Council	$26,177
Richard Guyette	Forest history at all the Missouri Forest Ecosystem Project Sites #150	Basic Research	Mo. Department of Conservation	$42,675
Richard Guyette	Fire history in the interior of the Arkansas Ozarks	Basic Research	Forest Service	$38,208
Robert Hayward	Ohio aquaculture research	Applied Research	Ohio State Univeristy	$40,000
Joseph Henggeler •William Casady •Bobby Phipps •Grover Shannon •Gene Stevens •Allen Thompson	Improving irrigated crop production in Southeast Missouri	Basic Research	Agricultural Research Service	$209,362
Lewis Jett •Melvin Brees	Organic integrated pest management in high tunnel vegetable, small fruit and flower production	Applied Research	North Central Region Sustainable Ag Research and Education	$125,000
Lewis Jett	Jefferson Institute Extension Associate	Other	Unlisted Sponsor	$45,000
Jack Jones •Matthew Knowlton	Effect of local nutrient inputs on spatial distribution of filamentous benthic algae in Table Rock Lake	Applied Research	US Environmental Protection Agency	$211,995
Jack Jones	Seasonal patterns in the trophic state of Missouri reservoirs	Basic Research	US Environmental Protection Agency	$335,064
Nicholas Kalaitzandonakes	The economics of low-phytate feed crops in Missouri	Other	US Environmental Protection Agency	$49,715
Andy Kendig	Two-pass weed management for cotton #00-856	Applied Research	Cotton Incorporated	$6,000
Carol Lorenzen •Marcia Carlson •Robert Kallenbach •Kevin Moore	Feasibility of pasture-raised pigs as an additional income stream for farmers	Applied Research	North Central Region Sustainable Ag Research and Education	$128,789
Carol Lorenzen	Decreasing injection site blemishes through needleless injections	Applied Research	Mo. Beef Industry Council	$22,260
Carol Lorenzen •Shelia Grant	Calibrating the dual binding calpastatin biosensor for detection of meat tenderness	Applied Research	Mo. Beef Industry Council	$19,850
Carol Lorenzen	Impact of nutritional labeling on center of the plate choices at restaurants	Applied Research	Mo. Beef Industry Council	$16,548
Anthony Lupo	The second Weather Analysis and Forecasting Issues in the Central United States Conference	Other	National Center for Atmospheric Research	$3,088
Raymond Massey •Christian Boessen •John Lory	Pilot programs to assist CAFOs in using weather data	Other	US Environmental Protection Agency	$142,054
Azlin Mustapha •Shelia Grant •Monty Kerley	The use of rapid biosensor (FRET) and multiplex PCR methods to investigate the prevelence of enterohemorrhagic serotypes of escherichia coli in cattle	Applied Research	Mo. Beef Industry Council	$62,403
Azlin Mustapha	Rapid quantitation of escherichia coli O157:H7, salmonella and shigella in raw and ready-to-eat beef products using real-time PCR	Applied Research	Mo. Beef Industry Council	$60,403
Joseph Parcell	Establishing regional producer-owned businesses	Other	US Department of Agriculture	$317,493
Thomas Payne •John Gustafson	Stadler Genetics Symposium	Applied Research	National Science Foundation	$34,188
Bobby Phipps	Effect of an upper limit temperature threshold on heat unit calculations, defoliation timing, yield and fiber quality: Missouri	Basic Research	Cotton Incorporated	$6,000
Bobby Phipps	Using digital photography for making replanting decisions, evaluation of weed populations, evaluation of insect populations and early identification of bronze wilt	Applied Research	Cotton Incorporated	$10,690
Bobby Phipps	Determining the optimum timing for the final furrow irrigation on cotton based on crop monitoring: Missouri	Basic Research	Cotton Incorporated	$6,500
Randall Prather	Production of a a1,3-galactosyltransferase deficient pigs by nuclear transfer	Basic Research	Unlisted Sponsor	$110,024
Anthony Prato •Shunxiang Wu	Economic-environmental assessment of wetland restoration in Missouri	Applied Research	North Central Region Sustainable Ag Research and Education	$142,881
Sandy Rikoon •Elizabeth Barham •Michael Kaylen •Laura McCann	Competing visions of development of rural areas	Basic Research	NSF Division of International Programs	$30,945
Sandy Rikoon •Christine Poulos	Consumers and GM Foods	Applied Research	Illinois-Missouri Biotech Alliance	$35,526
Craig Roberts	NIR calibrations technician project	Applied Research	Mo. Soybean Merchandising Council (MSMC)	$10,000
Donald Spiers •Robert Kallenbach •Arthur Karr •Craig Roberts •George Rottinghaus •James Williams	Managed reductions of problems associated with fescue toxicosis at both plant and animal levels	Applied Research	Agricultural Research Service	$261,250
Gary Stacey	Plant development response to chito-oligomer signals	Basic Research	US Department of Energy	$847,289
Peter Sutovsky	Ubiquitin in male fertility	Basic Research	NIH	$1,014,958
Jerry Taylor	Association of protein expression profiles with beef tenderness	Basic Research	Mo. Beef Industry Council	$22,500
Steven Van Doren	Matrix metalloproteinase inhibition and specificity	Basic Research	NIH	$1,328,161
Paul Vaughn •Donald Spiers	Peace Corps Representative contract	Other	Peace Corps	$17,200
Patrick Westhoff •Seth Meyer	Structural models US and World Natural Fiber Market	Applied Research	Texas Tech University	$30,000
Abner Womack •Patrick Westhoff	FAPRI/LEMA - St. Louis Agency on Training and Employment (SLATE)	Applied Research	St. Louis Agency on Training & Employment	$15,000
Abner Womack •Patrick Westhoff	FAPRI/LEMA -St. Louis Agency on Training and Employment Health Care	Applied Research	St. Louis Agency on Training & Employment	$15,000
Yin Xia •Nicholas Kalaitzandonakes	Are U.S. universities over-privatizing their agricultural biotechnology research?	Basic Research	Illinois-Missouri Biotech Alliance	$147,650