Published by the MU College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, Vol. 3, No. 2, March 04

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Grants Submitted February 2004

There were a total of 34 grant proposals for February 2004, and a total amount requested of $7,996,438.

PI/CoPIs Project Title Project Type Agency
Amount Requested
(Non-CAFNR PI)
•Duane Keisler
Development and utilization of an equine specific TSH radioimmunoassay for the evaluation of thyroid dysfunction in horses Applied Research American Quarter Horse Association
$66,261
(Non-CAFNR PI)
•Edmund Rucker
Immune Tolerance in the Newborn Mouse Basic Research NIH
$403,087
Bruce Barrett Developing Alternatives for Codling Moth Management in Midwest Apple Orchards Applied Research Purdue University
$26,168
Shu Cole
Elizabeth Barham
Consumer Response to a New Wine Region Applied Research Mo. Department of Agriculture
$33,987
David Emerich 13C-NMR and Proteomic Analysis of Soybean Bacteroid Metabolism Basic Research Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service
$401,949
David Galat Spatial metrics of lower Missouri River sandbars in relation to hydrology Basic Research USDI Geological Survey
$23,370
David Galat Use of lower Missouri River sandbars by small-bodied fishes Basic Research Mo. Department of Conservation
$76,661
Jose Garcia Increasing awareness and use of federal and state services; and building networks for Latino farmers and ranchers in Missouri Other Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service
$254,358
Walter Gassmann Characterization of Arabidopsis HED1, a novel locus that uncouples disease resistance from the hypersensitive response Basic Research Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service
$374,832
Melissa Goellner Mitchum Functional Analysis of Cyst Nematode Parasitism Genes Basic Research North Carolina State Univ
$129,600
Sheila Grant SST: A Shear Horizontal-Surface Acoustic Wave Biosensor to Detect Enzymes Applied Research National Science Foundation
$627,302
Mickey Heitmeyer
Leigh Fredrickson
MDC Gaylord Lab Big River/Wetland Field Station Applied Research Mo. Department of Conservation
$60,000
Lewis Jett An Outreach IPM, Reduced-Risk Pesticide and Biological Control Program for High Tunnel Vegetable Production in Missouri and Kansas Other National Foundation for IPM Education
$39,002
Lewis Jett Evaluating the Potential of Annual Strawberry Production in High Tunnels for Reducing Fungicide Use to Control Gray Mold and Anthracnose. Applied Research US Department of Agriculture
$197,520
Jack Jones Jones Ozark National Scenic Riverways Testing Applied Research US National Park Service
$7,500
Nadia Navarrete •Tindall
Robert Pierce
Developing a public private partnership to create native habitats for migratory birds in East Boone County Other Mo. Department of Conservation
$16,804
Kelly Nelson Reducing Surface Water Contamination by Reducing Herbicide Use With Zone Herbicide Application Applied Research Agricultural Research Service
$39,781
Joseph Parcell
•David Patterson
Assessing New Market Opportunities for Process and Source Verified Replacement Heifers Applied Research US Department of Agriculture
$47,004
Vern Pierce
•Rex Ricketts
Livestock Marketing Study Applied Research US Department of Agriculture
$3,000
Vern Pierce Domestic & International Opportunities in the Ag Sector Other Mo. Department of Agriculture
$30,000
Joseph Polacco Activation of Plant Urease Basic Research Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service
$519,482
Joseph Polacco Arginine Utilization in Early Plant Development Basic Research Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service
$519,482
Randall Prather Effects of oviductal glycoprotein (OGP) on fertilization and early embryonic development in pigs Basic Research University of Florida
$145,927
Mark Ryan An Inquiry-based Approach to Science Education for Elementary Children: Investigations into the Ecology, Behavior, and Physiology of Birds Applied Research NSF Education and Human Resources
$299,215
non-CAFNR PI
•Steven Van Doren
Structure, Function and Interaction of RNASE P Modules Basic Research NIH
$1,451,669
Kenneth Schneeberger
•William Meyers
Analytical and Information Systems for Improved markets and Value-Added Agriculture in Orissa, India Other Assoc. Liaison Office for Univ Coop in Dev.
$288,037
Robert Sites Stream Invertebrate Community Response to Bt Corn Leaf Inputs Applied Research University of Maryland
$20,502
Michael Smith
•Matthew Lucy
Effect of ovulatory follicle size on luteal function, pregnancy rate, and late embryonic/fetal mortality in cattle Basic Research Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service
$321,108
Qisheng Song Isolation and Molecular Characterization of Cuticular Tanning Hormone (Bursicon) from Drosophila melanogaster Basic Research Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service
$332,871
Gary Stacey Biological Function of flavone and isoflavone synthesis during legume-rhizobia interactions Basic Research Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
$192,977
Laura Sweets Homeland Security Training for First Detectors Other Michigan State University
$2,500
Steven Van Doren Mechanism of Metalloproteinase Inhibition by a Green Tea Polyphenol that Prevents Prostate Cancer Basic Research Department of Defense
$546,124
Judy Wall Reduction of U(VI) and Toxic Metals by Desulfovibrio Cytochrome C3 Basic Research Los Alamos National Lab
$68,957
Zhanyuan Zhang Unraveling Early Somatic Embryogenesis in Maize Basic Research Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service
$429,402

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