Published by the MU College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, Vol. 4, No. 6, June 05

Grants Submitted May 2005

There were a total of 46 grant proposals for May 2005 and a total amount requested of $7,607,183. Note: Grants processed during the April conversion from People Soft version 7.5 to 8.8, will appear in next month’s issue of Synthesis.

PI/CoPIs
Project Title Project Type Agency
Amount Requested
(Non-CAFNR PI)
•Jerry Taylor
(Other non-CAFNR CoPIs)
Canine Models for Inherited Disorders National Resource Basic Research National Institutes of Health, National Eye Institute
$1,837,500
(Non-CAFNR PI)
•Randall Prather
(Other non-CAFNR CoPIs)
Improving the Veterinary Medical Care Program at the University of Missouri Basic Research National Center for Research Resources
$700,000
(Non-CAFNR PI)
•Xudong Fan
•Sheila Grant
Mentored Quantitative Research Career Development Award Basic Research National Institutes of Health
$286,601
Claire Baffaut
•Stephen Anderson
Soil and Water Assessment Tool Training and Support Other Missouri Department of Natural Resources
$133,253
Chris Barnett
•Anthony Prato
WADAR Reports — Watershed Applications Data And Resources Reports Other Missouri Department of Natural Resources
$190,720
Thomas Clark
Selection intensity of MIR 604 on Western Corn Rootworm Applied Research Syngenta
$70,000
Thomas Clark
•Georgia Davis
Genomic Evaluation of the Defense Response of Maize (Zea mays L.) against Herbivory by the Western Corn Rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera LeConte) Basic Research University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$90,000
James English
•Frank Schmidt
High-Valued Transgenic Soybean Germplasm with Rust Resistance Basic Research Illinois-Missouri Biotech Alliance
$467,969
Neil Fox
Exploration of the commercial uses of wind for generating power in the state of Missouri Applied Research Ameren UE, St. Louis
$333,149
David Galat
Support for International Symposium on Fish Physiology, Toxicology, and Water Quality Other Environmental Protection Agency
$50,000
David Galat
Fish use of passage facility and seasonal wetland pools at Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area Applied Research Missouri Department of Conservation
$112,837
Bryan Garton
•Rob Terry
•Robert Torres
In-service and Professional Development for Agriculture Instructors Other Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
$76,016
Bryan Garton
•Norman Rohrbach
Farm Business Management Analysis Education Program Other Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
$68,418
Melissa Goellner Mitchum
Application of Biotechnology to Control of the Soybean Cyst Nematode Basic Research Iowa State University
$72,512
Michael Gold
Agroforestry Training for Professionals in Missouri and the Midwest Other North Central Sustainable Ag Research and Education
$47,890
Keith Goyne
•Robert Kremer
•Peter Motavalli
Assessing Interactions of the PIP/PMP Avidin with Soil Solid Phases and Microbial Communities Basic Research Illinois-Missouri Biotech Alliance
$153,972
Hong He
Making R and D fire and fuel simulation technology accessible to national forests Applied Research Forest Service
$109,900
Hong He
Developing a Computer Support System to Assist Forest Management in Decision-Making Basic Research Forest Service
$47,836
Jerry Hitzhusen
Project LIFE ( Leisure Is For Everyone) Other Missouri Department of Mental Health
$231,829
Thomas Johnson
LEMA contract with St. Louis Applied Research St. Louis Agency on Training and Employment
$7,333
Thomas Johnson
LEMA contract with St. Louis County Applied Research City of St. Louis
$3,666
Jack Jones
Analysis of total phosphorus, total nitrogen and suspended chlorophyll a in water samples from select stations on the Current and Jacks Fork Rivers Basic Research National Park Service
$8,813
Jack Jones
70 Missouri Water Samples Applied Research Missouri Department of Conservation
$10,245
Nicholas Kalaitzandonakes
AgBioForum: Informing the Public Debate on Agrifood Biotechnology Other Illinois-Missouri Biotech Alliance
$50,000
Hari Krishnan
Engineering Soybean for Enhanced Sulfur Amino Acid Content Basic Research Illinois-Missouri Biotech Alliance
$160,118
Matthew Lucy
Regulation of growth hormone receptor in liver and adipose tissue of periparturient dairy cattle. Basic Research Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service
$389,496
Leonie Marks
•Joseph Parcell
Information Strategies for Marketing Biotech Functional Foods Basic Research Illinois-Missouri Biotech Alliance
$40,704
Anne McKendry
Accelerating the development of scab resistant soft red winter wheat Applied Research Agricultural Research Service
$80,606
Henry Nguyen
Interdrought-II, International Conference on Integrated Approaches to Improve Crop Production under Drought-Prone Environments Other Agricultural Research Service
$25,000
Henry Nguyen
Functional Genomics of Root Growth and Root Signaling under Drought Basic Research National Science Foundation
$42,650
Henry Nguyen
•David Sleper
Isolation and Mapping New SCN Resistance Genes in Soybean Applied Research Iowa State University
$72,512
Henry Nguyen
•David Sleper
Soybean Cyst Nematode Resistance Genes: Isolation and Selection Applied Research Southern Illinois University
$100,000
Randall Prather
Tissue Engineering for Hereditary Retinal Degeneration Basic Research University of Louisville
$109,144
Randall Prather
Platform-independent gene expression database Applied Research Michigan State University
$168,921
Randall Prather
The 7th International Conference on Pig Reproduction Basic Research Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service
$2,500
Charles Rabeni
Effects of low thiamine on swim-up fry behavior and the interaction with dioxin-like chemicals Applied Research Geological Survey
$2,600
Charles Rabeni
Biological criteria for stream fish communities of Missouri Applied Research Environmental Protection Agency
$36,691
R Michael Roberts
•Mark Hannink
hES supplement for Transcription Factors in Trophectoderm Differentiation Basic Research National Institutes of Health
$220,500
Peter Scharf
•Harlan Palm
Helping Corn Producers to Reduce N Loss Using Color-Guided Sidedressing Other Missouri Department of Natural Resources
$313,257
Laura Sweets
Soybean Rust Survey Other Department of Agriculture
$25,000
Andrew Thomas
Genotype by Environment Interaction in Elderberry Basic Research Agricultural Research Service
$21,500
William Wiebold
•J Allen Wrather
Integrated Soybean Management for Asian Soybean Rust Basic Research Mid-America Research and Development Foundation
$162,000
Zhanyuan Zhang
•Henry Nguyen
Development of a high throughput Agrobacterium-mediated transformation system for soybean (Glycine max) Basic Research Mid-America Research and Development Foundation
$116,384
Zhanyuan Zhang
•Henry Nguyen
•Gary Stacey
Functional analysis of soybean genes through transposon mutagenesis Basic Research University of Minnesota
$54,000
Zhanyuan Zhang
Proof-of-Concept: Functional complementation of soybean BIBAC library Basic Research Illinois-Missouri Biotech Alliance
$184,071
Zhanyuan Zhang
Systematically assigning gene functions in soybean employing RNAi technology Basic Research Illinois-Missouri Biotech Alliance
$119,071