Published by the MU College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, Vol. 4, No. 11, November 05

Grants Submitted October 2005

There were a total of 57 grant proposals for October 2005 and a total amount requested of $25,605,445.

PI/CoPIs Project Title Project Type Agency
Amount Requested
(Non-CAFNR PI)
•Charles Nilon
SHELTER - Students Helping Each other Learn Through Environmental Research Basic Research National Science Foundation
$600,000
Olga Baker
•Gary Weisman
P2Y2R mediated immune responses in salivary gland dysfunction Basic Research National Institutes of Health
$263,118
Kevin Bradley Investigations of Glyphosate-Resistant Common Waterhemp Populations in Northwest Missouri Soybean Fields Basic Research Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council (MSMC)
$19,720
Georgia Davis Corn phyllosphere community diversity and metagenomics--the interplay of environmental and host factors affecting leaf surface microbial assemblages Basic Research University of North Carolina-Wilmington
$60,270
David Dunn Nitrogen Rate & Timing Study for Cotton Grown on Irrigated Gumbo Soils Other Cotton Incorporated
$13,250
William Elder Analysis of Health-Related Legislative Bills for 2006 Legislative Session Other Missouri Foundation for Health
$329
Laurie Erb
•Cheikh Seye
Mechanisms of nucleotide-induced vascular inflammation Basic Research National Institutes of Health National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
$1,901,283
Toshihiko Ezashi
•Mark Hannink
Oxygen-dependent signaling and pluripotency of hES cells Basic Research National Institutes of Health
$1,653,750
Jeffre Firman Effect of high peroxide value fats on performance of broilers in normal and immune challenged states Applied Research Fats and Proteins Research Foundation
$45,304
Jeffre Firman Increasing soybean meal energy utilization in turkeys: comparison of gut characteristics of pigs and poultry. Applied Research Midwest Poultry Consortium
$53,900
William Folk
•Leszek Vincent
(Non-CAFNR CoPIs)
TICIPS:HIV/AIDS, Secondary Infections Basic Research National Institutes of Health
$3,677,470
Neil Fox
•Anthony Lupo
Tall Tower Investigations of Southwest Missouri Winds Applied Research Unlisted Sponsor
$80,006
David Galat Missouri River post-flood evaluation synthesis Basic Research Missouri Department of Conservation
$79,075
David Galat Movement and habitat use of paddlefish in and near the lower Osage River Basic Research Missouri Department of Conservation
$305,717
John Gardner Watershed Research, Assessment, and Stewardship Project (WRASP) Applied Research Agricultural Research Service
$201,331
Gene Garrett
•Jerry Van Sambeek
Shade effects on Ozark big bluestem accessions with temperate agroforestry potential. Applied Research Department of Agriculture
$12,000
Gene Garrett
•Michael Gold
Agroforestry Technology Transfer Program Applied Research Missouri Department of Conservation
$30,500
Gene Garrett
•Mark Coggeshall
Tree Improvement Program Applied Research Missouri Department of Conservation
$30,000
Michael Gold Meeting Green Infrastructure Needs in Metro Kansas City through Agroforestry Applied Research Mid-America Regional Council (MARC)
$29,400
Sheila Grant
(Non-CAFNR CoPIs)
Nanosensor Architectures for Rapid PRRSV Detection Applied Research University of Minnesota
$115,568
Richard Guyette
•Anthony Lupo
Multi millennia climate variability from ancient oak wood in the Midwest agricultural ecosystem Basic Research National Science Foundation
$396,027
Mark Haidekker
•James Lee
Development of Molecular Rotors as Bio-Mechanosensors Basic Research National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
$1,449,716
Hong He Mapping Vegetation Communities in Ozark National Scenic Riverways Applied Research Geological Survey
$82,997
Jack Jones When do landscapes break down? The synergy of changes in land use and weather intensity on aquatic ecosystem function Basic Research Iowa State University
$149,756
Nicholas Kalaitzandonakes
(Non-CAFNR CoPIs)
Modeling International Supply Chains for Agribusiness Education and Research Other Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service
$99,930
Robert Kallenbach Measuring, Predicting, and Valuing On-Farm Nitrogen Fixation by Alfalfa Basic Research Agricultural Research Service
$11,000
Andy Kendig Horseweed/Mare's Tail Control Applied Research Cotton Incorporated
$13,000
Andy Kendig Palmer Amaranth Control in Cotton Applied Research Cotton Incorporated
$6,000
Monty Kerley Protecting and growing the value of soybeans for animal feed applications Basic Research Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council (MSMC)
$60,000
Amy Lake
•Thomas Johnson
CPAC Grant writing Services FY 06 Other Unitized Project Sponsor
$20,000
David Ledoux Evaluation of the Efficacy of High Levels of Microbial Phytase Applied Research Zymetrics
$38,138
Bruce McClure Using Genomic Tools to Identify Interspecific Reproductive Barriers in the Tomato Clade Applied Research Colorado State University
$1,028,713
Arthur McIntosh
•Thomas Coudron
•Holly Popham
T-4-3622-920 (BCIRL) Basic Research Agricultural Research Service
$1,025
Mark Morgan Visitor Use Study: Ozark National Scenic Riverways Applied Research National Park Service
$40,386
Azlin Mustapha Health effects of probiotic-fortified soy protein powder and soy protein bar Applied Research Mid-America Research and Development Foundation
$67,034
Henry Nguyen Metabolic Profiling of Soybean: Identification of Novel Compounds for Human Health Basic Research Mid-America Research and Development Foundation
$243,895
Henry Nguyen
•Grover Shannon
Functional genomics and probabilistic Analysis of Soybean Tolerance to Environmental Stress Applied Research National Science Foundation
$6,116,980
Henry Nguyen
•David Sleper
Genetic Engineering to enhance oil traits in Soybean Applied Research Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council (MSMC)
$192,343
Michael Nolan Special Training - Armenian Food Processing Applied Research Foreign Agricultural Service
$30,570
Melvin Oliver
•Kristin Bilyeu
T-6-3622-610 Basic Research Agricultural Research Service
$8,000
Andrea Phillips Maturity as Influenced by Plant Populations in Upland Cotton Applied Research Cotton Incorporated
$7,500
Andrea Phillips Stand Evaluation According to Density, Planting Date and Leaf Removal Applied Research Cotton Incorporated
$6,500
Charles Rabeni Effects of sediment on benthic invertebrates and fishes Basic Research Mo. Department of Conservation
$171,200
Amy Schmidt Missouri Swine Production School Other National Pork Board
$10,000
Cheikh Seye
•Gary Weisman
(Non-CAFNR CoPI)
Novel mechanisms in Vascular Inflammation and Intimal Hyperplasia Basic Research National Institutes of Health
$1,823,118
Grover Shannon
•Henry Nguyen
•David Sleper
•William Wiebold
Evaluation of Exotic Germplasm for Drought Tolerance Applied Research Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council (MSMC)
$287,019
David Sleper
•Henry Nguyen
•Grover Shannon
Fine mapping of New Soybean-Cyst-Nematode-Resistant Genes in Soybean Basic Research Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council (MSMC)
$218,548
James Spain
•Roy Robinson
(Non-CAFNR CoPI)
International Undergraduate Research in Agriculture Program Basic Research Department of Agriculture
$97,774
Gary Stacey
•Henry Nguyen
Comparative genomics of the Glycine and Phaseolus genomes: analysis of the effect of polyploidization Basic Research University of California at Davis
$1,146,277
Gene Stevens Sulfur Fertilization on cotton for Sandy Loam and Silt Loam Soils Applied Research Cotton Incorporated
$7,500
Jay Thelen Identification and absolute quantitation of protein phosphorylation networks in oilseeds Basic Research National Science Foundation
$1,817,871
John Viator
(Non-CAFNR CoPIs)
Photoacoustic detection of circulating melanoma cells Basic Research National Institutes of Health
$390,497
John Viator Photoacoustic imaging of melanin in human skin Applied Research Dermatology Foundation
$19,753
William Wiebold
•Grover Shannon
Application of Advanced Genetics to Enhance Soybean Production : Part 2 Basic Research Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council (MSMC)
$131,270
J. Allen Wrather Estimates of Soybean Yields Suppressed by Diseases for the United States During 2005 Applied Research Smith Bucklin and Associates
$16,000
J. Allen Wrather Site Specific Detection of Cotton-Parasitic Nematodes Applied Research Cotton Incorporated
$10,000
Zhanyuan Zhang Engineering of soybean (Blycine max) for resistance against the emerging soybean rust disease. Basic Research North Central Soybean Research Program
$217,117