Published by the MU College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, Vol. 5, No. 6, Nov./Dec. 06

Grants Submitted October and November 2006

There were a total of 46 grant proposals for October/November 2006 and a total amount requested of $11,896,109.

PI/CoPIs Project Title Project Type Agency
Amount Requested
Chris Barnett Support for the Global Forest Watch Web site Other World Resources Institute
$21,493
Kevin Bradley Evaluation of Herbicide Programs for the Management of Glyphosate-Resistant Common Waterhemp in Soybeans Basic Research Mid-America Research and Development Foundation
$12,170
Georgia Davis GEPR-Genomic Dissection of Drought Tolerance Gene Networks in Sorghum and Maize Basic Research Texas A&M University
$1,510,572
Dwayne Elias Collaborative Research MIP: The Role of Bacterial Nanowires for Interspecies Electron Transfer Basic Research Unlisted Sponsor
$95,609
David Emerich
•Thomas Mawhinney
Global Analysis of the Development of Soybean Root Nodules Basic Research National Science Foundation
$1,438,963
James English
•Frank Schmidt
Development of Soybean Germplasm with Designed Resistance to Soybean Rust and Other Diseases Basic Research Illinois-Missouri Biotech Alliance
$98,000
Jeffre Firman Digestible Threonine Requirements of Male Turkeys to Market Age Basic Research Midwest Poultry Consortium
$40,000
Jeffre Firman Reduction of Feed Costs Through the Use of the Missouri Ideal Turkey Protein Basic Research Midwest Poultry Consortium
$30,915
Gene Garrett Missouri Department of Conservation Tree Improvement Program Applied Research Missouri Department of Conservation
$40,980
Gene Garrett Thomas Hickman House Preservation, Renovation and Improvement Projects in Howard County, Missouri Applied Research National Park Service
$605,856
H. Allen Garverick Differentiation of Primordial Germ Cells to Oocytes: Mechanisms Regulating Fetal Ovarian Follicular Formation, Proliferation and Apoptosis. Basic Research Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service
$348,951
Rodney Geisert
•Matthew Lucy
Nuclear Factor-Kappa B Regulation of the Porcine Estrous Cycle and Early Pregnancy Basic Research Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service
$331,756
Matthew Gompper Dissertation Research: Stress in a solitary carnivore: experimental manipulations of contact rates, food availability and parasite loads Basic Research National Science Foundation
$11,405
Matthew Gompper Dissertation Research: Effects of parasites on the health and survival of brown-nosed coatis in the Brazilian Pantanal Basic Research National Science Foundation
$11,900
Matthew Gompper Dissertation Research: Interference and exploitative competition among native and domestic carnivores in a tropical grassland ecosystem Basic Research National Science Foundation
$10,840
Sheila Grant
•non-CAFNR CoPIs
The Use of Nanowires to Crosslinked Collagen as a New Biomaterial Basic Research National Science Foundation
$353,057
Perry Gustafson Characterizing a gene-rich region surrounding a rye (Secale cereale L.) aluminum tolerance locus utilizing rice (Oryza sativa L.) synteny Basic Research National Science Foundation
$369,441
Mickey Heitmeyer MDC Gaylord Big Rivers/Wetlands Applied Research Missouri Department of Conservation
$122,847
Jack Jones City of Columbia: Eagle Bluffs FY07 Applied Research City of Columbia, Missouri
$6,000
Nicholas Kalaitzandonakes BioDiesel Manufacturing Facility Feasibility Study and Business Plan Development Other Mid-America Research and Development Foundation
$20,909
Nicholas Kalaitzandonakes Unitized Agreement- Agricultural Finance Review Basic Research Cornell University
$1,000
Andy Kendig Horseweed/Mare's Tail Control, Project #05-627MO Applied Research Cotton Incorporated
$14,000
Peter Klein
•Michael Cook
•David O'Brien
•Michael Sykuta
Entrepreneurial and Organizational Responses to Biotechnology Innovation Basic Research Illinois-Missouri Biotech Alliance
$65,000
Matthew Lucy An integrated approach for solving seasonal anestrus in swine. Basic Research Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service
$448,290
Joshua Millspaugh Dissertation Research: Testosterone-Mediated Life History Tradeoffs in a Lek-Mating Bird: An Integrated Approach using Path Analysis and Experimental Implants Basic Research Kansas State University
$7,497
Azlin Mustapha Development of novel probiotic-fortified soy energy bars with decreased a-galactosides Applied Research Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council (MSMC)
$46,806
Azlin Mustapha Are red wines bactericidal to pathogens or probiotics? Basic Research Missouri Department of Agriculture
$25,009
Michael Nolan IEHA - Initiative to End Hunger in Africa - Amendment #3 Applied Research Foreign Ag Service
$939,527
Michael Nolan Southern Sudan Agricultural Revitalization Project (SSARP) Applied Research Foreign Ag Service
$2,000,009
Michael Nolan Africa Bureau - Technical Support - Amendment #5 Applied Research Foreign Ag Service
$546,327
Michael Nolan Collaborative Agricultural Research Program (CRSP) Applied Research Foreign Ag Service
$19,880
Michael Nolan Africa Program Support - Amendment #5 Applied Research Foreign Ag Service
$440,000
Michael Nolan Senior Regional Environmental Advisor - Amendment #3 Applied Research Foreign Ag Service
$209,619
Michael Nolan CARPE Field Advisor - Amendment #6 Applied Research Foreign Ag Service
$253,314
Stephen Pallardy
•Rose-Marie Muzika
National Atmospheric Deposition Program Other Geological Survey
$5,833
Randall Prather Functional reconstruction of the outer retina Basic Research Harvard University
$101,836
Anthony Prato Upper and Middle Mississippi Valley Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit: Amendment Three to Cooperative Agreement adding the Dept of the Army, Engineering Research and Development Center, Army Corps of Engineers, Civil Works and St. Mary's University Basic Research Corp of Engineers
$10,000
Mark Ryan
•Charles Nilon
Baltimore Ecosystems Study: Bird Species Composition and Abundance Basic Research Institute of Ecosystem Studies
$69,979
Grover Shannon
•Henry Nguyen
•David Sleper
•J. Allen Wrather
To Develop Productive Group IV and V Soybeans Resistant to Nematodes and Diseases Basic Research Mid-America Research and Development Foundation
$347,360
Robert Sites Insects of Natural Springs of State Parks in Missouri Applied Research Mo. Department of Natural Resources
$26,050
David Sleper Monsanto Service Order #22 Applied Research Monsanto Corporation
$3,500
David Sleper
•Henry Nguyen
•Grover Shannon
Development of value-added food-grade soybean varieties for Missouri Basic Research Mid-America Research and Development Foundation
$329,337
Peter Sutovsky Improvement of ICSI treatment by co-injection of recombinant PAWP protein Basic Research Unlisted Sponsor
$50,484
Peter Sutovsky Ubiquitin Dependent Proteolysis in Farm Animal Spermatogenesis and Fertilization Basic Research Cooperative State Research Education and Ext Svc
$346,713
Laura Sweets
•Grover Shannon
•David Sleper
North Central SDS Coordination and Variety Testing Program Applied Research Southern Illinois University
$5,000
Patrick Westhoff Memorandum of Understanding TEAGASC and FAPRI Applied Research TEAGASC
$102,075

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