Grants and Contracts
Recent research grants
The following 20 new grants totaling $3.12 million were awarded recently to plant science researchers at Iowa State.
The Sudden Death Syndrome Research Alliance
University of Illinois -- $60,363
(M. Bhattacharyya, agronomy)
Use of Plant Essential Oils as Seed Treatments
Environmental Protection Agency -- $39,672
(S. Goggi, agronomy)
Aphid-Crop Interactions
Iowa Soybean Association -- $30,000
(W.A. Miller, plant pathology)
A Pilot to Explore GRAS Status Determination of Foods from Nutritionally Modified GM Crops
Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. -- $15,435
(J. Wolt, agronomy)
Sustainable Cropping Systems for Harvesting Corn Stover for Biomass
US Department of Transportation -- $452,116
(K. Moore, agronomy)
Bioinformatics and Computational Systems Biology Summer Institute at Iowa State University
National Science Foundation -- $150,000
(R. Jernigan, biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology)
Functional Genomics of Maize Gametophytes
National Science Foundation -- $105,593
(E. Vollbrecht, genetics, development and cell biology)
Determining the Impact of Multiple Pests on Soybean Yield and Grain Composition
Iowa Soybean Association -- $95,843
(G. Macintosh, biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology)
Plant Resistance to Insects Mediated by a Protease
Consortium for Plant Biotechnology Research, Inc. -- $78,750
(B. Bonning, entomology)
Arabidopsis Nonhost Resistance for Creating Novel Soybean
Germplasms with Durable and Broad-Spectrum Phytophthora Resistance
Consortium for Plant Biotechnology Research, Inc. -- $53,890
(M. Bhattacharyya, agronomy)
Identification and Exploitation of Resistance to Soybean Rust
United Soybean Board -- $31,400
(S. Cianzio, agronomy)
Enhance Economical Value of Sweet Potato by Developing Specialty
Cultivars Optimal for Novel Dietary Applications Using Genomics and
Biotechnology Approaches
USDA -- $105,000
(M. James, biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology)
Incorporation of Field-Scale Risk Assessment Tools into I-Farm for Use by Consultants and Producers
USDA -- $65,000
(R. Anex, agricultural and biosystems engineering)
Functional Analysis of Soybean Genes through Transposon Mutagenesis
United Soybean Board -- $64,020
(K. Wan, agronomy)
Molecular Engineering for Conversion of Biomass-Derived Reactants to Fuels, Chemicals and Materials
National Science Foundation -- $64,000
(B. Shanks, chemical and biological engineering)
Control of Cap-Independent Translation by a Viral 3' UTR
National Institutes of Health -- $53,486
(W. Miller, plant pathology)
Commercializing New Fractionated Soy Proteins to Improve Human Health and Food Quality
Safe Soy Technologies -- $50,000
(L. Johnson, food science and human nutrition)
Functional Genomics of the Pathogenic and Epiphytic Lifestyle of the Bacterial Plant Pathogen Pseudomonas Syringae
USDA -- $900,000
(G. Beattie, plant pathology)
Fluorous Solution-Phase Synthesis of Peptides and Oligosaccarides
Fluorous Technologies, Inc. -- $404,357
(N. Pohl, chemistry)
Energy from Agriculture: Estimating Output and the Resulting Macroeconomic Consequences Using a Market Based Approach
USDA -- $300,000
(B. Babcock, economics)
The following 19 new grants totaling $3.3 million were awarded recently to plant science researchers at Iowa State. (January, 2008)
Application of Biotechnology to Control of the Soybean Cyst
Nematode: SCN Parasitism Genes
United Soybean Board -- $226,025
(T. Baum, plant pathology)
Breeding General-Use and Specialty Soybean Varieties for
Iowa
Iowa Soybean Association -- $170,000
(W. Fehr, agronomy)
Regulation of Chloroplast Biogenesis: The Immutans Mutant of
Arabidopsis
Department of Energy -- $145,000
(S. Rodermel, genetics, development and cell biology)
Development of Maturity I-IV Varieties for the Better Bean Initiative
United Soybean Board -- $138,200
(W. Fehr, agronomy)
Genome Evolution in Diploid and Polyploid Cotton
National Science Foundation -- $133,725
(J. Wendel, ecology, evolution and organismal biology)
Regulation of Starch Synthesis in Maize Kernels: Function of
Starch Synthase III
Department of Energy -- $114,000
(M. James, biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology)
Characterization of the Soybean Rust Infection Process in
Susceptible and Resistant Soybean Interactions
Iowa Soybean Association -- $95,074
(S. Whitham, plant pathology)
Fundamentals of Operation at Low S/O Ratios for Styrene
Catalysts
CRI Catalyst Company -- $50,000
(B. Shanks, chemical and biological engineering)
Seed Quality Evaluation of Corn Germplasm Selected for
Adaptation to Sustainable Agriculture Production Practices
USDA, ARS -- $25,053
(S. Goggi, agronomy)
Fast Pyrolysis Process Development Unit for Validating Bench
Scale Data
Department of Energy -- $500,000
(R. Brown, mechanical engineering)
VCA: A Two Component AC/DS Platform for Reverse and Forward
Genetic Analysis in Maize
Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Inc. -- $401,381
(E. Vollbrecht, genetics, development and cell biology)
Enzyme Hydrolysis of Uncooked Dry-Grind Corn for Ethanol Production
Poet -- $284,000
(J-L. Jane, food science and human nutrition)
Modeling Ribsomal Control, Function and Assembly
National Institutes of Health -- $251,362
(R. Jernigan, biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology)
GEPR: Functional Genomics of Bud Endodormancy Induction in
Grapevine
National Science Foundation -- $218,733
(J. Dickerson, electrical and computer engineering)
Genetics Mechanisms Regulating Inflorescence Architecture in
Maize and Related Cereals
National Science Foundation -- $211,070
(E. Vollbrecht, genetics, development and cell biology)
Identification of Metabolic Control Points in Seeds
Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. -- $180,000
(J. Shanks, chemical and biological engineering)
Reprogramming Host Transcription: Function and Diversity of the
Transcription Activation-Like Type III Effectors in
Disease
USDA -- $167,055
(B. Yang, genetics, development and cell biology)
Risk and Benefit Analysis for Genetically Modified Agricultural
Products
USDA, APHIS -- $100,000
(M. Misra, biosafety institute for genetically modified
agricultural products)
How Does Low Iron Status Affect DHA Levels in Indian Pregnant
Women? Implications on Pregnancy Outcome
Iowa Soybean Association -- $100,000
(M. Reddy, food, science and human nutrition)
The following 14 new grants totaling $3.9 million were awarded recently to plant science researchers at Iowa State. (October, 2007)
Iowa Botanical Supplements Research Center
National Institutes of Health -- $1,473,354
(D. Birt, food science and human nutrition)
PLEXdb: Plant Expression Database
National Science Foundation -- $367,834
(J. Dickerson, electrical and computer engineering)
Coarse Grained Models of Proteins
National Institutes of Health -- $248,600
(R. Jernigan, biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology)
Collaborative Research: Molecular Genetic and Metabolic Analyses
to Characterize Terpenoid Indole Alkaloid Pathways
National Science Foundation -- $174,624
(J. Shanks, chemical and biological engineering)
CYP701A: A Family of Multifunctional Cytochromes P450 in
Terpenoid Biosynthesis
National Science Foundation -- $164,925
(R. Peters, biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology)
Osmoprotection of Pseudomonas Syringae during its Association
with Plants: Role of the BetT OpuC Transporters
National Science Foundation -- $130,000
(G. Beattie, plant pathology)
Flaxseed Lignans for Heart Health
Archer Daniels Midland -- $126,000
(S. Hendrich, food science and human nutrition)
Making Improvements to the PCAP Genome Assembly Program
US Department of Health and Human Services -- $102,487
(X. Huang, computer science)
Biobased Pressure Sensitive Adhesives
Avery Dennison -- $74,473
(R. Larock, chemistry)
Transformation of Maize Inbred Line B104
Dow Agrosciences, LLC -- $34,686
(K. Wang, agronomy)
IGERT: Computational Molecular Biology Training Group
National Science Foundation -- $592,776
(D. Voytas, genetics, development and cell biology)
Computational Investigation of Cellulase and Xylanase Mechanisms
USDA, CSREES -- $307,057
(P. Reilly, chemical and biological engineering)
International Biofuels Scenarios Analysis
Environmental Protection Agency -- $95,000
(B. Babcock, economics)
Department of Agriculture Cochran Seed Training on Seed Programs
USDA, FAS -- $19,441
(J. Cortes, seed science center)
The following 18 new grants totaling $5.2million were awarded recently to plant science researchers at Iowa State.(July 2007)
Oligomeric Structure of Membrane Peptides from Solid-State NMR
National Science Foundation -- $164,781
(M. Hong, chemistry)
Novel Signaling Components for Plant Steroid Regulated Gene Expression in Arabidopsis
National Science Foundation -- $125,000
(Y. Yin, genetics, development and cell biology)
Seed Systems Development Project
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics -- $101,601
(J. Cortes, seed science center)
Design of Nanostructured Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Catalysts for Biorenewable Conversion
National Science Foundation -- $101,234
(B. Shanks, chemical and biological engineering)
Solid-State NMR Studies of Antimicrobial Peptides
National Institutes of Health -- $212,190
(M. Hong, chemistry)
Synthesis of A-Type Procyanidins
Phytomedical Technologies Corporation -- $204,686
(G. Kraus, chemistry)
Collaborative Research: Comprehensive Molecular, Genetic and Cytogenetic Analysis of Transposon-Induced Chromosomal Rearrangements in Maize
National Science Foundation -- $178,970
(T. Peterson, genetics, development and cell biology)
Sequencing the Maize Genome
Washington University -- $46,450
(P. Schnable, agronomy)
Biofuels Research Program
ConocoPhillips Company -- $1,303,700
(R. Brown, mechanical engineering)
Mesoporous Silica-Supported Metal Oxide-Promoted RH Nanocatalysts for Selective Production of Ethanol from Syngas
Department of Energy -- $453,637
(G. Kraus, chemistry)
CAREER: Meshing Synthesis and Biosynthesis in Research and Teaching
National Science Foundation -- $102,000
(N. Pohl, chemistry)
North Central Plant Diagnostic Network Asian Soybean Rust Supplement
Michigan State University -- $60,000
(T. Baum, plant pathology)
Bone Response to Soy Isoflavones in Women
National Institutes of Health, NIAMS -- $678,966
(D. Alekel, food science and human nutrition)
Functional Genomics of Plant Disease Defense Pathways
National Science Foundation -- $513,148
(R. Wise, plant pathology)
A Highly Efficient Homologous Recombination System for Plants
National Science Foundation -- $489,244
(D. Voytas, genetics, development and cell biology)
Functional Genomics of Soybean Response to Cyst Nematode Parasitism Proteins
Department of Agriculture -- $300,000
(T. Baum, plant pathology)
Oil Production of Soybean Varieties with Mid-Oleic and 1% Linolenic Acids for Industry Testing
United Soybean Board -- $100,000
(W. Fehr, agronomy)
Scale-Up of Soy Hydrolysate Ingredient for Wood Adhesive Formulations
United Soybean Board -- $79,687
(D. Myers, food science and human nutrition)
The following 23 new grants totaling $4.85 million were awarded recently to plant science researchers at Iowa State. (April, 2007)
Transcriptional Control of the Maize Vp1 Gene, A Key Regulator of Seed Maturation
USDA -- $324,400
(P. Becraft, genetics, development and cell biology)
Control of Cap-Independent Translation by a Viral 3' UTR
National Institutes of Health -- $211,425
(W. A. Miller, plant pathology)
GEPR: Functional Genomics of Bud Endodormancy Induction in Grapevine
National Science Foundation -- $207,352
(J. Dickerson, electrical and computer engineering)
Bioinformatics and Computational Systems Biology Summer Institute at Iowa State University
National Science Foundation -- $150,000
(R. Jernigan, biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology)
Robust and Reliable Infrastructure Networks: Identifying Research Priorities
National Science Foundation -- $66,246
(R. Anex, agricultural and biosystems engineering)
Genome Evolution in Diploid and Polyploid Cotton
National Science Foundation -- $816,319
(J. Wendel, ecology, evolution and organismal biology)
Mesoporous Silica-Supported Metal Oxide-Promoted RH Nanocatalysts for Selective Production of Ethanol from Syngas
Department of Energy -- $600,000
(G. Kraus, chemistry)
Risk and Benefit Analysis for Genetically Modified Agricultural Products
USDA, APHIS -- $326,063
(M. Misra, agricultural and biosystems engineering)
Genetic Mechanisms Regulating Inflorescence Architecture in Maize and Related Cereals
National Science Foundation -- $212,457
(E. Vollbrecht, genetics, development and cell biology)
Functional Genomics of the Biotin Metabolic Network of Arabidopsis
National Science Foundation -- $205,000
(B. Nikolau, biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology)
Development of Maturity I-IV Varieties for the Better Bean Initiative
United Soybean Board -- $131,600
(W. Fehr, agronomy)
Incorporation of Field-Scale Risk Assessment Tools into I-Farm for Use by Consultants and Producers
USDA -- $88,000
(R. Anex, agricultural and biosystems engineering)
VCA-PGR: Functional Analyses of Genes Involved in Meristem Organization and Leaf Initiation
National Science Foundation -- $567,924
(P. Schnable, agronomy)
Plant Resistance to Insect Pests Mediated by a Protease
Consortium For Plant Biotechnology Research, Inc. -- $143,750
(B. Bonning, entomology)
Seed Production of Soybean Varieties with Mid-Oleic and 1% Linolenic Acids
United Soybean Board -- $40,000
(W. Fehr, agronomy)
Application of Biotechnology to Control of the Soybean Cyst Nematode: SCN Parasitism Genes
United Soybean Board -- $219,500
(T. Baum, plant pathology)
Functional Analysis of Soybean Genes Through Transposon Mutagenesis
University of Nebraska-Lincoln -- $55,000
(K. Wang, agronomy)
High Beta-Carotene Maize to Alleviate Vitamin A Deficiency in Sub-Saharan Africa-Supplemental Funding
Centro International De Agricultura Tropical -- $45,000
(W. White, food science and human nutrition)
Seed Commercialization Project
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics -- $193,200
(J. Cortes, Seed Science Center)
High Beta-Carotene Maize to Alleviate Vitamin A Deficiency in Sub-Saharan Africa
Centro International De Agricultura Tropical -- $112,000
(S. Rodermel, genetics, development and cell biology)
Conjugated Soybean Oil for Use as Ink and Alkyd Resin Drying
United Soybean Board -- $68,300
(J. Verkade, chemistry)
Purchase of Gas Chromatographs with Which to Conduct Fatty Acid Analyses for the Soybean Breeding Program
Iowa Soybean Association -- $44,325
(W. Fehr, agronomy)
Harmonization of USB Soybean NIR Efforts: Whole Grain Instruments
United Soybean Board -- $24,949
(C. Hurburgh, agricultural and biosystems engineering)
The following 26 new grants totaling $7.8 million were awarded recently to plant science researchers at Iowa State. (January 2007)
Biodegradation of Transgenic Crop Residue
USDA, ARS -- $50,000
(J. Coats, entomology)
Sequencing the Maize Genome
National Science Foundation -- $43,345
(P. Schnable, agronomy)
High Beta-Carotene Maize to Alleviate Vitamin A Deficiency in Sub-Saharan Africa
The Centro Internacional De Agricultura Tropical (CIAT) -- $40,000
(S. Rodermel, genetics, development and cell biology)
TRPGR: Cyberinfrastructure for (Comparative) Plant Genome Research through Plant GDB
National Science Foundation -- $960,011
(V. Brendel, genetics, development and cell biology)
Interactive Visualization and Analysis of Large Scale Graphs for Biological Network Modeling
National Science Foundation -- $808,353
(J. Dickerson, electrical and computer engineering)
Control of Cap-Independent Translation by a Viral 3' UTR
National Institutes of Health -- $214,637
(W. A. Miller, plant pathology)
Functional Genomics of the Biotin Metabolic Network of Arabidopsis
National Science Foundation -- $200,000
(B. Nikolau, biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology)
Regulation of Starch Synthesis in Maize Kernels: Function of Starch Synthase III
Department of Energy -- $120,000
(M. James, biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology)
Building Consensus Genetic Maps for Maize and Wheat
Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund (BARD) -- $115,000
(P. Schnable, agronomy)
PlantGDB - Plant Genome Database and Analysis Tools
National Science Foundation -- $68,537
(V. Brendel, genetics, development and cell biology)
Iowa Botanical Supplements Research Center
National Institutes of Health -- $1,301,731
(D. Birt, food science and human nutrition)
Enzyme-Assisted Aqueous Processing of Soybeans
USDA -- $780,966
(L. Johnson, food science and human nutrition)
Comparative Evolutionary Genomics of Cotton
National Science Foundation -- $686,817
(J. Wendel, ecology, evolution and organismal biology)
VCA: A Two Component AC/DS Platform for Reverse and Forward Genetic Analysis in Maize
National Science Foundation -- $392,967
(E. Vollbrecht, genetics, development and cell biology)
PLEXdb: Plant Expression Database
National Science Foundation -- $354,418
(J. Dickerson, electrical and computer engineering)
Enzymatic Cyclization to Labdanes and Related Diterpenoid Natural Products
National Institutes of Health -- $280,709
(R. Peters, biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology)
Genomics of Rice Susceptibility to Bacterial Diseases
National Science Foundation -- $232,007
(A. Bogdanove, plant pathology)
SoyMap: An Integrated Map of Soybean for Resolution and Dissection of Multiple Genome Duplication Events
National Science Foundation -- $189,830
(R. Shoemaker, agronomy)
Breeding General-Use and Specialty Soybeans for Iowa
Iowa Soybean Association -- $162,240
(W. Fehr, agronomy)
Enabling Graduate Learning in Risk Analysis with Emphasis on Food, Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
USDA -- $146,813
(J. Wolt, agronomy)
Characterization of the Soybean Rust Infection Process in Susceptible and Resistant Soybean Interactions
Iowa Soybean Association -- $95,074
(S. Whitham, plant pathology)
Relational Legume Genome Database: The Breeder's Toolbox
USDA, ARS -- $85,000
(V. Brendel, genetics, development and cell biology)
Arabidopsis Nonhost Resistance for Creating Novel Soybean Germplasms with Durable and Broad-Spectrum Phytophthora Resistance
The Consortium for Plant Biotechnology Research, Inc. -- $46,110
(M. Bhattacharyya, agronomy)
Nonhost Resistance for Engineering Disease Resistance in Soybean
Iowa Soybean Association -- $43,000
(M. Bhattacharyya, agronomy)
Engineering Carbohydrate Polymers for Value-Added Products from Agricultural Feedstocks
Petroleum Research Fund, American Chemical Society -- $40,000
(N. Pohl, chemistry)
Food Chain Economic Analysis
USDA, CSREES -- $384,475
(C. Hurburgh, agricultural and biosystems engineering)
The following 28 new grants totaling $7.18 million were awarded recently to plant science researchers at Iowa State. (October 2006)
Environmental Enhancement Through Corn Stover Utilization
USDA -- $1,853,996
(R.C. Brown, mechanical engineering)
ISGA: Functional Genomics of Plant Disease Defense Pathways
National Science Foundation -- $505,041
(R. Wise, plant pathology)
A Highly Efficient Homologous Recombination System for Plants
National Science Foundation -- $476,631
(D. Voytas, genetics, development and cell biology)
Metabolic Flux Analysis in Plants
Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. -- $349,188
(J. Shanks, chemical and biological engineering)
Single Molecule Immunoassay and DNA Screening
National Institutes of Health -- $312,742
(E. Yeung, chemistry)
Controlling Yield-Reducing Pathogen Stress in Soybean: Short-and
Long-Term Benefits to Stable Production
Iowa Soybean Association -- $206,166
(J. Hill, plant pathology)
Breeding General-Use and Specialty Soybeans for Iowa
Iowa Soybean Association -- $156,000
(W. Fehr, agronomy)
Effects of Starch and Corn Kernel Structures on the Yield of Ethanol
Production
Monsanto Company -- $137,136
(J. Jane, food science and human nutrition)
Design of Nanostructured Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Catalysts for
Biorenewable Conversion
National Science Foundation -- $100,746
(B. Shanks, chemical and biological engineering)
Comparative Evolutionary Genomics of Cotton
National Science Foundation -- $72,925
(J. Wendel, ecology, evolution and organismal biology)
Application of Biotechnology to Control Soybean Death Syndrome
Southern Illinois University -- $25,400
(M. Bhattacharyya, agronomy)
Functional Genomics of Soybean Response to Cyst Nematode Parasitism Proteins
USDA -- $300,000
(T. Baum, plant pathology)
Essential Nature of Fatty Acid Elongation in Plant Development
National Science Foundation -- $130,000
P. Schnable, agronomy)
Osmoprotection of Pseudomonas Syringae during its Association with
Plants: Role of the BetT OpuC Transporters
National Science Foundation -- $130,000
(G. Beattie, plant pathology)
Barley Coordinated Agricultural Project: Leveraging Genomics, Genetics,
and Breeding for Gene Discovery
USDA -- $104,095
(J. Jannink, agronomy)
Genetic Improvement of Soybean for Disease Resistance
Iowa Soybean Association -- $71,003
(M. Bhattacharyya, agronomy)
Assessing the Value of a Novel Soybean Oil with Mid-Oleic and 1%
Linolenic Acids
Iowa Soybean Association -- $67,505
(W. Fehr, agronomy)
Seed Quality Evaluation of Corn Germ Plasm Selected for Adaptation to
Sustainable Agriculture Production Practices
USDA -- $45,839
(S. Goggi, agronomy)
Non-Host Resistance for Engineering Disease Resistance in Soybean
Iowa Soybean Association -- $43,752
(M. Bhattacharyya, agronomy)
The Genetics of Genetics: Genes Controlling Recombination in Maize
National Science Foundation -- $40,001
(P. Schnable, agronomy)
Iowa Grain Quality Initiative FY06
Iowa Soybean Association -- $25,000
(C. Hurburgh, agricultural and biosystems engineering)
IGERT: Computational Molecular Biology Training Group
National Science Foundation -- $587,728
(D. Voytas, genetics, development and cell biology)
Biotechnology Test Production, Iowa: Recovery and Purification of
Recombinant Proteins from Plants for Therapeutics and Industrial Enzymes
USDA -- $429,763
(C. Glatz, chemical and biological engineering)
The Function of Subtilase Genes in Plant Development
National Science Foundation -- $280,770
(S. Howell, genetics, development and cell biology)
Discovery of Protein Sequence Structural Function Relationships
National Institutes of Health -- $270,992
(V. Honavar, computer science)
Coarse Grained Models of Proteins
National Institutes of Health -- $256,944
(R. Jernigan, biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology)
Acetyl-CoA: The Precursor for High-Energy Phytochemicals
Department of Energy -- $130,000
(B. Nikolau, biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology)
Collaborative Proposal: The Evolution of Genetic Structure in
Species-Specific Plant-Insect Relationships: The Relative Importance of
Biogeographical and Coevolutionary Processes
National Science Foundation -- $70,000
(J. Nason, ecology, evolution and organismal biology)
The following 17 new grants totaling $4.5 million were awarded recently to plant science researchers at Iowa State. (July 2006)
Iowa Botanical Supplements Research Center
National Institutes of Health -- $1,367,589
(D. Birt, food science and human nutrition)
Application of Biotechnology to Control of the Soybean Cyst Nematode
United Soybean Board -- $779,400
(T. Baum, plant pathology)
Development of a Biomass Fueled Stirling Engine for Combined Heat and Power Production
Xcel Energy -- $405,000
(R. C. Brown, mechanical engineering)
Collaborative Research: Metabolic Engineering of E coli Sugar-Utilization Regulatory Systems for the Consumption of Plant Biomass Sugars
National Science Foundation -- $83,637
(J. Shanks, chemical and biological engineering)
Functional Analysis of Soybean Genes Through Tranposon Mutagenesis
University of Nebraska -- $55,000
(K. Wang, agronomy)
Risk and Benefit Analysis for Genetically Modified Agricultural Products
USDA -- $262,500
(M. Misra, agricultural and biosystems engineering)
Collaborative Research: Comprehensive Molecular, Genetic and Cytogenetic Analysis of Transposon-Induced Chromosomal Rearrangements in Maize
National Science Foundation -- $170,970
(T. Peterson, genetics, development and cell biology)
Novel Signaling Components for Plant Steroid Regulated Gene Expression in Arabidopsis
National Science Foundation -- $152,191
(Y. Yin, genetics, development and cell biology)
Development of Soy/Corn Oil Plastic Composites
USDA -- $90,000
(R. Larock, chemistry)
Ionic Liquid Efficient and Recyclable Catalyst Systems for Making Biodiesel
United Soybean Board -- $52,225
(J. Verkade, chemistry)
Comparative Evolutionary Genomics of Cotton
National Science Foundation -- $47,197
(J. Wendel, ecology, evolution and organismal biology)
Human Nutritional Wellness Research Center
Iowa Department of Economic Development -- $700,000
(R. MacDonald, food science and human nutrition)
Seed Systems Development Project
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) -- $109,920
(J. Cortes, Seed Science Center)
REU Site: Research Experience for Undergraduates in Molecular Biotechnology and Genomics
National Science Foundation -- $85,832
(M. Rothschild, animal science)
Extended Research on A-Type Procyanidins
Phytomedical Technologies Corporation -- $77,821
(G. Kraus, chemistry)
Effects of Particle Size, Moisture Content and Bed Temperature on Quantity and Quality of Bio-Oil
Department of Energy-- $43,448
(R.C. Brown, mechanical engineering)
Corn-Based Biorefinery: Phase I-Launching the Pilot Plant
Iowa Department of Economic Development -- $40,000
(R.C. Brown, mechanical engineering)
The following 24 new grants totaling $5.48 million were awarded recently to plant science researchers at Iowa State. (April 2006)
Regulation of Chloroplast Biogenesis: The Immutans Mutant of Arabidopsis
Department of Energy -- $110,000
(S. Rodermel, genetics, development and cell biology)
Translational Genomics to Decipher Resistance Signaling Pathways
USDA -- $72,000
(S. Whitham, plant pathology)
Database of Maize Genome Information
USDA -- $60,000
(V. Brendel, genetics, development and cell biology)
Engineering Carbohydrate Polymers for Value-Added Products from Agricultural Feedstocks
Petroleum Research Fund, American Chemical Society -- $40,000
(N. Pohl, chemistry)
Research in Corn Breeding and Genetics
Nidera S.A. -- $38,250
(M. Lee, agronomy)
Metabolomics: A Functional Genomics Tool for Deciphering Functions of Arabidopsis Genes in the Context of Metabolic and Regulatory Networks
National Science Foundation -- $1,000,000
(B. Nikolau, biochemistry, biophysics, and molecular biology)
Arabidopsis Systems Biology Computational Software
National Science Foundation -- $969,634
(E. Wurtele, genetics, development and cell biology)
Enzyme-Assisted Aqueous Processing of Soybeans (Year 2)
USDA -- $750,977
(L. Johnson, food science and human nutrition)
Bone Response to Soy Isoflavones in Women
National Institutes of Health -- $668,946
(D. L. Alekel, food science and human nutrition)
Food Chain Economic Analysis, Part III
USDA -- $387,988
(C. Hurburgh, agricultural and biosystems engineering)
Soy Components and Colon Cancer
USDA -- $142,664
(R. MacDonald, food science and human nutrition)
Development of Maturity I-IV Varieties for the Better Bean Initiative
United Soybean Board -- $125,300
(W. Fehr, agronomy)
Relational Legume Genome Database: The Breeder's Toolbox
USDA, ARS -- $64,194
(V. Brendel, genetics, development and cell biology)
Integrating New Fiber Utilization Technologies in Biorefinery
Department of Energy -- $50,000
(B. Shanks, chemical and biological engineering)
CREST: Center of Research Excellence in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
National Science Foundation -- $44,583
(S. Aluru, electrical and computer engineering)
Genetic Transformation of Maize (zea Mays L.) for the Production of Maize Lines with Enhanced Tolerance to Environmental Stress Conditions
USDA -- $28,483
(K. Wang, agronomy)
Functional Analyses of Genes Involved in Leaf Initiation
National Science Foundation -- $284,240
(P. Schnable, agronomy)
Regulation of Starch Synthesis in Maize Kernels: Function of Starch Synthase III
Department of Energy -- $120,000
(M. James, biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology)
Regulation of Inflorescence Architecture in Maize
National Science Foundation -- $95,360
(V. Brendel, genetics, development and cell biology)
Uniformity in Near Infrared Measurements of Soybean Quality
American Oil Chemists Society -- $54,647
(C. Hurburgh, agricultural and biosystems engineering)
Catalytic and Binding Domains of Maize Starch Synthases
Exseed Genetics L.L.C. -- $39,215
(A. Myers, biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology)
Application of Biotechnology to Control Soybean Death Syndrome
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale -- $25,400
(M. Bhattacharyya, agronomy)
Identifying Seed Shatter and Ather Dehiscence Genes that Predict Ecological Fitness
Environmental Protection Agency -- $197,817
(C. Lashbrook, horticulture)
Practical Biodiversity: Keeping Oats on Farms by Helping Farmers Enhance Disease Resistance
University of Nebraska -- $111,548
(J.-L. Jannink, agronomy)
The following 28 new grants totaling $7.67 million were awarded recently to plant science researchers at Iowa State. (January 2006)
Target Specificity of the Yeast Ty5 Retrotransposon
National Institutes of Health -- $245,280
(D. Voytas, genetics, development and cell biology)
USDA National Needs Fellowship in Food Safety and Quality
USDA -- $138,000
(A. Mendoca, food science and human nutrition)
Seed Commercialization Project
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics -- $114,574
(J. Cortes, seed science center)
Value Added University Research Grant
USDA -- $95,000
(B. Babcock, economics)
Relational Legume Genome Database: The Breeder's Toolbox
USDA -- $68,000
(V. Brendel, genetics, development and cell biology)
Risk Considerations in Bio-Fuels Investment Decisions: Real Options Analysis
USDA -- $37,916
(J. Miranowski, economics)
Mapping the sgRNA2 and sgRNA3 Promoters of BYDV
National Institutes of Health -- $29,751
(W. A. Miller, plant pathology)
Technology Transfer and Commercialization of Soy Protein Hydrolysate for the Purpose of Facilitating Technology Transfer of Soy-Protein-Based Adhesives
Iowa Soybean Promotion Board -- $29,200
(D. Myers, food science and human nutrition)
MRI: Acquisition of a 512-Node Bluegene/L Supercomputer for Large-Scale Applications in Genomics and Systems Biology
National Science Foundation -- $600,000
(S. Aluru, electrical and computer engineering)
Recombination Mechanisms in Maize
USDA -- $300,000
(P. Schnable, agronomy)
Discovery of Protein Sequence Structural Function Relationships
National Institutes of Health -- $273,942
(V.G. Honavar, computer science)
Coarse Grained Models of Proteins
National Institutes of Health -- $263,184
(R. Jernigan, biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology)
Structure and Function of Human Hexacoordinate Hemoglobins
National Institutes of Health -- $217,005
(M. Hargrove, biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology)
SoyMap: An Integrated Map of Soybean for Resolution and Dissection of Multiple Genome Duplication Events
Purdue University -- $194,078
(R. Shoemaker, agronomy)
Center for Research on Botanical Dietary Supplements
National Institutes of Health -- $171,905
(D. Birt, food science and human nutrition)
Genomics of Rice Susceptibility to Bacterial Pathogens
National Science Foundation -- $31,304
(A. Bogdanove, plant pathology)
Granular Development and Value-Added Utilization of Gem Line Starch
USDA -- $22,439
(J-L. Jane, food science and human nutrition)
A Rice Oligo Chip and Identification of Genes Expressed During the Cereal Defense Response
National Science Foundation -- $949,076
(P. Schnable, agronomy)
Comparative Evolutionary Genomics of Cotton
National Science Foundation -- $898,781
(J. Wendel, ecology, evolution and organismal biology)
Center for Designing Foods to Improve Nutrition
USDA -- $606,523
(P. Flakoll, food science and human nutrition)
Functional Genomics of Arabidopsis Starch Granule Metabolism
National Science Foundation -- $513,085
(A. Myers, biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology)
Biotechnology Test Production, IA: Technologies to Purify and Recover Recombinant Proteins from Plants for Use as Therapeutics and Industrial Enzymes (Year 3)
USDA -- $434,288
(C. Glatz, chemical engineering)
Coupling Lagrangian Stochastics and Large Eddy Simulation to Predict Long Distance Dispersal of Pollen
USDA -- $390,360
(M. Westgate, agronomy)
High Hydrostatic Pressure Process Parameters Impact on Soy Components Extractability and Characteristics
USDA -- $290,000
(S. Jung, food science and human nutrition)
VCA: A Two Component AC/DS Platform for Reverse and Forward Genetic Analysis in Maize
Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Inc. -- $245,306
(E. Vollbrecht, genetics, development and cell biology)
Genomics of Rice Susceptibility to Bacterial Diseases
National Science Foundation -- $225,075
(A. Bogdanove, plant pathology)
NIH-NSF Bioengineering and Bioinformatics Summer Institute in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
National Science Foundation -- $146,476
(V. Brendel, genetics, development and cell biology)
Osmoprotection of Pseudomonas Syringae During Its Association with Plants: Role of the BetT OpuC Transporters
National Science Foundation -- $130,000
(G. Beattie, plant pathology)
The following 26 new grants totaling $7.94 million were awarded recently to plant science researchers at Iowa State. (October 2005)
Agricultural Policy Harmonization Project>
USDA -- $792,201
(J. Cortes, seed science center)
International Competitiveness and Marketability of Midwest Agribusiness Products>
USDA -- $571,333
(B. Babcock, economics)
NASA Food Technology Commercial Space Center>
National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- $400,000
(A. Pometto III, food science and human nutrition)
Functional Genomics of Soybean Response to Cyst Nematode Parasitism Proteins>
USDA -- $300,000
(T. Baum, plant pathology)
Coupled Biological and Mathematical Models of Neuronal Pattern Formation>
National Institutes of Health -- $285,586
(M. Nilsen-Hamilton, biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology)
Rice as a Model System for Investigating Diterpene Synthases>
USDA -- $232,000
(R. Peters, biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology)
Design of Nanostructured Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Catalysts for Biorenewable Conversion>
National Science Foundation -- $102,730
(B. Shanks, chemical engineering)
Database of Maize Genome Information>
USDA -- $70,000
(V. Brendel, genetics, development and cell biology)
Fundamentals of Operation at Low S/O Ratios for Styrene Catalysts>
CRI Catalyst Company -- $50,000
(B. Shanks, chemical engineering)
Biodegradation of Transgenic Crop Residue>
USDA -- $47,560
(J. Coats, entomology)
Conjugation of Soybean Oil for Use as Ink and Alkyd Resin-Drying Oils>
United Soybean Board -- $38,500
(J. Verkade, chemistry)
ISGA: Functional Genomics of Plant Disease Defense Pathways>
National Science Foundation -- $548,380
(R. Wise, plant pathology)
The Function of Subtilase Genes in Plant Development>
National Science Foundation -- $280,770
(S. Howell, genetics, development and cell biology)
Metabolic Engineering of E. coli Sugar Utilization Regulatory Systems for the Consumption of Plant Biomass Sugars>
National Science Foundation -- $195,596
(R. Gonzalez, chemical engineering)
The Role of Starch in Nectar Production>
National Science Foundation -- $135,000
(R. Thornburg, biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology)
Essential Nature of Fatty Acid Elongation in Plant Development>
National Science Foundation -- $130,000
(P. Schnable, agronomy)
Comparative Evolutionary Genomics of Cotton>
National Science Foundation -- $73,500
(J. Wendel, ecology, evolution and organismal biology)
Deciphering – 1 Frameshifting Cis Acting Domains in BYDV>
National Institutes of Health -- $49,928
(W. A. Miller, plant pathology)
New Technologies for the Production of High Value Chemicals from Glycerin>
West Central Cooperative -- $30,000
(G. Kraus, chemistry)
Malnutrition in Dialysis Patients>
Department of Health and Human Services -- $25,000
(P. Flakoll, food science and human nutrition)
VCA – A High-Density Genetic Map of Maize Transcripts>
National Science Foundation -- $1,304,309
(P. Schnable, agronomy)
IGERT: Computational Molecular Biology Training Group>
National Science Foundation -- $588,144
(D. Voytas, genetics, development and cell biology)
Bone Response to Soy Isoflavones in Women>
National Institutes of Health -- $496,157
(D.L. Alekel, food science and human nutrition)
A Highly Efficient Homologous Recombination System for Plants>
National Science Foundation -- $463,267
(D. Voytas, genetics, development and cell biology)
Cytoskeleton Function and Dynamics During Plant Vacuolar Autophagy in Response to Environmental Stresses>
National Science Foundation -- $375,000
(D. Bassham, genetics, development and cell biology)
Gene Expression in Polyploid Cotton>
USDA -- $360,000
(J. Wendel, ecology, evolution and organismal biology)
The following 26 new grants totaling $3.8 million were awarded recently to plant science researchers at Iowa State. (July 2005)
Food Chain Economic Analysis, Part II
USDA -- $334,308
(C. Hurburgh, agricultural and biosystems engineering)
Acetyl-CoA: The Precursor for High-Energy Phytochemicals
Department of Energy -- $260,000
(B. Nikolau, biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology)
Synthesis of Catechin Trimers
Polyphenol Technologies Corporation -- $186,865
(G. Kraus, chemistry)
Research Experience in Molecular Biotechnology and Genomics
National Science Foundation -- $70,000
(D. Oliver, genetics, development and cell biology)
Technology Transfer and Commercialization of Soy Protein Adhesives for Bemis Manufacturing of Molded Wood Products
Iowa Soybean Promotion Board -- $36,800
(D. Myers, food science and human nutrition)
Iowa Grain Quality Initiative
Iowa Soybean Promotion Board -- $25,000
(C. Hurburgh, agricultural and biosystems engineering)
Genetic Transformation of Maize Inbred Lines
Crop Design N.V. -- $22,785
(K. Wang, agronomy)
Comparative Evolutionary Genomics of Cotton
National Science Foundation -- $87,175
(J. Wendel, ecology, evolution and organismal biology)
Development of Soy/Corn Oil Plastic Composites
USDA -- $70,000
(R. Larock, chemistry)
ASTA/APSA Workshops to Harmonize Phytosanitary Regulations for Seed Trace in Asia-Pacific
USDA -- $66,153
(J. Cortes, Seed Science Center)
Ionic Liquid Efficient and Recyclable Catalyst Systems for Making Biodiesel
United Soybean Board -- $52,170
(J. Verkade, chemistry)
Processing High B-glucan Oat Varieties to Optimize Sensory and Physicochemical Properties of Oat Products
USDA -- $40,000
(P. White, food science and human nutrition)
Functional Analysis of Soybean Genes through Transposon Mutagenesis
University of Minnesota -- $25,225
(K. Wang, agronomy)
Establishment of Robust Maize Transformation Systems for the Public
National Science Foundation -- $892,561
(K. Wang, agronomy)
Solid-State NMR Studies of Antimicrobial Peptides
National Institutes of Health -- $223,786
(M. Hong, chemistry)
Collaborative Research: Comprehensive Molecular, Genetic and
Cytogenetic Analysis of Transposon-Induced Chromosomal
Rearrangements in Maize
National Science Foundation -- $188,483
(T. Peterson, genetics, development and cell biology)
Genetic and Biochemical Basis for the Transformation of Energetic Materials (RDX, TNT, DNTs) in Plants
Department of Army, Corps of Engineers -- $145,684
(J. Shanks, chemical engineering)
Integrating New Fiber Utilization Technologies in Biorefinery
Department of Energy -- $112,000
(B. Shanks, chemical engineering)
Establishment of Robust Maize Transformation Systems for the Public Sector
National Science Foundation -- $97,982
(K. Wang, agronomy)
Perturbation of Methyl Group Metabolism by Diabetes and Retinoid Compounds
American Diabetes Association -- $96,812
(K. Schalinske, food science and human nutrition)
Structural Studies of a T cell Specific Tyrosine Kinase
National Institutes of Health -- $323,880
(A. Andreotti, biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology)
High Beta-Carotene Maize to Alleviate Vitamin A Deficiency in Sub-Saharan Africa
International Center For Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) -- $138,840
(S. Rodermel, genetics, development and cell biology)
Regulation of Shoot Development in Arabidopsis
National Science Foundation -- $131,946
(S. Howell, genetics, development and cell biology)
High Beta-Carotene Maize to Alleviate Vitamin A Deficiency in Sub-Saharan Africa
International Center For Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) -- $102,363
(W. White, food science and human nutrition)
Identification of Genes for Key Agronomic Traits in Maize
Iowa Corn Promotion Board -- $34,934
(P. Schnable, agronomy)
Rice Consumption in the United States: Recent Evidence from Food Consumption Surveys and Trends
USA Rice Federation -- $30,000
(H. Jensen, economics)
