12 Projects Funded in Missouri

Total Approved Budget: $2,743,000  |  Sum of Board Approved: $2,743,000
5928 – 2026 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $500,000
AI-Optimized Antifungal Peptides and Smart Delivery Systems for Postharvest Pathogen Management
N. Alkan ARO, Min. Ag.; D. Shah Danforth Center; H. Barhum Triangle R&D;
5791 – 2025 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 1 yrs  |  Budget: $100,000
Self-assembly of cytoskeletal proteins as a novel approach for creating sustainable meat analogs
Y. Livney Technion; R. Dominguez U Penn; J. Cooper Washington U at St. Louis;
5444 – 2021 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $309,000
Controlling postharvest fruit decay by antifungal defensin-like peptides
N. Alkan ARO, Min. Ag.; D. Shah Danforth Center;
8301 – 2014 Panel: NIFA  |  Duration: 2 yrs  |  Budget: $149,000
NIFA-BARD Collaborative: Rapid Hydrophobicity Sensing and Computing through MAV-based Hyperspectral Imaging
Z. Chen U Missouri; E. Ben-Dor U Tel Aviv ; R. Wallach U Hebrew ;
3756 – 2005 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $285,000
Mechanism of Internal Initiation of Translation in Plants 
J. Chekanova U Missouri - KC; O. Elroy-Stein U Tel Aviv ; D. Belostotsky U Missouri - KC;
3393 – 2003 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 1 yrs  |  Budget: $60,000
Synchrotron CMT-measured soil physical properties influenced by soil compaction
C. Gantzer U Missouri; S. Assouline ARO, Min. Ag.; S. Anderson U Missouri;
3222 – 2001 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $325,000
Mechanisms of intra- and intercellular targeting and movement of tobacco mosaic virus.
B. Epel U Tel Aviv ; R. Beachy Danforth Center;
2109 – 1993 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $275,000
An In Vitro and In Vivo Investigation of the Diverse Biological Activities of Bovine Placental Lactogen
D. Spiers U Missouri; A. Gertler U Hebrew ; H. Johnson U Missouri; J. Spain U Missouri;
1986 – 1992 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $190,000
Role of Cytochrome B559 in Photoinhibition
I. Ohad U Hebrew ; H. Pakrasi Washington U at St. Louis;
1975 – 1992 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 1 yrs  |  Budget: $50,000
Photoprotection of Bacillus thuringiensis for the Effective Control of Insect Pests
E. Cohen U Hebrew ; C. Ignoffo USDA, ARS; L. Margulies U Hebrew ;
588 – 1983 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 4 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Hyperthermal and Nutritional Effects on Milk Production, Udder Health and Reproduction of Dairy Cows
D. Beede U Florida; D. Wolfenson U Hebrew ; D. Bray U Florida; A. Berman U Hebrew ; R. Collier U Missouri; S. Amir ARO, Min. Ag.; . Buffington U Florida; R. Lehrer ARO, Min. Ag.; . Drost U Florida; H. Schindler ARO, Min. Ag.; H. Head U Florida; . Natzke U Florida; W. Thatcher U Florida; C. Wilcox U Florida;
214 – 1980 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $200,000
Epidemiology and Control of Bacterial Leaf Spot Diseases in Vegetables: Etc.
Y. Okon U Hebrew ; . Goodman U Missouri; Y. Henis U Hebrew ; G. Kritzman ARO, Min. Ag.; D. Zutra ARO, Min. Ag.;