After decades of basic research that led to successful scientific innovations, Randall Prather and his team of investigators at the National Swine Resource and Research Center (NSRRC) at the University of Missouri have become the go-to source for genetically modified pigs used by researchers across the United States to study various diseases that impact humans. Keeping up with the ever-growing…
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CAFNR/MOAES Research Magazine: Finding the Perfect Partner
MOAES partnerships allow for unique research opportunities
This story appears in our MU CAFNR/Agricultural Experiment Station Research Magazine. A major focus of the Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station (MOAES) has been finding unique collaborations and partnerships to take research projects to the next level. Those partnerships come in many forms – and seeking out collaborations of all types is a primary goal of the newly restructured MOAES. “We can…
CAFNR/MOAES Research Magazine: Weather Updates at Your Fingertips
Missouri Mesonet offers real-time weather updates across the state
This story appears in our MU CAFNR/Agricultural Experiment Station Research Magazine. It was 30 years ago when Pat Guinan, with the help of the University of Missouri’s Extension Commercial Agriculture Program, established the first of a small network of automated weather stations in northwest Missouri. The network, known as the Missouri Mesonet, now includes 40 weather stations – 32 of which…
CAFNR/MOAES Research Magazine: Exploring Careers
Career Exploration Days offer students a look at careers in agriculture, food and natural resources
This story appears in our MU CAFNR/Agricultural Experiment Station Research Magazine. For years, the University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR) has opened the doors of its Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station (MOAES) to thousands of high school students to showcase its research, programs and academic opportunities. Referred to as Agricultural Education Days, these events also give students…
CAFNR/MOAES Research Magazine: New Faces in New Places
New directors, resident faculty focused on driving the MOAES to distinction
This story appears in our MU CAFNR/Agricultural Experiment Station Research Magazine. One of the most important changes during the Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station (MOAES) restructure was the consolidation of the research farms into four Research, Extension and Education Centers (REECs) – each with its own director. Hiring committees were formed for each REEC, and, in tandem with CAFNR leadership, directors…
CAFNR Ag-celerator for Agricultural Technologies (CAAT) Winners Announced
Two CAFNR faculty and their teams were recently awarded inaugural CAAT grants
The CAFNR Ag-celerator for Agricultural Technologies (CAAT) is a new translational research funding opportunity for faculty in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR). The CAFNR Strategic Plan established an ambitious goal to double intellectual property metrics such as invention disclosures, patents and start-up companies based on translational research done in the college. CAAT is designed to accelerate…
Marc Linit Named Honorary Member of the CAFNR Alumni Association
Marc Linit, professor emeritus of plant sciences in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR), has been named an Honorary Member of the CAFNR Alumni Association. Linit joined Mizzou in 1980 as an assistant professor of entomology and is a decorated researcher and teacher. At the time of his retirement in 2018, he was the senior associate dean…
CAFNR Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (C-DRIG) Winners Announced
The CAFNR Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (C-DRIG) are offered through the CAFNR Office of Research. The C-DRIG grant supports up to $2,000 or partially support dissertation research projects proposed by doctoral students in the College. Eligible students will have completed their coursework and have advanced to candidacy or will advance to candidacy within six months of the C-DRIG awards. The…
Alexis Jones Awarded the USDA-NIFA-AFRI Merit Award
Alexis Jones, graduate student in the Division of Animal Sciences, was named the USDA-NIFA-AFRI (National Institute of Food and Agriculture-Agriculture and Food Research Initiative) Merit Award for her abstract submitted for the 2022 Society for The Study of Reproduction Meeting. Jones’ abstract was titled “Identification of Novel Mitophagy Determinants in The Mammalian Cell Free System for the Study of Mitochondrial…
Cultivating Future Leaders
The National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded 54 Predoctoral Fellowship grants including 2 CAFNR students
The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) recently awarded 54 predoctoral fellowship grants to develop new scientists and professionals to enter research, education and/or Extension fields within the food and agricultural sciences. The aim of these fellowships is to cultivate future leaders who can solve emerging agricultural challenges of the 21st century. These grants are part of NIFA’s Agriculture…