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Randall Prather, Curators’ Distinguished Professor of Animal Science, recently secured $7.5 million in funding from the National Institute of Health (NIH) to support continued operation of the National Swine Resource and Research Center (NSRRC) for the next five years. The NSRRC serves as a resource for biomedical investigators and researchers, providing those individuals with access to critically needed swine models for human health and disease.
CAFNR faculty members have received the following recent grants (listed by Principal Investigator):
Allison Pease, Aquatic Invasive Species Early Detection Rapid Response in MWR Parks to Protect and Restore Habitats, National Park Service, 7/11/23-9/30/26, $269,000
Grover Shannon, Screening soybean varieties for Dicamba resistance, Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council, 7/1/23-6/30/24, $65,500
Michael Stambaugh, Assessing fire impacts and benefits from restoration and fuel treatments to hard/yellow pine wood properties and volume production, ecosystem amenities and industry stakeholder perceptions, U.S. Forest Service, 7/13/23-7/15/28, $1,112,835
Amy Petry, Understanding the role of functional insoluble fiber supplementation in nursery pig diets to optimize performance, health, and fecal consistency, Vita Plus Corp., 7/1/23-6/30/24, $17,500
Priyamvada Voothuluru, EAGER: Breaking the walls down: Understanding the role of cell wall components in root growth regulation under water deficit conditions, National Science Foundation, 8/1/23-7/31/25, $298,954
Randall Prather, National Swine Resource and Research Center (NSRRC) Years 21-25, National Institute of Health, 8/1/2023-7/30/28, $7,519,025
Randall Prather, Alzheimer’s disease supplement 2022, National Institute of Health, 8/1/23-7/31/24, $391,250
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