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10 Mizzou faculty members named Curators’ Distinguished Professors, including 4 with CAFNR ties
The University of Missouri Board of Curators recently named 10 University of Missouri faculty members Curators’ Distinguished Professors and Curators’ Distinguished Teaching Professors.
The designation is the highest and most prestigious academic rank the Board of Curators awards. It is awarded to a select few outstanding scholars with established reputations. This year’s recipients with CAFNR ties include:
- Curators’ Distinguished Professor Donald Burke-Agüero, a professor of molecular microbiology and immunology in the School of Medicine and a principal investigator at Bond Life Sciences Center with a courtesy appointment in the Department of Biochemistry
- Curators’ Distinguished Professor R. Scott Rector, a professor of nutrition and exercise physiology in the School of Medicine with a joint appointment in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, director of the Roy Blunt NextGen Precision Health building and associate dean for basic sciences in the School of Medicine
- Curators’ Distinguished Professor John “Jack” Tanner, a professor of biochemistry with joint appointments in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources and the School of Medicine
- Curators’ Distinguished Professor Wesley Warren, a professor of genomics in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources and a principal investigator at Bond Life Sciences Center
Read more about all of the new Curators’ professors >>
CAFNR faculty members have received the following recent grants (listed by Principal Investigator):
Jaapna Dhillion, Effects of Grape Consumption on the Immune-Gut Axis in Obesity, CA Table Grape Commission, 9/1/25-8/31/26, $50,000
Patrick Westhoff, Agricultural Policy and Market Analysis 2025-2026, US Dept of Ag – Office of Chief Economist, 9/29/25-9/30/26, $1,984,000
Sonja Wilhelm Stanis, Missouri State Parks System Visitation and Economic Analysis, Mo Dept of Natural Res (Dept of Commerce), 8/18/25-5/31/26, $200,000
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