Stories
April 1, 2024
Biochemistry and Plant Sciences Students win awards at 2024 Midwest American Society of Plant Biologists Meeting
Four CAFNR undergraduates won awards at the 2024 Midwest American Society of Plant Biologists Meeting held at Purdue University.
March 30, 2024
Full circle: CAFNR professor is making strides in human health that stem from an observation made 40 years ago
Gary Weisman is a Curators’ Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry — a lofty title — and his career has come a long way over the course of four decades. In fact, when he arrived at Mizzou in 1985, the scientific community had largely rejected his research, which is now sparking global curiosity and driving innovation in healthcare. Weisman’s research career was set in motion when he was a postdoc at Cornell and worked on a team that discovered that adenosine triphosphate, or ATP, a nucleotide component of nucleic acids that provides energy to a cell, exists outside of the cell and…
March 5, 2024
2024 CAFNR Joy of Discovery Seed Grant Program Winners Announced
The third batch of proposals funded by CAFNR’s Joy of Discovery Seed Grant Program has been announced. The Joy of Discovery Seed Grant Program supports nascent, collaborative, multi transdisciplinary research with the goal of developing a competitive proposal for federal funding. The following proposals were selected (listed by the PI, Co-PI/s and title of the project): Mandy Bish (Plant Science and Technology); Characterization of Soil Microbial Communities Across Ecoregions as a Step TowardsImproving Soil Health Indicators Gary Stacey (Plant Science and Technology), collaborator from Yeshiva University; Development of Novel Calcium Sensors Chung-Ho Lin (School of Natural Resources), Isa Kupke (School of Natural…
Jan. 26, 2024
Three CAFNR faculty awarded MU Research Council Grants
The University of Missouri’s Division of Research, Innovation and Impact awarded the second round of Research Council Grants in December to 16 faculty members, three of which call CAFNR home. The CAFNR faculty awarded and their projects are: Lesa Beamer, Professor, Biochemistry, Obtaining Preliminary Data on Enzyme Structure for CryoEM StudiesGlyphosate Dreams Samniqueka Halsey, Assistant Professor, Natural Resources, Identifying Tick-Borne Pathogen Prevalence Among Prairies in Central Missouri Zipei Zhang, Assistant Professor, Food Science, Development of Novel Bioflim Inactivation Adjuvants to Enhance Food Safety This internal funding of up to $15,000 supports research, scholarship and creative endeavors that lead to book…
Jan. 10, 2024
Biofuel boost
As the climate continues to change and the landscape of the agriculture industry also shifts in response, one CAFNR researcher’s work is making strides that support the health of the planet and the farming families that feed us.
Nov. 25, 2023
Biochemistry students accepted into MU School of Medicine Bryant Scholars Pre-Admissions Program
Aidan Dowdney and Luke Smith went from randomly assigned roommates to Bryant Scholars headed for medical school.
Nov. 10, 2023
Lara Stefani wins Best Undergraduate Student Poster Award at the Metabolomics Association of North America Annual Conference
Lara Stefani, sophomore biochemistry major and Interdisciplinary Plant Group undergraduate student, won Best Undergraduate Student Poster at the Metabolomics Association of North America Annual Conference, held Oct. 23-27.
Nov. 8, 2023
Q&A with first-generation student Makenna Shifflett
In honor of National First-Generation Student Week, Makenna Shifflett, freshman biochemistry major from Conway, Missouri, discusses her experience as a first-generation college student.
Nov. 8, 2023
George Frees, senior biochemistry and plant sciences major, receives National FFA American Star in Agriscience Award
George Frees, senior biochemistry and plant sciences major, received the National FFA American Star in Agriscience Award at the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana, Nov.
Nov. 3, 2023
A night of honors: CAFNR celebrates distinguished alumni
2023 Column Awards recognize six exceptional CAFNR alumni.