Biochemistry

April 28, 2024

CAFNR students and mentors earn Show Me Research Week awards

Over 500 MU students and postdoctoral fellows presented their research and creative activity during Show Me Research Week, April 8-12. The week celebrates Mizzou students as creators, innovators, problem solvers and thinkers.

April 28, 2024

Collaborative CAFNR research paper published in American Journal of Botany

“Halophytes and heavy metals: A multi-omics approach to understand the role of gene and genome duplication in the abiotic stress tolerance of Cakile maritima” was published in the American Journal of Botany, a combined effort between CAFNR students and computer sciences students.

April 28, 2024

Three CAFNR students and alumni honored by National Science Foundation

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported STEM disciplines who are pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees at accredited U.S. institutions.
Kathryn Wenger

April 16, 2024

Kathryn Wenger receives Outstanding Junior Award as part of 2024 Celebration of Excellence 

Wenger is a biochemistry major.

March 31, 2024

Biochemistry student receive DAAD Rise award

CAFNR student Lara Stefani, biochemistry, received the DAAD Research Internship in Science and Engineering award to study abroad in Germany.
Winners holding certificates

March 31, 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.

Jan. 25, 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: This internal funding of up to $15,000 supports research, scholarship and creative endeavors that lead to book contracts, juried theatre and music performances, art exhibits, peer-reviewed articles and the generation of pilot data to bolster proposals for external funding. During the 2023-24 academic year, faculty will have two more opportunities to apply for Research Council funding through …
small, green, leafy plants are growing in a black tray under a grow light

Jan. 9, 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.
Luke Smith (left) and Aidan Dowdney (right), junior biochemistry majors, are both Bryant Scholars. Photo courtesy of Aidan Dowdney.

Nov. 24, 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. 9, 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.