Recent Grants

Additional information regarding faculty research interests can be found on the faculty web pages.

G.L. Gadbury, Subcontract Co-I.S. Bossmann, Subcontract PI. Functionalized Bimagnetic Core/Shell Fe/Fe304 Stealth Nanoparticles for Diag & Treatment Center. Subcontract with NanoScale Corporation (NIH#HHSN 261201000111C), Oct. 15/2010-Aug. 31, 2012. $218,000 total.

G.L. Gadbury, Consultant. Koper, PI (Nanoscale Corp). Protease-based Cancer Diagnostics. Kansas Bioauthority, Proof of Concept Investment Program. 12/01/10-11/30/11.

G.L. Gadbury, Co-Investigator. Collaborative Research: Metabolomic profiling and functions of oxidized membrane lipids in plant stress responses, National Science Foundation, 9/1/09-8/31/13, PI: R. Welti.

G.L. Gadbury, Collaborator. Standardized “Pre-flight” Exercise Tests to Predict Performance during Extravehicular Activities in a Lunar Environment, NASA, 10/1/10-9/30/13, PI: Barstow.

L. Murray, Co-PI. Soil property and salinity impacts on horsetail growth and population development in irrigation canals and on horsetail management, USDA Special Grants/Water Task Force & Rio Grande Initiative/FY2008 Efficient Irrigation for Water Conservation in the Rio Grande Basin, 10/2008-9/2011, Co-PI: Jill Schroeder (NMSU EPPWS), April Ulery (NMSU Plant & Environmental Sciences), Jamshid Ashigh (NMSU Extension Plant Sciences), $175,641.

S.R. Dubnicka, Co-Investigator. Bovine Respiratory Disease Complex: Epidemiologic Methods to Improve Evidence-based Disease Management, USDA (USDA-CSREES-NRI Program), 9/1/2007-8/30/2010, $375,000 total, 10% effort, PI: David Renter (Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, CVM) and Brad White (Clinical Sciences, CVM).

G.L. Gadbury, Collaborator. Identification of a biomarker for masked renal failure in hyperthyroid cats, Winn Feline Foundation, 5/2009-4/2010, PI: T. Schermerhorn.

L. Murray, Co-PI. Seasonal phenology of the beet leafhopper in relation to its weed hosts and beet curly top virus infection. USDA/CSREES/Western Region Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Competetive Grants Program, 8/2007-7/31/2010, Co-PI: Rebecca Creamer (NMSU EPPWS), Scott Bundy (NMSU EPPWS), Jill Schroeder (NMSU EPPWS), $60,000.

H. Wang, Principal Investigator. Computational methods to characterize regulatory networks involved in plant response to abiotic stresses, Ecological Genomics Seed Grant (Kansas State University Ecological Genomics Institute), 6/2008-5/2009, $35,589.

G.L. Gadbury, Consultant. Effects of Intentional Weight Loss on Mortality Rate, National Institutes of Health (R01DK067047), 1/1/05-12/31/08, PI: D.B. Allison (University of Alabama at Birmingham).

W.X. Song, PI. Improved Statistical Inference Procedures in Bioassay, University Small Research Grant, Kansas State University, 2008.

L. Murray, Co-PI. Root-knot nematode resistant alfalfa for suppression of the yellow and purple nutsedge and root-knot nematode complex. USDA/CSREES/Special Research Grants-Pest Management Alternatives Program (PMAP), 5/2006-4/2008, Co-PI: Jill Schroeder (NMSU EPPWS), Steve Thomas (NMSU EPPWS), James Libbin (NMSU AgEcon). $126,155.

L. Murray, Co-PI. Identification and detection of problem and noxious weeds on irrigation canals will lead to effective weed management programs and increase water for irrigation. USDA Special Grants/Water Task Force & Rio Grande Initiative/FY2004 Efficient Irrigation for Water Conservation in the Rio Grande Basin. 1/2005-1/2008, Co-PI: Jill Schroeder (NMSU EPPWS), Robert Sanderson (EPPWS), April Ulery (NMSU Agronomy & Horticulture), Marl Renz (NMSU Extension Plant Sciences), $366,892.

G.L. Gadbury, Subcontract PI. Project 3, National Institutes of Health (U54CA100949), 09/09/03-08/31/08, PI. D.B. Allison (University of Alabama at Birmingham), S. Barnes (Director of The Center for Nutrient Gene Interaction in Cancer Research, Univ. Alabama at Birmingham)

G.L. Gadbury, Co-I. P.D., Center of Excellence for Aerospace Particulate Emissions Reduction Research (2005 earmark), NASA NCC3-1084, 7/01/05-5/31/07. PI: Whitefield.

S.R. Dubnicka, Co-PI. Light-Reflectance Signals as Biometric Authenticators for the Elderly, KSU Galichia Center on Aging mini grant, Summer 2006, $2000 total, PI: Steve Warren (Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering).

G.L. Gadbury, Subcontract PI. Design and Analysis of Microarray Gene Expression Studies in Plants, Toward Sound Statistical Procedures, National Science Foundation (0217651), 10/01/02-09/30/06, PI: D.B. Allison (University of Alabama at Birmingham).

G.L. Gadbury, Member of Research Coordination Network. Development, Evaluation, and Dissemination of Methods for the Analysis of Gene Expression by Microarrays, National Science Foundation (0090286), 4/01/01-3/31/06, PI: D.B. Allison (University of Alabama at Birmingham).

L. Murray, Collaborator. The influence of climate on London rocket and beet leafhoppers and their role in curly-top infection of chile in New Mexico. USDA/CSREES/Regional Integrated Pest Management Competitive Grants Program/Western Region, 7/2003-6/2006. PI: Rebecca Creamer (NMSU EPPWS), Jill Schroeder (NMSU EPPWS), $170,987.