Anumanth Kanthasamy, Distinguished Professor, Biomedical Sciences, named
W. E. Lloyd Chair in Neurotoxicology and Clarence Hartley Covault Distinguished Professor in Veterinary Medicine
Jack Girton, Biochemistry Biophysics and Molecular Biology, promoted to University Professor.
Thomas Lubberstedt, Professor, Agronomy, named K. J. Frey Chair in Agronomy
Eve Wurtele, Genetics Development and Cell Biology, developed along with Diane Bassham, Genetics Development and Cell Biology, and others a new
3D educational video game designed to give high school and college students an interactive approach to understanding the inner workings of a plant cell.
Volker Brendel, Genetics, Development and Cell Biology named Bergdahl Professorship in Bioinformatics
Yanhai Yin, Genetics, Development and Cell Biology, 2007-2008 IG Teaching Excellence Award; nominated by first year IG graduate students
Basil Nikolau, Professor, Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, named Frances M. Craig Professorship
Fred Janzen, Professor, Ecology Evolution and Organismal Biology, former IG Chair and EEOB ADVANCE professor, 2007 ISU (and CALS) Award for Outstanding Achievement in Teaching.
Max Rothschild, Professor, Animal Science, named the Ensminger Chair
Patrick Schnable, Professor, Agronomy, named Baker Professor in Agronomy
Ravinda Singh, Professor, Biomedical Sciences, named John G. Salsbury Endowed Chair in Veterinary Medicine
Thomas Peterson, Professor, Genetics, Development and Cell Biology, named Pioneer Hi-Bred Chair in Molecular Biology of Maize
Roger Wise, Professor, Plant Pathology, developed software TEnest, a computer software tool to identify the location and history of transposable elements in a plant's genome.
A Sampling of Recent Grants
Beetham, Jeff: 5/04-4/09 NIH/NIAID R01AI053261-01A2 (direct + indirect)
$1,456,780 Complement mediated lysis resistance genes of Leishmania Role: PI
L. K. Nolan, T.J. Johnson, and Darrell Trampel, Enhancing the E. coli Plasmid Genome Database and the Tools for Its Effective Use. NSF, 10/06-9/09, $374,423
National Institutes of Health 1R21CA128696 (MNH, PI) Drugcarts to Combat Drug Resistance" Total: $316,952, Period: 9/1/07-8/31/09
National Institutes of Health 1 R21 AI073330 (Maury, PI, Nilsen-Hamilton, co-PI) "Selection of small inhibitory molecules against filoviruses". Total direct: $ 175,000 split between PI and coPI, Period: 9/1/08-8/31/10
NIH / NIGMS Regulatory Circuits that Control Transcriptional Responses to Hypoxia 8/2007 - 5/2011 PI Jo Anne Powell-Coffman $ 992,629
“Transferring research from a model system to uncover the network that regulates long-distance signaling in potato”, NSF, Plant Genome Research Program, PI: Hannapel, Co-PIs: Guru Rao, ISU, $2.75M, from 10/01/2008 to 9/30/2012. Other members of the research team include RNA biologist Jeff Coller of Case Western Reserve University, Ohio, and William J. Lucas of the University of California-Davis.
Janzen, F.J. National Science Foundation (DEB-0640932), PI, “LTREB: Long-term Research on Environmental Gender Determination in a Model System (Chrysemys): the Next Five Years”, $448,160; (3/07-2/12)
2009-2012
National Science Foundation – Eukaryotic Genetics MCB 0815354: $635,000
“COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: Sex Chromosome Evolution in Turtles” PI: N. Valenzuela, CoPI: S.V. Edwards (Harvard U). ($430K to PI Valenzuela, and $205K to CoPI Edwards).
Steve Whitham, Associate Professor, Plant Pathology, NSF Soybean Disease Project. 2,100,000.
2008-2011
National Science Foundation – Developmental Systems IOS 0743284: $400,000 + $9,100 RET + $8,250 REU supplements
“Gene expression response to naturally fluctuating temperature in turtles with alternative sex determining mechanisms”.
Sole PI: N. Valenzuela
“Gateways for photoperiod-mediated RNA trafficking”, USDA-NRI-CGP, PI: Hannapel, Co-PIs: Guru Rao, Iowa State University, $400,000, from 10/01/2008 to 3/31/2012.
Department of Energy (PI) (MNH, PI, George Kraus, co-PI) "Nuclear Imaging of Gene Expression", $500,000 (Total Costs), Period Covered: 10/1/08-9/30/09
National Institutes of Justice (Shrotriya, Nilsen-Hamilton and Kraus, coPIs) "MicroCantilever based Robust Sensing Approach for Controlled Substances", Total: $685,000, 11/1/08-10/30/11
L. K. Nolan, Susan J. Lamont, Peng Liu, T. J. Johnson, Subha Kariyawasam, and Darrell Trampel, Host: Pathogen Interactions in Avian Colibacillosis: a Systems-Based, Functional Genomics Approach, USDA NRICGP, 1/08-12/11, $950,000
Bogdanove, A.J., and Yang, B. NSF Plant Genome Research Program Award #0820831. GEPR: Transcription profiling and functional analyses of bacterial disease susceptibility pathways of rice, Frank White, Kansas State University, PI. $3.1 milliion. 09/15/08-9/14/12.
L. K. Nolan, T. J. Johnson, and Darrell Trampel Genomic Toolbox for Studying APEC Pathogenesis, Evolution, Control, and Host Specificity, USDA NRI, 9/15/08-10/31/11, $370,000
Wise, R.P. USDA-ARS National Program 302 - Plant Biological and Molecular Processes CRIS Project No:
3625-21000-049-00D Title: Functional Genomics of Cereal Disease Defense. Period: 4/14/06 - 4/13/11
PIs: R. P. Wise & N. Lauter.
Wise, R.P.: NSF Biological Databases & Informatics (BD&I) and Plant Genome (PGRP)
Title: PLEXdb: Plant Expression Database Website: http://plexdb.org/ Period: 9/1/06 - 8/31/09
PI: J. Dickerson (Electrical and Computer Engineering).
Co-PIs: R.P. Wise, V. Brendel (Genetics, Developmental, and Cellular Biology).
Brendel, V. Cyberinfrastructure for (Comparative) Plant Genome Research through PlantGDB (NSF);
Relational Legume Genome Database: The Breeder's Toolbox (ARS/USDA);
PLEXdb: Plant Expression Database (NSF);
Genetic Mechanisms Regulating Inflorescence Architecture in Maize and other Cereals (NSF);
and PlantGDB - Plant Genome Database and Analysis Tools (NSF)
Hannapel, D.J.: Mobile RNAs mediate long-distance signaling responses", NSF,
$386,000, co-PIs: D. Hannapel, Horticulture and W. Allen Miller, Plant Pathology.
The focus of this proposal is the mechanism for RNA transport and identification of RNA-binding proteins.
Vollbrecht, E.: Grant Title: VCA: 2-Component Ac/Ds Platform for Reverse and Forward Genetic Analysis in Maize.
Agency: NSF Plant Genome Research program. Grant #: DBI - 0501713. Amount: $ 1,600,287
Period: 05/01/2005 - 04/30/2010. ISU Faculty involved: Erik Vollbrecht, Co-PI. Volker Brendel, Co-PI.
Lamont, S.J. USDA-NRI competitive research grant (Animal Genomics panel). "Functional
Genomics and Cellular Immunity to Salmonella" S.J. Lamont, D. Palic, C.
Andreasen, 2/01/07-1/31/2010, $472,346.
Nason, J.: National Science Foundation. Grant number DEB-0543582. $350,000.
2006-2009. Collaborative Proposal: The evolution of genetic structure
in species-specific plant-insect relationships: the relative
importance of biogeographical and coevolutionary processes. $200,000
to John Nason, Iowa State University, $150,000 to Rodney Dyer,
Virginia Commonwealth University.
