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MU boasts some of the
world's leading scientists in wheat, corn and soybean research
and ranks first in the country in the amount of awards it
receives for plant genomics research from the National Science
Foundation. Above, scientist Henry Nguyen, director of MU's
National Soybean Biotechnology Center, is working to find
genetic ways to improve crop yields by developing soybeans
that better tolerate drought, floods and pests. Photo courtesy
of MU Publications and Alumni Communication
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MU
Breaks Records
in Research Grants
By Christian Basi
University of Missouri-Columbia scientists
led the nation in the amount of awards for plant genomic grants
from the National Science Foundation
(NSF) this past fiscal year. MU also was in the top 25 institutions
for receiving funding for life
sciences from the NSF, spending more than $162 million to
study a variety of problems related to human and animal health,
food and nutrition, and the environment.
"We continue to be very strong in our
research funding awards and productivity," said Chancellor
Brady Deaton. "Our continued success in research across campus
is a direct result of the quality of world-class faculty who continue
to make ground-breaking discoveries that affect Missourians and
people throughout the world."
In the past five years, MU has received more
research funding from the NSF than any other higher-education
institution in the state of Missouri. Based on the most recent
data from the NSF, MU is ranked No. 2 of all public universities
in the Association of American Universities
in growth of federal research for the past seven years.
Some examples of recent awards and research
projects on the MU campus include:
- $10 million from the National Institutes of Health to Wynn
Volkert, professor of radiology, which is allowing researchers
at MU and Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans' Hospital to lead
the nation in new, innovative methods of cancer detection and
treatment.
- $1.2 million from the National Science Foundation to Jay Thelen,
assistant professor of biochemistry, to study plant seeds in order
to use them as renewable sources of natural products such as oil,
protein, starch and fiber.
- $10 million from the National Science Foundation to Barbara
Reys, professor of mathematics education, to fund the Center for
the Study of Math Curriculum.
"The University of Missouri-Columbia
is a leader in plant sciences research and we have many other
leading researchers in a multitude of fields including animal
sciences, education, family medicine and chemistry," said
Jim Coleman, vice provost for research.
"We are making significant discoveries in a variety of fields
each year; discoveries such as those that might make osteoarthritis
a disease of the past, help patients recover from strokes and
heart attacks quicker, and help feed the world by improving the
sustainability and yield of agricultural crops, all of which contribute
to our quality of life."
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National
Science Foundation Funding 2000-2004 |
| Mizzou |
$73,993,000 |
35% |
| Washington University & Med. |
$69,870,000 |
33% |
| UM-Rolla |
$18,859,000 |
9% |
| UM-St. Louis |
$12,614,000 |
6% |
| UM-Kansas City |
$9,593,000 |
4.5% |
| Danforth Center |
$8,655,000 |
4% |
| Saint Louis University |
$4,219,000 |
2% |
| Southwest Missouri State |
$4,042,000 |
2% |
| Truman State |
$3,665,000 |
2% |
| Missouri Botanical Garden |
$2,702,000 |
1% |
| Northwest Missouri State |
$987,000 |
<1% |
| Central Missouri State |
$471,000 |
<1% |
| Southeast Missouri State |
$299,000 |
<1% |
| Missouri Western State College |
$294,000 |
<1% |
| Stowers Institute |
$200,000 |
<1% |
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