2005-06 Seed Grant Funded Project Abstracts
The purpose of this program is to provide the College of Agricultural Sciences faculty and field-based educators with the resources (research, extension and instruction) to develop collaborative teams and/or preliminary information in new or expanding arenas of granting opportunity. These grants are intended to permit faculty to develop the linkages and data to enhance competitiveness for additional external funding. Funding for this program came from research, extension, and teaching sources.
All Abstracts of Funded Proposals
The College received 59 grant proposals, from which 22 projects were funded for a total of $312,587. Successful investigators will submit a progress report of their project activities by September 1, 2006, and they have also agreed as a condition of these grants to develop a proposal for external funding in 2005-2006.
Cooperative Extension
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Systems Approach for Retooling Pennsylvania Orchards
Principal Investigator: Tara A. Baugher -
Using Risk Assessment to Improve Milk Quality and Udder Health on Dairy Farms in Pennsylvania
Principal Investigator: David H. Baver
Department of Agricultural & Extension Education
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A Pilot Study of the Exploring the Treasures of 4-H Curriculum in an After-School Program: Precursor to a Complementary Learning Intervention
Principal Investigator: Claudia Mincemoyer -
Building Leadership and Sense of Community in an Underserved Audience through 4-H Operation Military Kids
Principal Investigator: Christy Bartley
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Let's Get Real: Reducing Name Calling and Bullying: Focusing on Diversity
Principal Investigator: Patreese D. Ingram
Department of Crop Soil Sciences
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Development of Molecular Tools for Genetic Engineering of Phytoalexins During Maize-Collectotrichum Interaction
Principal Investigator: Surinder Chopra -
Coupled Soil Hydrologic and Biogeochemical Dynamics at Multiple Scales - A Preliminary Investigation
Principal Investigator: Hangsheng Lin
Dairy & Animal Science
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State-wide Emerging Issues Equine Educational Program
Principal Investigator: Ann Swinker
Department of Entomology
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The Ecology and Molecular Genetics of Volatile Emissions and Carbon Allocation in Populus
Principal Investigator: Christpher J. Frost
Department of Food Science
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Enhancing Academic Collaborations Between Penn State University and the University of Costa Rica Through an International Food Products Development Research Project
Principal Investigator: Luke LaBorde
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Determining the role of HPP Milk in the PA Food System: Preliminary Study
Principal Investigator: L. Lynne Brown
Department of Horticulture
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Nursery Entrepreneurship: Offering Plant Nursery Production and Business Management Training to Developing and Growing Economics Through a Blended Learning Certificate Program
Principal Investigator: James C. Sellmer -
Molecular Ecology of Oxone and Manganese in the Eastern Forest
Principal Investigator: Jonathan P. Lynch -
Linking Soil Microbial Diversity to Seasonality of Root Production and Root Age
Principal Investigator: Roger T. Koiode -
Thinking Outside of the Box: Determining Spatial and Temporal 3-D Root Interactions at the Individual Root Level Using x-ray Computed Tomography
Principal Investigator: David M. Eissenstat
Department of Poultry Science
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Sirtuin: A Novel Molecule to Attenuate Fat Accretion in the Chicken
Principal Investigator: Ramesh Ramachandran
School of Forest Resources
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Reference Conditions for Managing Old-Growth Forests in Central Pennsylvania
Principal Investigator: Margot Kaye
Department of Veterinary Science
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Macrophage Regulation of Tumor Growth
Principal Investigator: Pam Correll -
Analysis of ITK Function
Principal Investigator: Avery August
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Role of the Ah Receptor in Shunting Polycyclinc Aromatic Hydrocarbons Reactive Metabolities to the Cell Nucleus
Principal Investigator: Gary H. Perdew
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Genetic Analysis of Bordetella Isolates
Principal Investigator: Eric Harvill -
Testing Simian Virus 5 (SV5) Mutants as Anti-Cencer Agents
Principal Investigator: Biao He
