School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Plant Biology

Project: Research

I-Corps: Flavonoid derivative for treatment of anxiety without alcohol or opiate enhancing properties

Simon, J. (PI), Vasilatis, A. (CoPI) & Carry, E. (CoPI)

3/15/22 → 8/31/22

Project: Research

Non-invasive approaches to mosquito-borne pathogen surveillance using excreta

Price, D. (PI)

3/10/21 → 2/28/23

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health

Project: Research project

Botanical Core

Simon, J. E. (PI) & Simon, J. (PI)

7/1/20 → 6/30/23

Project: Research

IMPROVING QUALITY AND REDUCING LOSSES IN SPECIALTY FRUIT CROPS THROUGH STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES

Gianfagna, T. (PI)

12/20/19 → 9/30/23

Project: Research project

A Biacore 8K System

Tumer, N. (PI)

8/20/19 → 8/19/20

Project: Research project

BREEDING AND GERMPLASM ENHANCEMENT FOR NEW JERSEY CRANBERRY AND BLUEBERRY INDUSTRIES

Vorsa, N. (PI)

4/5/19 → 9/30/23

Project: Research

DEVELOPMENT OF A WEED EMERGENCE MODEL FOR THE NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

Besancon, T. (PI)

12/3/18 → 9/30/23

Project: Research project

ALTERNATIVE SMALL FRUIT PRODUCTION STRATEGIES

Durner, E. (PI)

10/11/18 → 9/30/23

Project: Research project

MRI: Acquisition of a High Resolution X-ray Computed Tomography Instrument for a Multi-User Imaging Facility

Yurkow, E. (PI), Tomassone, M. (CoPI), Ntarlagiannis, D. (CoPI), Zhang, N. (CoPI) & Javanmard, M. (CoPI)

10/1/18 → 9/30/21

Project: Research project

MANAGING DOWNY MILDEW AND FUSARIUM IN BASIL WITH NEW RESISTANT VARIETIES, IMPROVED GENETICS, SEED TREATMENT, AND DISEASE OCCURRENCE MAPPING

Simon, J. (PI)

9/1/18 → 8/31/23

Project: Research

Role of A1 subunit in toxicity of Shiga toxins and inhibition of its activity

Tumer, N. (PI)

12/4/17 → 11/30/20

Biological and Environmental Research

Project: Research project

Biological Design of Lemnaceae aguatic plants for biodiesel production

Martienssen, R. (PI), Birchler, J. J. (CoPI), Lam, E. (CoPI), Schwender, J. J. (CoPI) & Shanklin, J. (CoPI)

9/15/17 → 3/14/24

Project: Research

DISEASE MANAGEMENT OF FRESH-MARKET AND PROCESSING VEGETABLE AND HERB CROPS GROWN IN NEW JERSEY

Wyenandt, A. (PI)

6/21/17 → 5/31/22

Project: Research project

TARGETING CRANBERRY FRUIT CHEMISTRY TO DEVELOP CULTIVARS WITH NOVEL PHYTOCHEMICAL PROFILES FOR HEALTHIER, REDUCED ?ADDED-SUGAR? PRODUCTS

Vorsa, N. (PI)

3/15/17 → 8/31/22

Project: Research

GOALI: Paper-based Skin

Mazzeo, A. (PI), Weng, G. (CoPI), White, J. (CoPI), Pelegri, A. (CoPI) & Stansel, P. (CoPI)

6/1/16 → 5/31/20

Project: Research project

IMPROVING THE EFFICACY AND SUSTAINABILITY OF PEACH DISEASE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES: INCORPORATION OF BIORATIONAL MATERIALS AND REFINEMENT OF COVER SPRAY PROGRAMS

Lalancette, N. (PI)

4/1/16 → 3/31/21

Project: Research project

EAGER: Environmental signals in a marine diatom

Falkowski, P. (PI), Di, R. (CoPI), Levitan, O. (CoPI), Lawton, M. (CoPI) & Bhattacharya, D. (CoPI)

1/15/16 → 12/31/17

Project: Research

HATCH ACT OF 1887 - NJ

Hillman, B. (PI)

10/1/15 → 9/30/17

Project: Research project

ANIMAL HEALTH AND DISEASE RESEARCH PROGRAM - NJ

Hillman, B. (PI)

10/1/15 → 9/30/17

Project: Research project

MCINTIRE-STENNIS COOPERATIVE FORESTRY RESEARCH - NJ

Hillman, B. (PI)

10/1/15 → 9/30/17

Project: Research project

HATCH ACT OF 1887 (MULTISTATE RESEARCH FUND) - NJ

Hillman, B. (PI)

10/1/15 → 9/30/17

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health

Project: Research project

Cefalu: Core 1; Botanical Core (Ribnicky)

Ribnicky, D. (PI)

9/1/15 → 6/30/20

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health

Project: Research

Cefalu: Project 3; Moringa Isothiocyanates for Metabolic Resilience Moringa (Raskins)

Raskin, I. (PI)

9/1/15 → 6/30/20

Project: Research

Digitization TCN: Collaborative: The Microfungi Collections Consortium: A Networked Approach to Digitizing Small Fungi mwith Large Impacts on the Function of Health of Ecosystems

White, J. (PI) & Zhang, N. (CoPI)

7/1/15 → 5/31/20

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health

Project: Research project

Health promoting effects of high-polyphenol foods may be mediated through gut microbiome

Raskin, I. (PI)

2/1/15 → 1/31/21

Project: Research

ANIMAL HEALTH AND DISEASE RESEARCH PROGRAM - NJ

Hillman, B. (PI)

10/1/14 → 9/30/16

Project: Research project

MCINTIRE-STENNIS COOPERATIVE FORESTRY RESEARCH - NJ

Hillman, B. (PI)

10/1/14 → 9/30/16

Project: Research project

HATCH ACT OF 1887 - NJ

Hillman, B. (PI)

10/1/14 → 9/30/16

Project: Research project

HATCH ACT OF 1887 (MULTISTATE RESEARCH FUND) - NJ

Hillman, B. (PI)

10/1/14 → 9/30/16

Project: Research project

SECURING AND EXPANDING THE U.S. HAZELNUT INDUSTRY THROUGH BREEDING FOR RESISTANCE TO EASTERN FILBERT BLIGHT

Molnar, T. (PI)

9/1/14 → 8/31/16

Project: Research project

Planning Grant: I/UCRC in Sensory Sciences and Innovation

Tepper, B. (PI), Haviland-Jones, J. (CoPI) & Simon, J. (CoPI)

4/1/14 → 3/31/15

Project: Research project

Function and Regulation of Metacaspases in Plant Cell Death

Lam, E. (PI) & Liu, R. R. (CoPI)

9/15/13 → 7/31/18

Project: Research

HATCH ACT OF 1887 (MULTISTATE RESEARCH FUND) - NJ

Hillman, B. (PI)

9/1/13 → 8/31/18

Project: Research project

ANIMAL HEALTH AND DISEASE RESEARCH PROGRAM - NJ

Hillman, B. (PI)

9/1/13 → 8/31/15

Project: Research project

GENOMIC REGIONS AND GENETIC CONSTELLATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH AGRONOMIC TRAITS, FRUIT QUALITY AND DISEASE RESISTANCE IN THE AMERICAN CRANBERRY

Vorsa, N. (PI)

9/1/13 → 8/31/18

Project: Research

MCINTIRE-STENNIS COOPERATIVE FORESTRY RESEARCH - NJ

Hillman, B. (PI)

9/1/13 → 8/31/16

Project: Research project

BREEDING AND GERMPLASM ENHANCEMENT FOR NEW JERSEY CRANBERRY AND BLUEBERRY INDUSTRIES

Vorsa, N. (PI)

8/12/13 → 7/31/18

Project: Research

HATCH ACT OF 1887 - NJ

Hillman, B. (PI)

8/1/13 → 7/31/18

Project: Research project

Meeting: International Conference on Duckweed Research at Rutgers University on August 21-24, 2013

Lam, E. (PI)

5/15/13 → 4/30/14

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Project: Research project

Extend and maximize the post harvest quality of high value and perishable crops

Gianfagna, T. (PI)

4/1/13 → 3/31/18

Project: Research project

EXTEND AND MAXIMIZE THE POST HARVEST QUALITY OF HIGH VALUE AND PERISHABLE CROPS

Gianfagna, T. (PI)

4/1/13 → 3/31/18

Project: Research project

GENOME EXPRESSION ANALYSES OF INTERACTIONS BETWEEN THE RICE BLAST FUNGUS MAGNAPORTHE ORYZAE & ITS BACTERIAL PATHOGEN LYSOBACTER ENZYMOGENES

Kobayashi, D. (PI), Hillman, B. (CoPI), Donofrio, N. (CoPI) & Sullivan, R. (CoPI)

10/1/12 → 9/30/14

Project: Research project

ANIMAL HEALTH AND DISEASE RESEARCH PROGRAM - NJ

Hillman, B. (PI)

9/1/12 → 8/31/15

Project: Research project

MCINTIRE-STENNIS COOPERATIVE FORESTRY RESEARCH - NJ

Hillman, B. (PI)

9/1/12 → 8/31/15

Project: Research project

GOLDENBERRY (PHYSALIS PERUVIANA) PRODUCTION SYSTEMS FOR CSA FARMS

Durner, E. (PI)

7/1/12 → 6/30/16

Project: Research project

HATCH ACT OF 1887 (MULTISTATE RESEARCH FUND) - NJ

Hillman, B. (PI)

6/1/12 → 5/31/14

Project: Research project

Perinatal exposure to household and environmental toxins and the risk of asthma and allergic disease up to 25 years

Zhang, N. (PI), Bhattacharya, D. (CoPI) & Lodge, C. C. (PI)

3/1/12 → 6/30/21

Project: Research

STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING THE UNITED STATES RESPONSES TO FUSARIUM, DOWNY MILDEW AND CHILLING INJURY TO PRODUCTION OF SWEET BASIL

Simon, J. (PI)

9/1/11 → 8/31/16

Project: Research project

Collaborative Research: Genetic and Biochemical Dissection of Plant Sulfate Transceptor

Leustek, T. (PI)

8/15/11 → 7/31/15

Project: Research project

IMPROVING SUSTAINABILITY, EFFICIENCY, AND EFFICACY OF PEACH DISEASE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES: BIOFUNGICIDES, CONVENTIONAL FUNGICIDES, AND ABIOTIC ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS

Lalancette, N. (PI)

4/1/11 → 3/31/16

Project: Research project

ANIMAL HEALTH AND DISEASE RESEARCH PROGRAM - NJ

Hillman, B. (PI)

1/1/11 → 8/31/15

Project: Research project

HATCH ACT OF 1887 - NJ

Hillman, B. (PI)

11/15/10 → 11/14/12

Project: Research project

GENETIC IMPROVEMENT OF WOODY PLANTS (TREES AND SHRUBS) FOR ORNAMENTAL USES

Molnar, T. (PI)

10/1/10 → 9/30/15

Project: Research project

MOLECULAR BASIS FOR CONTROL OF THE NUTRITIONAL PROPERTIES OF CROP PLANTS.

Leustek, T. (PI)

10/1/10 → 9/30/15

Project: Research project

MCINTIRE-STENNIS COOPERATIVE FORESTRY RESEARCH - NJ

Hillman, B. (PI)

9/1/10 → 8/31/13

Project: Research project

ANIMAL HEALTH AND DISEASE RESEARCH PROGRAM - NJ

Hillman, B. (PI)

9/1/10 → 8/31/12

Project: Research project

HATCH ACT OF 1887 (MULTISTATE RESEARCH FUND) - NJ

Hillman, B. (PI)

9/1/10 → 8/31/13

Project: Research project

ESTABLISHING THREAT OF XYLELLA FASTIDIOSA WITHIN WOODY BIOMASS SPECIES IN THE GREATER NEW JERSEY AREA

Kobayashi, D. (PI)

7/1/10 → 6/30/15

Project: Research project

HATCH ACT OF 1887 - NJ

Hillman, B. (PI)

6/15/10 → 11/14/11

Project: Research project

MCINTIRE-STENNIS COOPERATIVE FORESTRY RESEARCH - NJ

Hillman, B. (PI)

4/1/10 → 3/31/15

Project: Research project

HATCH ACT OF 1887 - NJ

Hillman, B. (PI)

1/1/10 → 12/31/12

Project: Research project

HATCH ACT OF 1887 (MULTISTATE RESEARCH FUND) - NJ

Hillman, B. (PI)

1/1/10 → 12/31/13

Project: Research project

POTENTIAL HYPOGLYCEMIC AND HYPOLIPIDEMIC ACTIVITY OF BULB EXTRACTS OF LILIUM LONGIFLORUM

Gianfagna, T. (PI)

9/1/09 → 8/31/12

Project: Research project

IGERT: Solutions for Renewable and Sustainable Fuels in the 21st Century

Lam, E. (PI), Michael, T. P. (CoPI), Felder, F. (CoPI), Goldman, A. (CoPI), Falkowski, P. (CoPI) & Struwe, K. (CoPI)

9/1/09 → 8/31/15

Project: Research

NJ Partnership for Excellence in Middle School Mathematics

Cohen, A. A. (PI), Coleman, J. J. (CoPI), Bennett, J. (CoPI), Beals, R. M. R. M. (CoPI) & Maher, C. (CoPI)

9/1/09 → 8/31/15

Project: Research project

EVALUATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF NOVEL BOTANICAL EXTRACTS FOR THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF METABOLIC SYNDROME AND DIABETES.

Raskin, I. (PI)

9/1/09 → 8/31/14

Project: Research project

ADVANCE Institutional Transformation Award: RU-FAIR- Rutgers University for Faculty Advancement and Institutional Re-imagination

Bennett, J. (PI), Roos, P. (CoPI), Duckett, C. C. N. (CoPI), Rosoff, N. N. G. (CoPI) & Schneemeyer, L. F. (CoPI)

9/1/08 → 8/31/14

Project: Research project

RU-STEPed Up for Success

Scott, K. K. M. (PI), Bennett, J. (CoPI), Beals, R. M. R. M. (CoPI), Duckett, C. C. N. (CoPI), Logue, M. M. (CoPI) & Endick, G. G. G. (CoPI)

8/15/08 → 7/31/14

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Project: Research project

US NATIVE GRASS BREEDING CONSORTIUM TO IDENTIFY REGIONAL OPTIMUM BIOMASS PRODUCTIVITY ON MARGINAL LAND

Bonos, S. (PI), Calser, M. M. (CoPI), Adler, P. P. (CoPI), Boe, A. A. (CoPI), Ernst, C. (CoPI), Mayton, H. (CoPI) & Armstrong, J. J. (CoPI)

6/20/08 → 6/19/12

Project: Research project

Functional Analysis of Metacaspases in Plant Development and Cell Death.

Lam, E. (PI)

4/1/08 → 3/31/12

Project: Research project

Project SUPER* Scholars

Bennett, J. (PI), Zundl, E. E. (CoPI), Riccioni, R. R. M. (CoPI) & White, J. (CoPI)

10/1/07 → 9/30/12

Project: Research project

Biotechnology Scholars at the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences at Rutgers University

Zilinskas, B. A. (PI), Casey, T. M. (CoPI), Zylstra, G. (CoPI), Kobayashi, D. (CoPI) & Golan Duncan, R. R. G. (CoPI)

9/1/07 → 8/31/13

Fogarty International Center

Project: Research

Thai Fogarty ITREOH Center

Robson, M. (PI)

5/1/07 → 1/31/13

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Project: Research

Inhibitors targeting ribosome interactions of ricin

Tumer, N. (CoPI)

3/15/07 → 1/31/21

Project: Research

Lysine Biosynthesis in Plants

Leustek, T. (PI) & Gilvarg, C. (CoPI)

5/1/05 → 4/30/09

Project: Research

Botanicals and Metabolic Resiliency

Stephens, J. M. (PI), Cefalu, W. T. (CoPI), Floyd, Z. E. (CoPI), Floyd, Z. E. (CoPI), Mynatt, R. (CoPI), Raskin, I. (CoPI) & Ribnicky, D. (CoPI)

4/1/05 → 6/30/21

Project: Research

The role of histidine in plant development

Leustek, T. (PI)

9/1/04 → 8/31/09

Project: Research project

Mechanism of Translation Inhibition and mRNA destabilization by Pokeweed Antiviral Protein

Tumer, N. (PI)

3/15/04 → 2/28/10

Project: Research project

PEET: Systematic Monography of the Gnomoniaceae (Ascomycetes)

White, J. (PI), Rossman, A. Y. (CoPI) & Castlebury, L. A. (CoPI)

1/1/04 → 12/31/10

Fogarty International Center

Project: Research

Building New Pharmaceutical Capabilities in Central Asia

Raskin, I. (PI)

9/26/03 → 4/30/09

Project: Research

DISSERTATION RESEARCH: Evaluating the Effect of Plant C and O2 inputs on Structuring Rhizosphere Microbial Communities in Anaerobic Sediments

Ehrenfeld, J. G. (PI) & Huang, B. (CoPI)

6/1/03 → 5/31/04

Project: Research

A Real-Time PCR Machine to Quantify Gene Expression

Tumer, N. N. E. (PI), Lam, E. (CoPI), Zylstra, G. (CoPI) & Leustek, T. (CoPI)

5/1/03 → 4/30/05

Project: Research

Pokeweed Antiviral Protein and Inhibition of Ribosomal Frameshifting

Tumer, N. (PI) & Dinman, J. D. (CoPI)

8/15/02 → 7/31/06

Project: Research

Chromatin Charting: Organization and Dynamics of Plant Nuclear DNA in situ

Lam, E. (PI), Spector, D. D. L. (CoPI), Martienssen, R. (CoPI), Mccombie, W. W. R. (CoPI) & Kato, N. (CoPI)

10/1/00 → 9/30/07

Project: Research

Mechanism of Toxicity and Antiviral Activity of Pokeweed Antiviral Protein

Tumer, N. (PI) & Hudak, K. A. (CoPI)

2/15/00 → 1/31/05

Project: Research

Regulation of Sulfate Assimilation in Plants

Leustek, T. (PI)

9/1/99 → 8/31/03

Project: Research project

Role of Methyl Salicylate in Plant Defense Response

Raskin, I. (PI)

10/1/98 → 3/31/02

Project: Research project

Chromatin Charting: Organization and Dynamics of Plant Nuclear DNA in situ

Lam, E. (PI) & Martienssen, R. (CoPI)

10/1/98 → 12/31/00

Project: Research

Collaborative Project: Pokeweed Antiviral Protein and Inhibition of Ribosomal Frameshifting

Tumer, N. (PI)

9/15/98 → 8/31/01

Project: Research project

U.S.-Brazil Cooperative Research: Tagging of Plant Genes Expressed During Symbiotic Interactions with Arbuscular Mycorrhizal (AM) Fungi

Lawton, M. (PI)

8/15/98 → 7/31/02

Project: Research project

Methionine Biosynthesis in Higher Plants

Leustek, T. (PI)

3/1/98 → 2/28/02

Project: Research project

The Role of Fungal Proteinase Expression in Mutualistic and Pathogenic Plant-Fungus Interactions

Belanger, F. (PI) & Hillman, B. (CoPI)

2/1/97 → 7/31/01

Project: Research project

Genetic Analysis of Pokeweed Antiviral Protein

Tumer, N. (PI) & Chiang, A. A. N. (CoPI)

9/1/96 → 8/31/00

Project: Research

Systematic and Biological Studies of Balansieae (Ascomycetes)

White, J. (PI) & Gaut, B. S. (CoPI)

9/1/96 → 12/31/99

Project: Research

Molecular Genetics of Sulfate Assimilation in Plants

Leustek, T. (PI)

8/1/96 → 7/31/99

National Institute of General Medical Sciences

Project: Research project

FUNCTIONAL ANALYSES OF BZIP TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FAMILY

Lam, E. (PI)

8/1/96 → 7/31/97

Project: Research

RUI: Systematics and Biological Studies of Balansieae (Ascomycetes)

White, J. (PI)

10/15/95 → 2/28/97

Project: Research project

Characterization of a Novel Plant Receptor that is Structurally Related to a Family of Antimicrobial Defense Genes

Lawton, M. (PI)

6/1/95 → 5/31/00

Project: Research project

Molecular Analysis of Pokeweed Antiviral Protein Gene Function

Tumer, N. (PI)

3/15/95 → 2/28/98

Project: Research project

Characterization of the Genes for Sulfate Activation from Higher Plants

Leustek, T. (PI)

9/15/94 → 8/31/97

Project: Research project

Characterization of a Novel Fungal Protease Expressed in the Endophytic Infection of Poa ampla

Belanger, F. (PI) & Hillman, B. (CoPI)

8/15/94 → 7/31/97

Project: Research project

SGER: Characterization of the Genes for Sulfate Activation from Higher Plants

Leustek, T. (PI)

3/1/93 → 8/31/94

Project: Research project

Symposium: Molecular Genetics of Plant-Microbe Interactions East Brunswick, New Jersey, April 21 - 24, 1993

Hillman, B. (PI), Zilinskas, B. A. (CoPI) & Smouse, P. (CoPI)

1/15/93 → 12/31/93

National Institute of General Medical Sciences

Project: Research

DEVELOPMENTALLY REGULATED DNA-BINDING PROTEINS

Lam, E. (PI)

2/1/91 → 1/31/96

Project: Research project

Regulatory Role of Plant Protein Kinases

Lawton, M. (PI)

9/1/90 → 3/31/92