Extramural Grants, Contracts & Patents | Department of Biological Sciences
December 20, 2017

Extramural Grants, Contracts & Patents

Grants & Contracts

Collaborative Research: Evaluating a data-driven approach to teaching technical writing to STEM majors. National Science Foundation; PI: Ryan Boettger, Co-PIs: David Hoeinghaus and Aaron Roberts. $290,768, UNT budget $185,141.

The Center for Bioenergy Innovation- Lignin Design and Valorization. United States Department of Energy. PI: Richard A. Dixon. Co-PI: Fang Chen. $2,290,000.

The Renin-Angiotensin System in Air Pollution-Mediated Exacerbation of Obesity. National Institute of Health (NIH)/National Institute of Environmental Health & Safety (NIEHS) - R15 AREA Award. PI: Amie Lund, co-PI: Brain McFarlin. $437,964.

Wheat Variants Deficient in a FHB Susceptibility Factor. United States Department of Agriculture. PI: Jyoti Shah, co-PI: Nidhi Rawat (University of Maryland), $45,000.

Patents

Manipulation of proanthocyanidin (PA) composition by affecting anthocyanidin synthase (ANS) and leucoanthocyanidin dioxygenase (LDOX). R.A. Dixon and J.H. Jun. US Provisional Patent Application.