Agroforestry Research Projects Featured at CAFNR Research Symposium
UMCA current and former graduate students (left to right) Kelsi Stubblefield, Miguel Salceda, Liz Rogers, and Ryan Vinhal stand in front of Liz’s poster, titled “Water relations of three poplar clones grown at a former municipal and industrial waste dumping site in Wisconsin, USA.”
Shu-Yu Hsu presented two research projects at the Symposium: “Biomarkers Selection for Population Normalization in SARS-CoV-2 Wastewater-based Epidemiology” and “Bioremediation of Atrazine and metabolites using multiple enzymes delivered by spore-based delivery system.”
UMCA Assistant Program Director Hannah Hemmelgarn discusses her poster, titled “Recommendations for a Professional Agroforester Training Program to Advise Adoption in the United States,” with Dr. Ashley Conway.
The University of Missouri College of Agriculture Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR) held its inaugural in-person research symposium this October, where college faculty, staff, and students were encouraged to share their scholarship with hundreds of attendees. Spanning two days, the Symposium featured exciting keynote speakers and offered researchers the chance to share their work via presentations, flash talks, and poster sessions.
Presentations on a variety of topics offered insights into the dynamic projects happening at CAFNR, such as the role of tallgrass prairie restoration in the emergence of tick-borne disease, Indigenous peoples’ land and natural resources rights, and more.
Dr. Rob Meyers presented about the new $25-million Climate Smart Commodities grant awarded to the Center for Regenerative Agriculture in conjunction with the Center for Agroforestry, specifically highlighting silvopasture and the role it will play in the project.
The Center for Agroforestry was strongly represented at the symposium, with many students, staff, and faculty presenting their research during poster sessions, including:
- “Protein Recovery from Kernelling Debris of Black Walnut and Identifying Biopeptides with Metabolic Syndrome Benefitting Effects“ presented by Sonia Abachi-Hokmabadinazhad
- “A South African Plectranthus species targeting antibiotic resistance and pathogenic factors associated with acne vulgaris“ presented by Isa Kupke
- “Recommendations for a Professional Agroforester Training Program to Advise Adoption in the United States“ presented by Hannah Hemmelgarn
- “Plant community response during establishment of woodland silvopasture in the Missouri Ozarks“ presented by Ashley Conway-Anderson
- “Biomarkers Selection for Population Normalization in SARS-CoV-2 Wastewater-based Epidemiology”and “Bioremediation of Atrazine and metabolites using multiple enzymes delivered by spore-based delivery system“ presented by Shu-Yu Hsu
- “Water relations of three poplar clones grown at a former municipal and industrial waste dumping site in Wisconsin, USA“ presented by Liz Rogers
- “Agroforestry buffers on Nitrogen reduction in shallow groundwater on a hillslope with grazing management“ presented by Miguel Salceda
- “Improving Northern White Cedar Regeneration and Survival from Deer Browsing Through Phytochemical Assessment“ presented by Ryan Vinhal
- “Identification and Characterization of American Elderberry Bioactive Compounds Using High-Throughput Screening Assays in Combination of Untargeted Global Metabolomics Approach” presented by Amanda Dwikarina
- “Effect of edible coatings on the shelf life of the North American pawpaw fruit” presented by Bezalel Adainoo
Congratulations to all of the UMCA faculty, staff, and partners who shared their research at the symposium!