Development of rapid bead-based detection assays for pathogens in foods and environment using nucleic acid probes and antibodies; DNA microarray for detection and characterization of pathogens in foods and environments; Portable biosensor development for field application; Control of foodborne pathogen growth

Nonhuman operant behavior; stimulus control of operant behavior; appetitive reinforcement; stimulus properties of nicotine.

Effects of nicotine on brain regions that influence anxiety and attention; changes in brain development associated with maternal smoking; ensuring the safety of new pesticides by developing techniques for rapid assessment of potential nonlethal effects of new chemicals.

Transgenic plants for bioproduction of high-value complex proteins; protein processing and glycosylation; bioproduction of mucosally delivered vaccines and vaccine adjuvants; molecular plant pathology and genetic engineering strategies for pathogen-parasite resistance.

Transgenic plants for the production of high-value human proteins targeted for anti-inflammatory and anticancer therapeutics; designing molecular-based high-throughput diagnostics for plant and food industries.

Environmental chemistry; water-rock interactions; groundwater geochemistry; low-temperature geochemistry.

Aquatic ecotoxicology; benthic ecology; watershed management; biomonitoring; assessment of freshwater mussels; biomarkers.

Reproductive toxicology of phytoestrogens; toxicology of dietary and botanical supplements; modulation of cardiovascular dysfunction by estrogenic agents.

Black shale chemistry; chemistry, age, and growth of fish otoliths; analytical instrumentation.

Plants as factories for high-value proteins; biology as protein accumulation; plant cell walls and biofuels.

Computational complexity and approximation; graph theory and algorithms; computational biology; bioinformatics.

Reproductive physiology and endocrinology of domestic animals; Effects of phytoestrogenic compounds on reproductive function using sheep as the model.

Environmental genetics; molecular systematics; fish health assessment; stream systems analysis.

Manipulation of the ascorbate–cell wall metabolic network in plants; metabolic engineering to improve the nutritional and agronomical value of crops; formation of secondary metabolites with medicinal properties.

Use of parasitoid wasps to control house flies and stable flies in dairy operations; oviposition behavior of Muscidifurax zaraptor, a house and stable fly parasitoid; impact of poultry litter fertilizers on ground-dwelling arthropods; biodiversity of dung beetles in Arkansas; monitoring stored grain insects in rice storage facilities.

Plant metabolic engineering for the production and discovery of pharmaceuticals; transgenic plants and hairy roots for bioproduction of therapeutic proteins and specialized metabolites; molecular diagnostics for plant-based nutraceuticals.

Agrobacterium and biolistics-mediated gene transfer into crop plants; nutritional enhancement of crop metabolic engineering of plant biosynthetic pathways; genetic engineering of crops to improve resistance to stresses.

Ornamental horticulture; genetic improvement of plants and animals; nursery management; turfgrass and landscape management.

Effects of exposure to nicotine on developing neonatal autonomic nervous system; mechanism of action of acetylcholinesterase as a neurotrophic factor; organophosphate pesticides and neurotoxicity; structure-function relations in glycosylated proteins.

Integrated pest management tactics for insect pests of mid-South cotton; control of tarnished plant bug and alternative integrated tactics for boll weevil eradication.

Plant secondary metabolism, with a focus on terpenes; plant metabolic engineering; bioreactor development for plant cultures; plant bioprocesses.