← LeaderboardsInvestigatorsiAttributed = a PI's even-split share of each grant — a $1M grant with 2 PIs counts $500K each.
West Texas A & M University
$1,662,269
Total funding
4
Grants
Funding over time
peak $762.3K · FY2018–25$1M$750K$500K$250K$0
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
'25
Funding mix
By agency
DOE$899,959 · 2
USDA$762,310 · 2
By mechanism
—$1,662,269 · 4
Investigators at West Texas A & M University
InvestigatorsiAttributed = a PI's even-split share of each grant — a $1M grant with 2 PIs counts $500K each.
Exposure= the full size of every grant they're on ($1M each).
Rising Stars
First grant in the last 5 yrs
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Emerging Leaders
6–10 yrs in
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All-Time
Most funded here, all years
Not enough data
Largest grants
IMPLICATIONS OF AEROSOL PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES INCLUDING ICE NUCLEATION AT ARM MEGA SITES FOR IMPROVED UNDERSTANDING OF MICROPHYSICAL ATMOSPHERIC CLOUD PROCESSES$749,959
· FY2018 · Department of Energy
LIVER ABSCESSES IN CATTLE LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT LOSSES IN THE BEEF INDUSTRY BY AFFECTING ANIMAL HEALTH, PERFORMANCE, AND LIVER CONDEMNATIONS. WHILE MOST RESEARCH HAS FOCUSED ON THE ABSCESS ITSELF, LITTLE IS KNOWN ABOUT HOW THE SURROUNDING LIVER TISSUE IS IMPACTED AND HOW THESE CHANGES CONTRIBUTE TO OVERALL LIVER FUNCTION. THIS PROJECT WILL INVESTIGATE HOW GENE ACTIVITY CHANGES IN THE LIVER TISSUE AROUND ABSCESSES, FOCUSING ON HOW THESE CHANGES DIFFER WITH VARIOUS ABSCESS SIZES AND THE PRESENCE OF MULTIPLE ABSCESSES. ADDITIONALLY, THE PROJECT WILL CREATE A DETAILED MAP AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL, SHOWING HOW GENE ACTIVITY IS DISTRIBUTED ACROSS THE TISSUE SURROUNDING THE ABSCESSES. BY UNDERSTANDING HOW GENE EXPRESSION IS ALTERED IN THESE AREAS, THE RESEARCH AIMS TO UNCOVER THE MOLECULAR MECHANISMS BEHIND THE DISRUPTION OF LIVER FUNCTION AND METABOLISM, PROVIDING NEW INSIGHTS INTO HOW ABSCESSES AFFECT LIVER TISSUE AND THIER BROADER IMPACT.$595,000
· FY2025 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture
MELATONIN IS A HORMONE THAT REGULATES CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS, BUT ALSO HAS BEEN IMPLICATED TO HAVE A ROLE AS A REPRODUCTIVE HORMONE. PREVIOUS WORK IDENTIFIED ROLES FOR MELATONIN IN OOCYTE QUALITY, EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT, PREGNANCY LOSS, AND OVERALL FERTILITY. OOCYTE QUALITY AND EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT ARE THE FOCUS OF THIS WORK GIVEN THAT POOR QUALITY OOCYTES GENERATE EMBRYOS WITH REDUCED GROWTH AND VIABILITY. THESE OBSERVATIONS WERE USED TO DEVELOP THIS CENTRAL HYPOTHESIS - MELATONIN FUNCTIONS AS A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT IN CATTLE, SPECIFICALLY IN LOW ANTRAL FOLLICLE COUNT (AFC) CATTLE AND IS ESSENTIAL FOR OOCYTE PRODUCTION IN VIVO AND OOCYTE MATURATION IN VITRO. TWO AIMS WILL BE USED TO TEST THIS HYPOTHESIS; BY SUPPLEMENTING HIGH AND LOW AFC COWS WITH MELATONIN BEFORE PERFORMING OVUM PICK-UP TO EVALUATE OOCYTE QUALITY AND BY SUPPLEMENTING OOCYTES FROM HIGH AND LOW AFC ANIMALS WITH MELATONIN IN VITRO AND PERFORMING IN VITRO MATURATION TO EVALUATE EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT. THIS PROPOSED RESEARCH IS NOVEL AND IS ANTICIPATED TO PROVIDE VALUABLE INFORMATION INTO OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT AND MATURATION IN CATTLE. THE OVERALL GOAL OF THIS RESEARCH IS TO IDENTIFY METHODS TO IMPROVE OOCYTE QUALITY AND EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT IN CATTLE. EXTENSION PROGRAMMING WILL BE DEVELOPED TO BUILD UPON THIS WORK AND PROVIDE TEXAS DAIRY PRODUCERS WITH PUBLICATIONS TO DISSEMINATE RESEARCH FINDINGS, PROVIDE KNOWLEDGE, AND HANDS-ON SKILLS TO IMPROVE REPRODUCTIVE MANAGEMENT.$167,310
· FY2025 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture
CHARACTERIZATION AND APPLICATION OF A HIGH-RESOLUTION MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE IN ATMOSPHERIC ICE NUCLEATION RESEARCH AND INTEGRATED SCIENCE TEACHING$150,000
· FY2022 · Department of Energy