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CAFNR Research Symposium: Solving What’s Next – Innovation at the Intersection of Life, Food and Data
The fifth annual CAFNR Research Symposium highlighted the groundbreaking work of students, post-docs, faculty and staff in the University of Missouri’s College of Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources (CAFNR), all contributing to a healthier world through innovation. It was held Oct. 1, 2025 at Memorial Union on the Mizzou campus.
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Agenda
Keynote Address
Glenn Davis Stone, anthropologist and environmental scientist, delivered the keynote talk titled “The academic dilemma: underlying philosophies of agricultural research.” The session was moderated by Mary Hendrickson from the Division of Applied Social Sciences (DASS).
Session 1: Innovation in Biological Systems
Moderated by Rebecca North (School of Natural Resources - SNR)
Lightning Talk Speakers:
Jefferson Barizon (Plant Science and Technology - PST): A Survey of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes Associated with Soybean Production in Missouri
Mary Hendrickson (DASS): Catalyzing Organic in the Mid-South
Xiaoping Xin (SNR): Nanotechnology-enabled Agriculture: from soil to harvest
Rishabh Mahendra (DASS): Ecosystem cooperatives: A novel approach to strengthen restoration and conservation
Godwin Iroanya (Animal Sciences - AS): AAV5 as a Divergent Serotype for Overcoming Neutralizing Antibodies in Gene Therapy
Panelists:
Noel Aloysius (SNR)
Chung-Ho Lin (SNR)
Mary Hendrickson (DASS)
Ron Mittler (PST)
Session 2: Avian Flu Crisis / Food Safety / Biosecurity
Moderated by Matt Lucy (Animal Sciences - AS)
Lightning Talk Speakers:
Joao Ferreira (PST): Spraying without Symptoms? A Closer Look at Foliar Diseases in Missouri Soybeans
Lois Ackah-Swanzy (Food, Nutrition & Exercise Sciences - FNES): Discretionary Food Intake and Its Associations with Metabolic Syndrome Characteristics and Food Cravings
Melissa Jones (FNES): When it rains, it pours, it floods: A water crisis in the St. Louis Metro East
William Folk (Biochemistry): Assessment of microplastics in Columbia and the Environment - Policy Pathways for a Cleaner Water Future
Panelists:
Hoa Hoang (DASS)
Lakshmikantha Channaiah (FNES)
Kiho Lee (AS)
Session 3: The Age of AI in Agriculture
Moderated by Mauro Palmero (DASS)
Lightning Talk Speakers:
Juliet Henning (AS): Using artificial intelligence to predict the timing of ovulation in grazing beef heifers
Jacqueline Zhu (DASS): Leveraging digital persuasion strategies: enhancing sustainable restaurant choices through third-party delivery platforms
Qian Liu (SNR): Cloud Detection of OMPS Nadir Mapper Radiance Data Using Deep Learning Techniques
Supral Adhikari (PST): Uncovering Arabidopsis Root Defense: Transcriptomics and Mutant Screening Against Broomrape
Katherine Nelson (DASS): From page to desktop. Leveraging AI to increase historical data access
Panelists:
Toni Kazic (Computer Science)
Jianfeng Zhou (PST)
Qian Liu (SNR)
Derek Brake (AS)