April 14, 2026
The following ISRC faculty research affiliates were selected for funding from ISU’s fall 2025 Research and Innovation Roundtable, focused on Building Biosecurity: Protecting Plants from Pests and Pathogens.
- Gary Munkvold and Silvina Arias, plant pathology, entomology and microbiology
- Steve Whitham and Alejandro Olmedo-Velarde, plant pathology, entomology and microbiology; and Madan Bhattacharyya, agronomy
- Arti Singh and Wesley Everman, agronomy; Daren Mueller, plant pathology, entomology and microbiology; and Lisa Schulte Moore, natural resource ecology and management
The fall RIR was the second consecutive collaboration between Iowa State and the scientists of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). CSIRO is an Australian government agency that works with leading organizations worldwide to support scientific research and its commercial and industrial applications. The full article can be found on the Office of the Vice President for Research website.
