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**Collaborations**
The Western Regional Research Center has a long and productive history of collaborative research involving stakeholders.

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Current collaborators and projects:
                            Driving Insect-Microbe Interactions by Natural Immune-Modulators: a Novel Tool for Insect Rearing and Control                        
                            Implementation of gaseous chlorine dioxide fumigation to improve post-harvest stockpile management of almonds                        
                            Effects on Surrounding Gene Activity Due to Gene Stacking within a Predefined Location of the Soybean Genome                        
                            Discovery and Pre-Release Evaluation of Weed Biocontrol Agents                        
                            Determination of the Origin of Invasive Common Ice Plants and Identification of Biological Control Agents in the Mediterranean Basin                        
                            Discovery and Pre-Release Evaluation of Weed Biocontrol Agents                        
                            Genomic Analysis of the Guayule Joint Genome Institute Community Science Program Data                        
                            Invasive Plant Management Strategies for Endangered Plant Recovery and Tidal Wetland Restoration under Changing Environmental Conditions                        
                            Biological Control of Bagrada Bug (FY23)                        
                            Analyzing Nutritional Content of Pollen in Relation to Long-term Honey Bee Colony Health                        
                            Biodegradation of Latex Balloons                        
                            Proactive Classical Biological Control of Tuta absoluta in California                        
                            Proactive Classical Biological Control of Tuta absoluta in California                        
                            Biological Control of Bagrada Bug (FY22)                        
                            Effect of Irrigation Regimes on the Romaine Lettuce and Soil Microbiomes, and Their Transmission, Throughout the Growth Season                        
                            Development of Cheatgrass Biological Control with Microbes and Integrated Cape-ivy Control to Reduce Populations of Non-native, Invasive Weeds                        
                            Proactive Classical Biological Control of Tuta absoluta in California                        
                            Develop Functional Plant-Based Proteins                        
                            Synergies in Aquatic Plant Biological Control: Translating Research Between the Southern and Western USA                        
                            Production of Environmentally Friendly PHA Biopolymers from Waste BioGas Derived from Under-Valued Biomass Feedstocks                        
                            Prioritizing Weed Targets for Biological Control: Testing a South African Model for Western USA                        
                            Developing an Aptamer Magnetic Nanoparticle-Based Lateral Flow Assay for Detecting Pathogens                        
                            Advanced Carbon From Almond Byproducts                        
                            Prevention of Pathogen Contamination in the Lettuce Production Continuum                        
                            Novel Isochoric Processing For Sustainable, Safe And High Quality Preservation Of Fluid Foods                        
                            Identification of Lettuce Cultivars that are Inhibitory to E. coli O157:H7 Survival upon Fresh-cut Processing and Cold Storage                        
                            Expression and Function of Rubber Particle Proteins                        
                            Improvement of Hard Red Spring Wheat for Resistance to Fusarium Head Blight                        
                            Development of Elite Durum Wheat Germplasm with Resistance to Fusarium Head Blight                        
                            Plant-Soil Feedbacks Driving Cheatgrass Invasion                        
                            Developing New Methodologies to Obtain High- Throughput, Transgene- Free Gene Edited Microvine                        
                            Effects of Organosilicone Surfactant Components on Honey Bee Reproduction and the Endocrine System                        
                            Genomic Epidemiology of Campylobacter to Improve Disease Control in Low and Middle Income Countries                        
                            Genomic Features of Human Adaptation of Campylobacter in Low-Income Settings                        
                            Novel Isochoric Processing for Sustainable, Safe and High Quality Preservation of Fluid Foods                        
                            Molecular Mechanisms of Two Tauschii-Derived Genes for Insect Resistance and Yield Increase in Wheat                        
                            Establishment and Evaluation of Ganaspis brasiliensis to Suppress Spotted Wing Drosophila                        
                            Areawide Management of Spotted-Wing Drosophila                        
                            Toward Improving Transformation and Editing in Triticum aestivum and Sorghum Bicolor                        
                            Discovery, Identification, Collection and Shipment of Biological Control Agents of Slenderleaf Ice Plant in South Africa                        
                            Determination of the Origin of Invasive Common Ice Plants and Identification of Biological Control Agents in South Africa                        
                            Alleviating Specialty Crop Export Barriers to France with Home Compostable Stickers                        
                            Seaweed-based Packaging                        
                            Prevention of Pathogen Contamination in the Lettuce Production Continuum - TTU                        
                            Reducing the Impact of Invasive Weeds in Pacific West Estuaries through Plant Community Restoration                        
                            Sustainable Bioeconomy for Arid Regions (SBAR)                        
                            Prevention of Pathogen Contamination in the Lettuce Production Continuum- U-Arizona                        
                            Prevention of Pathogen Contamination in the Lettuce Production Continuum - UC Davis                        
                            Genetic and Sequence Resources of Aegilops Markgrafii for Application in Wheat Crop Improvement Research                        
                            Engineering Sustainable 3D Scaffolds for Enhancing Delivery and Growth of Probiotics in the Gut                        
                            Bioplastics and Natural Carotenoid from Cheese Byproducts                        
                            Analyzing Factors Contributing to Long-term Honey Bee Health and Hive Performance                        
                            Exploiting Pattern Triggered Immunity to Combat Huanglongbing                        
                            Quantifying The Effects of Pesticides on Honey Bee Reproduction                        
                            Quantifying Factors that Contribute to the Enemy Release in Weed of Urban Versus Natural Ecosystems                        
                            Genomics and Biotechnological Approaches to Reduce the Impact of Wildfire Smoke on Grape Composition                        
                            Synergistic Combination of Polyphenolics with Probiotics for Enhanced Delivery,  Persistence and Functionality of Probiotic Bacteria                        
                            Quantifying Foodborne Pathogen Prevalence in Wild Birds Across Species and Landscape Types                        
                            Inhibition of the Gut Microbial Metabolite Trimethylamine N9oxide (TMAO) Using Orange Peel to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease                        
                            Functional Modulation of Escherichia coli O157:H7 by the Lettuce Phyllosphere Microbiome                        
                            Novel Natural Antibacterial Agents/Formulas for Improving Safety, Quality, and Health Benefits of Fresh Produce                        
                            Adapting Agricultural Databases for Genome Features                        
                            Development of Detection Technologies and Therapeutics for Botulinum Neurotoxins                        
                            Biological Control of Invasive Plants in the Western USA                        
                            Advancing Biological Control of Cheatgrass                        
                            Aptamer-based Pen-side Diagnostics for Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Variants                        
                            Response to APHIS SARS-CoV-2 Research Priorities Phase 1                        
                            Rapid Immunoassays for Pen-side Detection of SARS-CoV2 Viral Variants                        
                            Alleviating Specialty Crop Export Barriers to France with Home Compostable Stickers                        
                            Develop Methods to Mass Rear, Store and Release the Rosette Weevil, a New Biological Control Agent of Yellow Starthistle                        
                            Advanced Carbon From Almond Byproducts - Vapor Dose, LLC                        
                            Characterization of a Novel Triacylglycerol Remodeling Pathway for Accumulation of Industrially Valuable Fatty Acids in Physaria Fendleri                        
                            Smoke Exposure Effects on Grape Berry Development and Metabolism                        
                            Develop Novel Technology to Respond to Emerging Agriculture Problems in Animal and Food Caused by Pathogens                        
                            Advanced Carbon from Almond Byproducts - West Biofuels