1. Testing new fungicide options for bitter rot control, Virginia State Horticultural Society – Virginia Apple Research Program, 2022 – 2024.
2. Identification of Colletotrichum Species Causing Apple Bitter Rot Disease in Virginia and Development of DNA-based Rapid Diagnostic Method, VAC 2022 – 2024.
3. Creating Next-Gen controls for fire blight cankers, blossom and shoot blight with copper, PGR-s, plant activators and anti-biofilm enzymes, USDA – NIFA Crop Protection and Pest Management (CPPM) Program, 2022-2024.
4. Evaluate Plant Activators and Enzymes in Control of Fire Blight Inoculum Using Droplet Digital PCR, SCBG – VDACS, 2022-2024.
5. Program for Control of Shoot Blight and Fire Blight Cankers on Pear, Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission – Fresh and Processed Pear Committee – Pear Research Subcommittee, 2023 – 2025.
6. Evaluation of New Fungicides for Management of Apple Bitter Rot Disease in Virginia and Comparison to Synthetic Fungicides, Virginia Agricultural Council , 2023 – 2025.
7. An all-stage fire blight control: remote sensing, DNA, enzyme and plant activator technologies for cankers, blossom blight and shoot blight, USDA – NIFA Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) Program 2023-2027.
8. Testing of new fungicides for Glomerella leaf spot and bitter rot control on apple, Virginia Apple Research Program 2024 – Virginia State Horticultural Society, 2024 – 2026.
9. Evaluation of New Materials for Resistance Management of Bitter Rot in Apple,IR-4 Project IS00449.24-VA01 (Apple bitter rot) 2023-2024.
10. Anti-biofilm enzyme (ABE) as a novel, non-toxic solution that overcomes antimicrobial resistance to protect human health from farm to fork, Virginia Biosciences Health Research Corporation – Virginia Health Catalyst, 2025 – 2027.
11. Evaluating New Materials for Control of Apple Bitter Rot for Future Spray Programs, Hatch Project 2022 – 2027, VA-160176, Acc. No. 7003559.