Ana Paula Alonso

Previous Scheduled Teaching

Published Intellectual Contributions

Book

• Alonso, A., Dieuaide-Noubhani, M. (2014). Plant metabolic flux analysis - Methods and Protocols.. Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.). 1090

Book Chapter

• Johnson, C.R., Arias, C.L., Alonso, A. (2024). Efficient and powerful integration of targeted metabolomics and transcriptomics for analyzing the metabolism behind desirable traits in plants. Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.). 2812 47-99.
• Dieuaide-Noubhani, M., Alonso, A., Roby, C., Raymond, P. (2003). Mesures de flux métaboliques.. Other. 265-286. Versailles, INRA Editions.

Journal Article

• Cocuron, J., Alonso, A. (2024). 13C-labeling reveals non-conventional pathways providing carbon for hydroxy fatty acid synthesis in Physaria fendleri. Journal of Experimental Botany. 76 (6) 1754-1766.
• Johnson, C.R., Horn, P.J., Alonso, A. (2024). First draft reference genome and annotation of the alternative oil species Physaria fendleri. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics. 14 (9) jkae114.
• Guzha, A., Gautam, B., Marchiafava, D., Ver Sagun, J., Garcia, T., Jarvis, B.A., Barbaglia-Hurlock, A.M., Johnston, C., Grotewold, E., Sedbrook, J.C., Alonso, A., Chapman, K.D. (2024). Targeted modulation of pennycress lipid droplet proteins impacts droplet morphology and seed oil content. Plant Journal. 120 (5) 2151-2171. https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85207900199
• Castro-Morreti, F.R., Cocuron, J., Castillo-Gonzalez, H., Escudero-Leyva, E., Chaverri, P., Guerreiro-Filho, O., Slot, J.C., Alonso, A. (2023). A metabolomic platform to identify and quantify polyphenols in coffee and related species using liquid chromatography mass spectrometry. Frontiers in Plant Science.
• Amir, R., Martinez-Force, E., Jianxin, S., Alonso, A. (2023). Editorial: Metabolic architecture of developing seeds and grains. Frontiers in Plant Science. 14 1258353.
• Al Sulaimi, R., Maknojia, A., Eskandari, M., Shirani, A., Gautam, B., Park, W., Whitehead, P., Alonso, A., Sedbrook, J.C., Chapman, K.D., Berman, D. (2023). Evaluating the Effects of Very Long Chain and Hydroxy Fatty Acid Content on Tribological Performance and Thermal Oxidation Behavior of Plant-Based Lubricants. Tribology International. 185 108576.
• Arias, C.L., Garcia Navarrete, L.T., Mukundi, E., Swanson, T., Yang, F., Grotewold, E., Alonso, A. (2023). Metabolic and transcriptomic study of pennycress natural variation identifies targets for oil improvement. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 21 1887-1903.
• Baker, C.R., Cocuron, J., Alonso, A., Niyogi, K.K. (2023). Time-resolved systems analysis of the induction of high photosynthetic capacity in Arabidopsis during acclimation to high light.. New Phytologist. 240 (6) 2335-2352.
• Sagun, J.V., Yadav, U.P., Alonso, A. (2023). Progress in understanding and improving oil content and quality in seeds. Frontiers in Plant Science. 14 1116894.
• Gentzel, I., Giese, L., Ekanayake, G., Mikhail, K., Zhao, W., Cocuron, J., Alonso, A., Mackey, D. (2022). Dynamic nutrient acquisition from a hydrated apoplast supports biotrophic proliferation of a bacterial pathogen of maize. Cell Host and Microbe. 30 (4) 502-517.
• Johnston, C., Carcia-Navarrete, T., Ortiz, E., Romsdahl, T.B., Guzha, A., Chapman, K.D., Grotewold, E., Alonso, A. (2022). Effective mechanisms for improving seed oil production in pennycress (Thlaspi arvense L.) highlighted by integration of comparative metabolomics and transcriptomics. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13 943585.
• Arias, C.L., Quach, T., Huynh, T., Nguyen, H., Moretti, A., Shi, Y., Guo, M., Rasoul, A., Van, K., McHale, L., Clemente, T.E., Alonso, A., Zhang, C. (2022). Expression of AtWRI1 and AtDGAT1 during soybean embryo development influences oil and carbohydrate metabolism.. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 20 1327–1345.
• Garcia-Navarrete, T., Arias, C., Mukundi, E., Alonso, A., Grotewold, E. (2022). Natural variation and improved genome annotation of the emerging biofuel crop field pennycress (Thlaspi arvense). G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics. 12 (6) jkac084.
• Dokwal, D., Alonso, A., Cocuron, J., Dickstein, R. (2022). Metabolite shift in Medicago truncatula occurs in phosphorus deprivation. Journal of Experimental Botany. https://academic.oup.com/jxb/advance-article/doi/10.1093/jxb/erab559/6491222
• Romsdahl, T.B., Cocuron, J.C., Pearson, M.J., Alonso, A., Chapman, K.D. (2022). A lipidomics platform to analyze the fatty acid compositions of non-polar and polar lipid molecular species from plant tissues: Examples from developing seeds and seedlings of pennycress (Thlaspi arvense).. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13 1038161.
• Destailleur, A., Poucet, T., Cabasson, C., Alonso, A., Cocuron, J., Larbat, R., Vercambe, G., Colombie, S., Petriaq, P., Andrieu, M., Beauvoit, B., Gibon, Y., Dieuaide-Noubhani, M. (2021). The evolution of leaf function during development is reflected in profound changes in the metabolic composition of the vacuole.. Metabolites. 11 (12) 848.
• Dokwal, D., Romsdahl, T.B., Kunz, D.A., Alonso, A., Dickstein, R. (2021). Phosphorus deprivation affects composition and spatial distribution of membrane lipids in legume nodules. Plant Physiology. https://watermark.silverchair.com/kiaa115.pdf
• Castro-Moretti, F.R., Cocuron, J., Cia, M.C., Catacldi, T.R., Labate, C.A., Alonso, A., Camargo, L.E. (2021). Targeted metabolic profiles of leaves and xylem sap of two sugarcane genotypes infected with the vascular bacterial pathogen Leifsonia xyli subsp. xyli.. Metabolites. 11 234.
• Romsdahl, T.B., Kambhampati, S., Koley, S., Yadav, U.P., Alonso, A., Allen, D.K., Chapman, K.D. (2021). Analyzing Mass Spectrometry Imaging Data of ¹³C-Labeled Phospholipids in Camelina sativa and Thlaspi arvense (Pennycress) Embryos.. Metabolites. 11 (3) 148. https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo11030148
• Moretti, A.R., Arias, C.L., Mozzoni, L.A., Chen, P., McNeece, B.T., Mian, M.R., McHale, L.K., Alonso, A. (2020). Workflow for the quantification of soluble and insoluble carbohydrates in soybean seed.. Molecules. 25 (17) 3806.
• Tsogtbaatar, E., Cocuron, J.C., Alonso, A. (2020). Non-conventional pathways enable pennycress (Thlaspi arvense L.) embryos to achieve high biosynthetic efficiency. Journal of Experimental Botany. 71 (10) 3037-3051.
• Castro-Moretti, F.R., Gentzel, I., Mackey, D., Alonso, A. (2020). Metabolomics as an emerging tool for the study of plant-pathogen interactions. Metabolites. 10 (2) 52.
• Castro-Moretti, F.R., Cocuron, J., Vega, F., Alonso, A. (2020). Differential Metabolic Responses Caused by the Most Important Insect Pest of Coffee Worldwide, the Coffee Berry Borer (Hypothenemus hampei). Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 68 (8) 2597-2605.
• Cocuron, J., Ross, Z., Alonso, A. (2020). Liquid Chromatography tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) Quantification of 13C-Labeling in Sugars. Metabolites. 10 (1) 30.
• Cocuron, J., Koubaa, M., Kimmelfield, R., Ross, Z., Alonso, A. (2019). A Combined Metabolomics and Fluxomics Analysis Identifies Steps Limiting Oil Synthesis in Maize Embryos. Plant Physiology. 181 961-975.
• Huseby, C.J., Hoffman, C.N., Cooper, G.L., Cocuron, J.C., Alonso, A., Thomas, S.N., Yang, A.J., Kuret, J. (2019). Quantification of Tau Protein Lysine Methylation in Aging and Alzheimer's Disease. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. 71 (3) 979-991.
• Gentzel, I., Giese, L., Zhao, W., Alonso, A., Mackey, D. (2019). A simple method for measuring apoplast hydration and collecting apoplast contents in maize. Plant Physiology. 179 1265-1272.
• Cocuron, J., Casas, M.I., Yang, F., Grotewold, E., Alonso, A. (2019). Beyond the wall: High-throughput quantification of plant soluble and cell-wall bound phenolics by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry. Journal of Chromatography A. 1589 93-104.
• Cooper, G.L., Huseby, C.J., Chandler, C.N., Cocuron, J.C., Alonso, A., Kuret, J. (2018). A liquid chromatography tandem mass spectroscopy approach for quantification of protein methylation stoichiometry.. Analytical Biochemistry. 545 72-77.
• Dhakal, S., Balasubramaniam, V., Cocuron, J., Alonso, A., Agcam, E., Kamat, S. (2017). Pressure-thermal kinetics of furan formation in selected fruit and vegetable juices. Food and Bioprocess Technology. 10 (11) 1959-1969.
• Corkins, M.E., Wilson, S., Cocuron, J.C., Alonso, A., Bird, A.J. (2017). The gluconate shunt is an alternative route for directing glucose into the pentose phosphate pathway in fission yeast.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 292 (33) 13823-13832.
• McClure, T., Cocuron, J.C., Osmark, V., McHale, L.K., Alonso, A. (2017). Impact of Environment on the Biomass Composition of Soybean (Glycine max) seeds.. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 65 (32) 6753-6761.
• Casas, M.I., Vaughan, M.J., Bonello, P., McSpadden Gardener, B., Grotewold, E., Alonso, A. (2017). Identification of biochemical features of defective Coffea arabica L. beans.. Other. 95 59-67.
• Cocuron, J.C., Tsogtbaatar, E., Alonso, A. (2017). High-throughput quantification of the levels and labeling abundance of free amino acids by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry.. Journal of Chromatography A. 1490 148-155.
• Horn, P.J., Liu, J., Cocuron, J.C., McGlew, K., Thrower, N.A., Larson, M., Lu, C., Alonso, A., Ohlrogge, J. (2016). Identification of multiple lipid genes with modifications in expression and sequence associated with the evolution of hydroxy fatty acid accumulation in Physaria fendleri.. The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology. 86 (4) 322-48.
• De Souza, A.P., Cocuron, J.C., Garcia, A.C., Alonso, A., Buckeridge, M.S. (2015). Changes in Whole-Plant Metabolism during the Grain-Filling Stage in Sorghum Grown under Elevated CO2 and Drought.. Plant Physiology. 169 (3) 1755-65.
• Tsogtbaatar, E., Cocuron, J.C., Sonera, M.C., Alonso, A. (2015). Metabolite fingerprinting of pennycress (Thlaspi arvense L.) embryos to assess active pathways during oil synthesis.. Journal of Experimental Botany. 66 (14) 4267-77.
• Cocuron, J.C., Anderson, B., Boyd, A., Alonso, A. (2014). Targeted metabolomics of Physaria fendleri, an industrial crop producing hydroxy fatty acids.. Plant and Cell Physiology. 55 (3) 620-33.
• Dieuaide-Noubhani, M., Alonso, A. (2014). Application of metabolic flux analysis to plants.. Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.). 1090 1-17.
• Cocuron, J.C., Alonso, A. (2014). Liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry for measuring ¹³C-labeling in intermediates of the glycolysis and pentose phosphate pathway.. Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.). 1090 131-42.
• Chen, X., Alonso, A., Shachar-Hill, Y. (2013). Dynamic metabolic flux analysis of plant cell wall synthesis.. Other. 18 78-85.
• Koubaa, M., Cocuron, J.C., Thomasset, B., Alonso, A. (2013). Highlighting the tricarboxylic acid cycle: liquid and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analyses of (13)C-labeled organic acids.. Analytical Biochemistry. 436 (2) 151-9.
• Wang, Y., Alonso, A., Wilkerson, C.G., Keegstra, K. (2012). Deep EST profiling of developing fenugreek endosperm to investigate galactomannan biosynthesis and its regulation.. Plant Molecular Biology. 79 (3) 243-58.
• Alonso, A., Val, D.L., Shachar-Hill, Y. (2011). Central metabolic fluxes in the endosperm of developing maize seeds and their implications for metabolic engineering.. Other. 13 (1) 96-107.
• Chen, X., Alonso, A., Allen, D.K., Reed, J.L., Shachar-Hill, Y. (2011). Synergy between (13)C-metabolic flux analysis and flux balance analysis for understanding metabolic adaptation to anaerobiosis in E. coli.. Other. 13 (1) 38-48.
• Alonso, A., Dale, V.L., Shachar-Hill, Y. (2010). Understanding fatty acid synthesis in developing maize embryos using metabolic flux analysis.. Other. 12 (5) 488-97.
• Alonso, A., Piasecki, R.J., Wang, Y., LaClair, R.W., Shachar-Hill, Y. (2010). Quantifying the labeling and the levels of plant cell wall precursors using ion chromatography tandem mass spectrometry.. Plant Physiology. 153 (3) 915-24.
• Dieuaide-Noubhani, M., Alonso, A., Roby, C., Raymond, P. (2007). Methods for the qualitative and quantitative analysis of metabolic fluxes. Other.
• Alonso, A., Goffman, F.D., Ohlrogge, J.B., Shachar-Hill, Y. (2007). Carbon conversion efficiency and central metabolic fluxes in developing sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) embryos.. The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology. 52 (2) 296-308.
• Alonso, A., Raymond, P., Hernould, M., Rondeau-Mouro, C., de Graaf, A., Chourey, P., Lahaye, M., Shachar-Hill, Y., Rolin, D., Dieuaide-Noubhani, M. (2007). A metabolic flux analysis to study the role of sucrose synthase in the regulation of the carbon partitioning in central metabolism in maize root tips.. Other. 9 (5-6) 419-32.
• Alonso, A., Raymond, P., Rolin, D., Dieuaide-Noubhani, M. (2007). Substrate cycles in the central metabolism of maize root tips under hypoxia.. Phytochemistry. 68 (16-18) 2222-31.
• Cocuron, J.C., Lerouxel, O., Drakakaki, G., Alonso, A., Liepman, A.H., Keegstra, K., Raikhel, N., Wilkerson, C.G. (2007). A gene from the cellulose synthase-like C family encodes a beta-1,4 glucan synthase.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 104 (20) 8550-5.
• Dieuaide-Noubhani, M., Alonso, A., Rolin, D., Eisenreich, W., Raymond, P. (2007). Metabolic flux analysis: recent advances in carbon metabolism in plants.. Other. 97 213-43.
• Alonso, A., Vigeolas, H., Raymond, P., Rolin, D., Dieuaide-Noubhani, M. (2005). A new substrate cycle in plants. Evidence for a high glucose-phosphate-to-glucose turnover from in vivo steady-state and pulse-labeling experiments with [13C]glucose and [14C]glucose.. Plant Physiology. 138 (4) 2220-32.
• Goffman, F.D., Alonso, A., Schwender, J., Shachar-Hill, Y., Ohlrogge, J.B. (2005). Light enables a very high efficiency of carbon storage in developing embryos of rapeseed.. Plant Physiology. 138 (4) 2269-79.
• Dejean, L., Beauvoit, B., Alonso, A., Bunoust, O., Guérin, B., Rigoulet, M. (2002). cAMP-induced modulation of the growth yield of Saccharomyces cerevisiae during respiratory and respiro-fermentative metabolism.. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 1554 (3) 159-69.

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Grant - Research

• Rappleye, C. (Principal), Alonso, A. (Co-Principal), "Intracellular proliferation of the fungal pathogen Histoplasma capsulatum," sponsored by National Institutes of Health (NIH RO1), Federal, $1888869 Funded. (2020 - 2026).
• Alonso, A. (Principal), "Mapping the Pathways Leading to Industrially Relevant Fatty Acids in Physaria fendleri," sponsored by USDA-AFRI, Federal, $500000 Funded. (2021 - 2026).
• Skellam, E. (Principal), Alonso, A. (Co-Principal), Chapman, K. (Co-Principal), Carroll, M. (Co-Principal), "Greenhouse-Based Production of Fungal-Derived Medicines," sponsored by Keck Foundation, National, $1400000 Funded. (2022 - 2025).
• Alonso, A. (Principal), Chapman, K.D., Grotewold, E., "Functional Analysis of Candidate Genes Involved in Oil Storage and Stability in Pennycress," sponsored by Department of Energy, Federal, $2388847 Funded. (2019 - 2024).
• McHale, L. (Principal), Acuna-Galindo, A. (Co-Principal), Alonso, A. (Co-Principal), Clemente, T. (Co-Principal), Mian, R. (Co-Principal), Miranda, C. (Co-Principal), "Manipulating the soybean seed oil and protein reserves for the development of high value soybean cultivars and germplasm," sponsored by SmithBucklin, Other, $574509 Funded. (2022 - 2024).
• Slot, J. (Principal), Alonso, A. (Co-Principal), "Collaborative Research : Dimensions : Secondary Metabolites as Drivers of Fungal Endophyte Community Diversity," sponsored by National Science Foundation - Division of Biodiversity, Federal, $1317607 Funded. (2016 - 2023).
• McHale, L. (Principal), Alonso, A. (Co-Principal), Chen, P. (Co-Principal), Clemente, T. (Co-Principal), Mian, R. (Co-Principal), Mozzoni, L. (Co-Principal), "Towards the Development of High-Yielding Cultivars & Germplasm with Optimum Oil and Protein Content and Innovative Oil Attributes for the Current Market," sponsored by SmithBucklin, Other, $549773 Funded. (2021 - 2022).
• Antunes, M. (Principal), Alonso, A. (Co-Principal), "Malonyl-CoA sensing and activation of lipid synthesis in pennycress plants," sponsored by UNT College of Science, University of North Texas, $9000 Funded. (2021 - 2022).
• McHale, L. (Principal), Alonso, A. (Co-Principal), Chen, P. (Co-Principal), Clemente, T. (Co-Principal), Mian, R. (Co-Principal), Mozzoni, L. (Co-Principal), "Towards the Development of High-Yielding Cultivars & Germplasm with Optimum Oil and Protein Content and Innovative Oil Attributes for the Current Market," sponsored by SmithBucklin, Other, $544025 Funded. (2020 - 2021).
• Alonso, A. (Principal), Grotewold, E., Shah, A. (Co-Principal), "Development of Resources and Tools to Improve Oil Content and Quality in Pennycress," sponsored by Department of Energy, Federal, $837154 Funded. (2018 - 2021).
• Hamel, P. (Principal), Tabita, R. (Co-Principal), Alonso, A. (Co-Principal), "The Contribution of Mitochondrial Respiration to Algal Biofuel Production," sponsored by CAPS Seed Grant, Local, $75000 Funded. (2018 - 2020).
• McHale, L. (Principal), Alonso, A. (Co-Principal), Chen, P. (Co-Principal), Clemente, T. (Co-Principal), Mian, R. (Co-Principal), Mozzoni, L. (Co-Principal), "Towards the Development of High-Yielding Cultivars & Germplasm with Optimum Oil and Protein Content and Innovative Oil Attributes for the Current Market," sponsored by SmithBucklin, Other, $499910 Funded. (2019 - 2020).
• Alonso, A. (Principal), Bates, P. (Co-Principal), "Systems Approach to Understanding and Improving Industrial Oil Biosynthesis in an Emerging Crop Physaria fendleri," sponsored by USDA-NIFA, Federal, $198316 Funded. (2018 - 2020).
• McHale, L. (Principal), Alonso, A. (Co-Principal), Chen, P. (Co-Principal), Clemente, T. (Co-Principal), Mian, R. (Co-Principal), Mozzoni, L. (Co-Principal), "Developing and characterizing soybean cultivars with invreased oil while maintaining protein and yield," sponsored by SmithBucklin, Other, $483450 Funded. (2018 - 2019).
• McHale, L. (Principal), Alonso, A. (Co-Principal), Bacon, R. (Co-Principal), Chen, P. (Co-Principal), Clemente, T. (Co-Principal), Mian, R. (Co-Principal), "Developing and characterizing soybean cultivars with invreased oil while maintaining protein and yield," sponsored by SmithBucklin, Other, $465711 Funded. (2017 - 2018).
• Xia, Y. (Principal), Alonso, A. (Co-Principal), Mackey, D. (Co-Principal), "Functional Characterization of Acyl Carrier Protein (ACP) 4 in Repressing the Activity of a Conserved Virulent Factor of Bacteria Pseudomonas syringae pv Tomato DC3000," sponsored by OARDC Interdisciplinary Grant Program, Local, $100000 Funded. (2016 - 2018).
• Alonso, A. (Principal), Buckeridge, M. (Co-Principal), "Setting the Basis for Engineering C3 and C4 Crops to Adapt to Scenarios of Future Climate Changes," sponsored by OSU - FAPESP, Local, $100000 Funded. (2016 - 2017).
• Alonso, A. (Principal), Grotewold, E., Shah, A. (Co-Principal), "Development of Resources and Tools to Improve Oil Content and Quality in Pennycress (Terminated)," sponsored by Department of Energy, Federal, $1165227 Funded. (2016 - 2017).
• Alonso, A. (Principal), Bates, P. (Co-Principal), "Systems Approach to Understanding and Improving Industrial Oil Biosynthesis in an Emerging Crop Physaria fendleri (Terminated)," sponsored by USDA-NIFA, Federal, $403578 Funded. (2015 - 2017).
• McHale, L. (Principal), Alonso, A. (Co-Principal), Chen, P. (Co-Principal), Clemente, T. (Co-Principal), Mian, R. (Co-Principal), "Developing and characterizing soybean cultivars with increased oil while maintaining protein and yield," sponsored by SmithBucklin, Other, $356087 Funded. (2016 - 2017).
• Slot, J. (Principal), Alonso, A. (Co-Principal), Bonello, E. (Co-Principal), Mitchell, T. (Co-Principal), "The Evolution of Fungal Resistance to Plant Defense Compounds," sponsored by OARDC Interdisciplinary Grant Program, Local, $100000 Funded. (2014 - 2016).
• McSpadden-Gardener, B. (Principal), Alonso, A. (Co-Principal), Blakeslee, J. (Co-Principal), Bonello, E. (Co-Principal), Grotewold, E. (Co-Principal), Mitchell, T. (Co-Principal), "Green Coffee Improvement Project," sponsored by Smucker's, Private, $651000 Funded. (2012 - 2015).
• Ding, B. (Principal), Alonso, A. (Co-Principal), "Novel Small RNA Regulation of Central Metabolism in Tomato," sponsored by Ohio Plant Biotechnology Consortium, State, $50000 Funded. (2013 - 2015).
• Taylor, C. (Principal), Alonso, A. (Co-Principal), Blakeslee, J. (Co-Principal), "Metabolic and Transcriptomic Analysis of Algae-Based Fertilizer effects on Plant Growth and Development," sponsored by OARDC Interdisciplinary Grant Program, Local, $100000 Funded. (2013 - 2015).
• Alonso, A. (Principal), McHale, L. (Co-Principal), "Impact of Growing Location and Disease in the Biomass Composition of Soybean Seeds," sponsored by Ohio Soybean Council, State, $52450 Funded. (2014 - 2014).
• Alonso, A. (Principal), Buckeridge, M. (Co-Principal), "Impact of Elevated CO2 and Drought on Metabolism of Sorghum," sponsored by OSU-FAPESP, Local, $20000 Funded. (2013 - 2014).
• Alonso, A. (Principal), "Towards Metabolic Flux Analysis of Lesquerella fendleri embryos," sponsored by Ohio Plant Biotechnology Consortium, State, $10000 Funded. (2011 - 2012).
• Alonso, A. (Principal), "Intracellular proliferation of the fungal pathogen Histoplasma capsulatum," sponsored by The Ohio State University, NFP, Funded. (2020 - 2025).
• Alonso, A. (Principal), "Mapping the pathways leading to industrially relevant fatty acids in Physaria fendleri," sponsored by U.S. Department of Agriculture, FED, Funded. (2021 - 2024).
• Alonso, A. (Principal), "Towards the development of high-yielding cultivars & germplasm with optimum oil and protein content and innovative oil attributes for the current market (2021-2022)," sponsored by The Ohio State University, NFP, Funded. (2021 - 2022).
• Alonso, A. (Principal), Chapman, K.D. (Principal), "Functional Analysis of Candidate Genes Involved in Oil Storage and Stability in Pennycress," sponsored by U.S. Department of Energy, FED, Funded. (2019 - 2022).
• Alonso, A. (Principal), "Collaborative Research : Dimensions : Secondary Metabolites as Drivers of Fungal Endophyte Community Diversity," sponsored by The Ohio State University, NFP, Funded. (2018 - 2022).
• Alonso, A. (Principal), "Towards the development of high-yielding cultivars & germplasm with optimum oil and protein content and innovative oil attributes for the current market," sponsored by The Ohio State University, NFP, Funded. (2020 - 2021).
• Alonso, A. (Principal), "Development of Resources and Tools to Improve Oil Content and Quality in Pennycress," sponsored by U.S. Department of Energy, FED, Funded. (2018 - 2021).
• Alonso, A. (Principal), "Towards the development of high-yielding cultivars & germplasm with optimum oil and protein content and innovative oil attributes for the current market," sponsored by The Ohio State University, NFP, Funded. (2019 - 2020).
• Alonso, A. (Principal), "Systems Approach to Understanding and Improving Industrial Oil Biosynthesis in an Emerging Crop Physaria fendleri," sponsored by U.S. Department of Agriculture, FED, Funded. (2018 - 2020).
• McHale, L. (Principal), Alonso, A. (Co-Principal), Chen, P. (Co-Principal), Clemente, T. (Co-Principal), Mian, R. (Co-Principal), Mozzoni, L. (Co-Principal), "Developing and characterizing soybean cultivars with invreased oil while maintaining protein and yield," sponsored by SmithBucklin, Other, Funded. (2018 - 2019).
• Alonso, A. (Principal), "Developing and Characterizing Soybean Cultivars With Increased Oil While Maintaining Protein and Yield," sponsored by The Ohio State University, NFP, Funded. (2018 - 2019).
• McHale, L. (Principal), Alonso, A. (Co-Principal), Bacon, R. (Co-Principal), Chen, P. (Co-Principal), Clemente, T. (Co-Principal), Mian, R. (Co-Principal), "Developing and characterizing soybean cultivars with invreased oil while maintaining protein and yield," sponsored by SmithBucklin, Other, Funded. (2017 - 2018).
• Alonso, A. (Principal), Grotewold, E., Shah, A. (Co-Principal), "Development of Resources and Tools to Improve Oil Content and Quality in Pennycress (Terminated)," sponsored by Department of Energy, Federal, Funded. (2016 - 2017).
• Alonso, A. (Principal), Bates, P. (Co-Principal), "Systems Approach to Understanding and Improving Industrial Oil Biosynthesis in an Emerging Crop Physaria fendleri (Terminated)," sponsored by USDA-NIFA, Federal, Funded. (2015 - 2017).
• McSpadden-Gardener, B. (Principal), Alonso, A. (Co-Principal), Blakeslee, J. (Co-Principal), Bonello, E. (Co-Principal), Grotewold, E. (Co-Principal), Mitchell, T. (Co-Principal), "Green Coffee Improvement Project," sponsored by Smucker's, Private, Funded. (2012 - 2015).
• Ding, B. (Principal), Alonso, A. (Co-Principal), "Novel Small RNA Regulation of Central Metabolism in Tomato," sponsored by Ohio Plant Biotechnology Consortium, State, Funded. (2013 - 2015).
• Alonso, A. (Principal), McHale, L. (Co-Principal), "Impact of Growing Location and Disease in the Biomass Composition of Soybean Seeds," sponsored by Ohio Soybean Council, State, Funded. (2014 - 2014).
• Alonso, A. (Principal), "Towards Metabolic Flux Analysis of Lesquerella fendleri embryos," sponsored by Ohio Plant Biotechnology Consortium, State, Funded. (2011 - 2012).