Were developing a hands-on laboratory environment where students are trained on state-of-the-art technology by expert researchers and then challenged with pertinent research projects in plant genetics. We want to empower students to be innovators, to think critically and to participate in the scientific method.

Current projects in the laboratory include genetic (microsatellite) marker development, bacterial artificial chromosome development, resistance gene identification, seed protein expression and cytogenetic analysis. Major funding for our projects is provided via a Collaborative Crop Research Program grant from the McKnight Foundation and the Benson Agriculture and Food Institute.