Danforth Center

The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center is the product of a unique and innovative partnership joining the Missouri Botanical Garden, Monsanto Company, Purdue University, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the University of Missouri-Columbia, and Washington University in St. Louis . . . with additional support from the St. Louis-based Danforth Foundation and the State of Missouri. The not-for-profit Danforth Center is fully independent . . . a resource for all who are devoted to discovery and all who are committed to making available the critically needed knowledge of plant science that will sustain our planet for generations to come.

Led by Dr. Roger Beachy, the Danforth Center’s mission:

• Increase understanding of basic plant biology
• Apply new knowledge for the benefit of human nutrition and health and to improve the sustainability of agriculture worldwide
• Facilitate the rapid development and commercialization of promising technologies and products
• Contribute to the education and training of graduate and postdoctoral students, scientists and technicians from around the world

Please visit the official site of the Danforth Center at www.danforthcenter.org for more information.

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PO Box 104778
3337 Emerald Lane
Jefferson City, MO 65110
Phone: (573) 635-3819
Fax: (573) 635-5122
email: mosoy@mosoy.org