In the News
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Danforth Center Scientists Secure $1.2 million National Biodiesel Board Grant |
| Danforth Center Principal Investigators Dr. Ed Cahoon, Dr. Jan Jaworski, Dr. Joe Jez, and Dr. Sam Wang will conduct collaborative research focused on increasing the oil produced in soybean seeds by altering specific biochemical pathways that are embedded within the soybean plant. To read the press release, click HERE. | |
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Danforth Center's Collaborative Grapevine Research Receives Multiple Mentions |
| The collaborative research project involving Danforth Center Principal Investigators Dr. Daniel Schachtman and Dr. Oliver Yu and their colleague Dr. Laszlo Kovacs of Missouri State University (funded by a Missouri Life Sciences Trust Fund grant as previously reported here) was profiled in Wines and Vines Magazine, a publication for winemakers and growers across the country, as well as Springfield, Missouri's News-Leader. The Danforth Center issued a press release on research progress, which is available HERE. | |
To read the Wines and Vines article, click
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To read the News-Leader article, click
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Danforth Center Partners With the Jewish Community Relations Council to Celebrate Science & Technology |
| Dr. Roger Beachy gave the keynote address at the opening of a special exhibit celebrating the connections between science and technology in St. Louis and Israel. The week-long exhibit (which runs through Thursday, May 8) is part of a larger celebration honoring the 60th Anniversary of the State of Israel. For coverage of the event in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, click HERE. | |
February 2008 - March 2008
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Danforth Center and Wexford Science & Technology, LLC Break Ground on New Research Park at Danforth Campus |
| On March 4, the Danforth Center and Wexford Science + Technology, LLC broke ground on the first of three buildings planned for the Bio Research and Development Growth Park at the Danforth Center. To learn more, click HERE. | |
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Danforth Scientists Projected to Exceed 2008 Grants and Contracts Forecast by $1.3 million |
| Only several months into the year and Danforth Center scientists are already in line to surpass expected funding projections in 2008. To read the Danforth Center press release, click HERE. | |
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch Publishes Beachy Letter to the Editor: "Meeting the Need for 'Green' Oils" |
| Click HERE to read Danforth President Dr. Roger Beachy's recent Letter to the Editor of the Post-Dispatch defending the need for plant-based biofuels research. | |
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Danforth Center Collaboration with Boston-based Metabolix, Inc. Featured in Post-Dispatch Article |
| On February 8, 2007, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch featured an article on the Danforth Center's new collaborative project with Metabolix, Inc., a Boston-based company. To read the article, click HERE. | |
December 2007 - January 2008
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Danforth Center Receives Grant Money from Missouri Life Sciences Trusts |
| The Danforth Center was awarded one of 14 project grants approved by the Missouri Life Sciences Trust Fund. Danforth scientists will also will receive collaborative funds from two additional project grants. To read Governor Matt Blunt's press release announcing $13.4 million in awards, click HERE. To learn more about the Danforth Center projects, click HERE. | |
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Dr. Roger Krueger, Monsanto Scientist and Danforth Center Colleague, Remembered at Memorial Service |
| The life and memory of Dr. Roger Krueger, Vice President of Global Seed Quality Lead at the Monsanto Company, was honored in a moving ceremony held in the Danforth Center Atrium on New Year's Eve. To read Dr. Kreuger's obituary, click HERE. | |
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Spotlight On: Danforth Center Science Advisory Board Member Dr. Peter Raven |
| Danforth Center Board of Trustees Member and director of the Missouri Botanical Garden, Dr. Peter Raven, was recently awarded the Addison Emery Verrill Medal from the Peabody Museum of Natural History at Yale University. To learn more about this prestigious award, click HERE. | |
November 2007
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Nobel Laureate and Danforth Center Science Award Winner Norman Borlaug Issues Statement on Hunger |
| Dr. Norman Borlaug, widely credited as the "Father of the Green Revolution," recently published an editorial entitled "Feeding a Hungry World" in the journal Science. To read the paper, click HERE. | |
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Danforth Service Award Winner Jack Taylor Receives St. Louis Award in Ceremony Held at Danforth Center |
| To learn more about this award are read excerpts from St. Louis Award Selection Committee President (and Danforth Center Board Member) David Kemper, click HERE. | |
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On the Air: Science Advisory Board Member Dr. Peter Raven Talks About Climate Change |
| Danforth Center Board of Trustees Member and director of the St. Louis Botanical Gardens, Dr. Peter Raven, was recently featured on the PBS program NOW, in the show "God and Global Warming." The broadcast followed a group of Evangelical Christians and leading scientists as they travelled through Alaska. To visit the program Website, which includes audio, video, and a slideshow, click HERE. | |
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Science Advisory Board Member Dr. Clarence "Bud" Ryan Dies |
| Dr. Clarence "Bud" Ryan was a member of the Danforth Center's Science Advisory Board from 1999-2005. As a plant biochemist, his research on how plants respond to insects and diseases, and on innate resistance mechanisms, was a natural fit with the mission and research of the Danforth Center. To learn more about Dr. Ryan's life and work, click HERE. | |
October 2007
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Photographer, Philanthropist Howard Buffett Visits Center |
| Noted photographer and writer Howard G. Buffett shared photos and stories from his travels through some of the poorest corners of the globe. To read the press release, click HERE. | |
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Danforth Investigator Knighted, Receives Highest French Civil Award for Scientific Education and Research |
| Danforth Principal Investigator Dr. Claude Fauquet was made a Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Palmes Academiques. This designation as a Knight of the Order of Academic Palms is the French equivalent of a knighthood and is one of the highest honors given by the French government. To read the press release, click HERE. | |
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Danforth Scientific Advisory Board Member Luis Herrera-Estrella Receives Trieste Science Prize |
| Dr. Luis Rafael Herrera-Estrella, a member of the Danforth Center's Scientific Advisory Board, professor of plant genetic engineering at the Center for Research and Advanced Studies in Irapuato, Mexico, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator was recently awarded the prestigious Trieste Science Prize. To visit the Web site for the Trieste Science Prize, click HERE. For more coverage of Dr. Herrera-Estrella's acceptance of the award, click HERE. | |
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Danforth Center Hosts Conference on Green Building Sponsored by Missouri Congressman Russ Carnahan |
| Nearly one hundred people gathered at the Danforth Center on October 8 to discuss "green building." To hear KWMU's coverage of the event, click HERE. | |
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Danforth Center Scientists Receive Nearly $1 Million for Root Research |
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The St. Louis Business Journal recently highlighted a National Science
Foundation grant awarded to Danforth Principal Investigators Dr. Brad Barbazuk
and Dr. Daniel Schachtman.
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HERE. To visit Dr. Barbazuk's Webpage,
click HERE. To visit Dr.
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September 2007
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Greenhouse II Groundbreaking |
| Danforth Center President, Dr. Roger Beachy, and Chairman, Dr. William H. Danforth, were joined by representatives of state and local government as well as Monsanto and Enterprise-Rent-A-Car to break ground for the new Danforth Center Greenhouse. To read the press release, click HERE. | |
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Danforth Investigator Receives Grant for Collaboration with Scientists in Israel |
| The St. Louis Jewish Light recently ran a front-page story on a new collaborative research project between Danforth Center Principle Investigator Dr. Daniel Schachtman and scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel. To view the article, click HERE. | |
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‘Green Revolution’ Founder Wins Congressional Medal |
| Dr. Norman Borlaug earned the Congressional Gold Medal, the nation’s highest civilian honor, for his work in the fight against hunger. A Nobel Prize and Presidential Medal of Freedom winner, he is one of only five people to receive all three awards. To read more about Dr. Borlaug, Danforth Center Distinguished Service honoree, click HERE. | |
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Center-Associated Biotech Lab Development Announced |
| The St. Louis Post-Dispatch recently announced that Wexford Science + Technology LLC was pursuing the development of a new ‘biobelt’ facility adjacent to the Danforth Center. To read the article from the Post-Dispatch, click HERE. | |
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NBC Affiliate Features Howard Buffett-Danforth Center Project |
| St. Louis’ KSDK recently profiled Howard G. Buffett’s $3 million grant to the Danforth Center to study sweet potato for Africa. To view, click HERE. | |
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