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The Danforth Center supports twenty scientific teams that employ approximately 170 scientists from over 22 countries, and that are led by Principal Investigators and Institute Directors. The teams include visiting scientists, postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, and other trainees. The Center’s Principal Investigators, which include a member of the National Academy of Science and elected Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and The Leopoldina, hold adjunct faculty appointments at seven universities and colleges.
USDA Research Scientist, Assistant Member
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Director of ERAC Institute, Member
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Member, Oliver M. Langenberg Distinguished Investigator, VP for Research
Associate Member and Geraldine J. and Robert L. Virgil Distinguished Investigator
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Research Scientist, Principal Investigator VIRCA
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Member and E. Desmond Lee and Family Endowed Professor