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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, Associate Member
Assistant Member
Director of ERAC Institute, Member
President, Member
Member and Robert E. King Distinguished Investigator
Member, Oliver M. Langenberg Distinguished Investigator, VP for Research
Member, Professor - Division of Plant Sciences University of Missouri
Member and Geraldine J. and Robert L. Virgil Distinguished Investigator
Associate Member
Research Associate Member
Interim Director IICI, Research Scientist, Principal Investigator VIRCA and Dorothy J. King Distinguished Investigator
Member and Joseph Varner Distinguished Investigator
Member and E. Desmond Lee and Family Endowed Professor