Plants, People, Purpose
Our mission? Improve the human condition through plant science. Plants are wonderful teachers. They reveal astonishing secrets about the world around us, and show us how, together, we can make it better.
Community and Impact
327
community members from 38 countries
31
Principal Investigators
32
graduate students
3
National Academy Members
1998
scientific publications
$362M
external research funding inception to date
$46M
annual operating budget
$412M
annual economic impact to the STL region
322K
total sq. ft.
6
Core Facilities
140-acre
Field Research Site
11
startup companies launched
