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Thursday, January 16, 2020

2020 William H. Danforth Plant Science Fellow

Zachary N. Harris, third-year PhD student at Saint Louis University, has been named the 2020 William H. Danforth Plant Science Fellow.
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Tuesday, January 14, 2020

AgTech NEXT Announces External Advisory Board

The AgTech NEXT External Advisory Board brings together investors, industry leaders, entrepreneurs, and farmers to help create an event that will serve the agtech community in new ways.
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Monday, December 23, 2019

Creating New Solutions for Plant Blindness

The Danforth Center's Education Research Lab is collaborating with scientists from the University of Memphis to create new solutions for plant blindness.
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Monday, December 23, 2019

IMPACT STORY: THE HIDDEN HUNGER

Danforth Center scientists are working to help end micronutrient deficiency in sub-Saharan Africa, one cassava root at a time.

Monday, December 16, 2019

IMPACT STORY: HEALING THE PLANET

How Danforth Center scientists are building solutions from the ground up to restore soil and save the planet.

Wednesday, December 11, 2019

IMPACT STORY: FEEDING THE WORLD

Danforth Center scientists help clear regulatory hurdles to speed a pest-resistant variety into the hands of sub-Saharan African smallholder farmers.
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Keith Slotkin and Congressman Clay and Budd

Wednesday, December 04, 2019

Bipartisan Congressional Delegation Experiences the Danforth Plant Science Center

On Friday, November 22, The Danforth Center hosted U.S. Representatives Lacy Clay, (D-MO) and Ted Budd, (R-NC) as part of a new initiative called the American Congressional Exchange.
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Monday, November 25, 2019

2019 Annual Thanksgiving Letter By William H. Danforth, Founding Chairman

Our Founding Chairman, William H. Danforth, gives thanks to everyone who is playing a part in building a sustainable future.

Monday, November 04, 2019

X-ray Imaging in Plant Biology: Seeing the Unseen

Keith Duncan, a research scientist in Chris Topp's lab, was recently featured on A Scientist Walks into a Bar, a podcast from Science on Tap and Via Productions. Listen to the podcast to hear him discuss x-ray imaging in plant biology.
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Thursday, October 31, 2019

Investing in Young Scientists for Global Impact

Recently, our Institute for International Crop Improvement sponsored four early-career scientists to attend the 7^th annual South Asia Biosafety conference in Dhaka, Bangladesh, the premiere biosafety meeting in South Asia.
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Thursday, October 24, 2019

In from the Wild: Global Inventory Project Targets Wild Perennials for Food

Agriculture is the world’s largest ecosystem and the leading cause of biodiversity loss. Dr. Allison Miller and her team want to change that through their work with perennial crops.
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Friday, October 04, 2019

Bugging Out

How beneficial bugs have revolutionized Danforth Center pest control.
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Wednesday, October 02, 2019

Overheard at Venture Cafe

From exciting breakout sessions to impactful networking opportunities, Venture Café is designed to connect innovators and entrepreneurs. Attend our next Venture Café at 39 North on October 15 to create your own success story.
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Thursday, September 12, 2019

Improving Crops and Inspiring the Next Generation of Scientists

Kevin Cox, a postdoctoral associate in Blake Meyers’ lab, recently received the Hanna H. Gray Fellowship from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Read our blog to learn about the impact that this fellowship will have on his research and career as a plant scientist.
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Wednesday, September 04, 2019

As CO₂ Levels Rise, Danforth Center Scientists Explore the Effect on Plants in an Effort to Improve Crops for a Changing Environment

While carbon dioxide (CO²) levels are rising, Keith Slotkin, Ph.D., and his collaborators at the Danforth Center and Washington University are embarking on a new research project to explore how plants respond to increased CO² levels over time, and how this knowledge can be used to predict the lasting effects of this environmental challenge.
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Thursday, August 29, 2019

Danforth Center Helps Bring Leading-Edge Science to Those Who Benefit Most

On Thursday, August 22, we welcomed an audience of more than 225 people to the Conversations event “Connecting Smallholder Farmers to Science.”
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Tuesday, August 13, 2019

Meet Our IN² Cohort: Intrinsyx Bio

Intrinsyx Bio has an idea to help more plants make use of gaseous nitrogen, which could translate into major benefits for farmers and our environment.
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Wednesday, July 31, 2019

Meet Our IN² Cohort: SolGro

SolGro’s team aims to make controlled environment farming more efficient, giving growers the power to use fewer resources to grow more plants.
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Thursday, June 27, 2019

NSF REU Internships Create Opportunity for Young Scientists

Meet the REU NSF interns that are spending their summer at the Danforth Center, building new skills and gaining hands-on lab experiences.
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Wednesday, June 19, 2019

Meet our IN² cohort: Aker

Orlando Saez, CEO and co-founder of Aker, has a vision for a new technology that can help farmers get information about pests and diseases quickly and accurately.
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Friday, May 31, 2019

Meet Our IN² Cohort: RNAissance Ag

The need for new pest management technologies that are effective, affordable, and sustainable to the environment and human health is urgent and widespread. Bala Venkata of RNAissance Ag believes he has a solution.
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Tuesday, March 19, 2019

A Big Idea with a Bigger Impact

On Thursday, March 7, three teams of Danforth Center scientists presented their big ideas for addressing environmental and agriculture challenges. Learn more about the inspiration behind the winning team’s big idea and the impact it could have on the world.
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Tuesday, March 05, 2019

Improving Food Security Through Innovation

Nigerian farmers are anticipating larger harvests of cowpea, popularly known as “beans”, in the very near future thanks to the efforts of public sector research institutes and donors dedicated to improving the livelihoods of smallholder farmers.
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Friday, March 01, 2019

Seeding Innovation

The Danforth Center is partnering with Wells Fargo as they expand their Innovation Incubator (IN2) to fund, research and commercialize new technologies that can reduce the agriculture industry's carbon footprint, energy and water consumption.
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Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Creating Community With Taproot Podcast

Ivan Baxter and Liz Haswell are using their podcast, Taproot, to create an inclusive community for young plant scientists.
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Thursday, February 14, 2019

The Quest to Improve Nutritional Value in Key Crops

Narayanan, a research manager at the Danforth Center, has built his career on studying edible crops that impact lives and improve plates.
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Tuesday, February 05, 2019

Of STEM and STARS

Danforth Center Inspires Young Scientists
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Tuesday, January 22, 2019

The Power of a Raspberry Pi

With the help of a Raspberry Pi computer, Leonardo Chavez taught himself how to code. These new coding skills enabled him to secure a position as a Phenotyping Technician at the Danforth Center, where he continues to collaborate with fellow team members and scientists to build equipment using low-cost hardware using Raspberry Pi computers.
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Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Gene Editing: Innovation and Impact in Missouri

In November, renowned panelists came together at the Danforth Center to discuss cutting-edge gene editing technology and the role it will play in human health, agriculture and food systems, and creating 21^st century jobs.
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Tuesday, January 08, 2019

Meet the 2019 William H. Danforth Plant Science Fellow

Suresh Pokhrel grew up on his family’s farm in Nepal, and now he is using his passion for agriculture to study the analysis of small RNAs in plants in Dr. Blake Meyer’s Lab at the Danforth Center.
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Wednesday, November 21, 2018

2018 ANNUAL THANKSGIVING LETTER BY WILLIAM H. DANFORTH, FOUNDING CHAIRMAN

What a pleasure it is once again to thank you for your encouragement and support of the Danforth Center.
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Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Twenty Years of Delivering on the Promise

Plantasia 2018 Celebrates the First 20 Years of the Danforth Center
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Friday, November 02, 2018

Conversations Event Examines the Artists of Innovation

Improving Lives through Scientific Entrepreneurship

Friday, October 19, 2018

Partnership on Parade

Maritz Interns Help Danforth Partner School to Sparkle
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Thursday, October 11, 2018

Burgeoning Biodiversity

Danforth Center Prairie Dedicated and Celebrated
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Tuesday, October 02, 2018

AG Innovation Showcase Marks Key Milestone – A Decade of Growth

500 people attend 10^th annual event
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Tuesday, September 25, 2018

Meet the New Principal Investigators at the Danforth Center

Strategic New Hires Strengthen Research, Education and Expertise
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Monday, September 17, 2018

JOIN US SEPTEMBER 18 FOR VENTURE CAFÉ NIGHT: 39°N

This month learn about trade, partnerships, and internal controls to protect startups
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Monday, September 10, 2018

Celebrating the 10th Ag Innovation Showcase

The 2018 Showcase will explore an array of data-driven innovation in novel plant-based foods and nutrition, within the context of dramatic shifts in consumer demand and demographics.
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