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St. Louis business and civic leaders announced the launch of the new Taylor Geospatial Institute. The Danforth Center is one of eight partners in the new institute, which has a goal of making St. Louis the world’s center for geospatial excellence. “The breadth of geospatial science and technology with application to food systems and sustainable agriculture means we will see wide-ranging benefits from this exciting Institute,” said Danforth Center President and CEO Jim Carrington, PhD. Read more.
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Principal Investigator Blake Meyers, PhD, has been elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of his contributions to science. It is one of the highest honors bestowed on US scientists. Meyers has led development and application of high-throughput DNA sequencing technologies leading to discoveries crucial for crop improvement. Other NAS members at the Danforth Center include President and CEO Dr. Jim Carrington and Dr. Elizabeth Kellogg, the Robert E. King distinguished investigator. Read more.
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The Danforth Center’s Plant Growth Facility (PGF) is a state-of-the-art complex of greenhouses and growth chambers, equipped to handle nearly every contingency. But all that technology requires a lot of power. That’s why the PGF team has been hard at work trying to lower the carbon footprint of the facility. Since 2018, the PGF has replaced over 1,000 conventional greenhouse light fixtures with LEDs, reducing electrical usage by 34 percent. The new bulbs also enable more versatile research through better light control. Read more.
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Toni Kutchan, PhD, the Danforth Center’s Oliver M. Langenberg Distinguished Investigator and VP for Research, recently spoke to St. Louis Business Journal’s Inno about her research, her passion for science literacy, and her recent appointment as the president of the board of trustees of the Academy of Science St. Louis. She is the Academy’s first female president since its founding in 1856. Read more.
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“It’s no mystery. Don’t we all want to leave the world a better place?” Phil Needleman, PhD, is thinking about motivations—why he supports the causes that mean something to him and Sima, his wife of 63 years. Longtime friends of Center founder Bill Danforth, Phil and Sima have supported the Danforth Plant Science Center since its founding. A scientist himself, Phil served briefly as interim president and established the founding gift for the new SINC center of excellence. Read more.
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We are incredibly grateful to all who supported the Center as part of Give STL Day. We are proud to call St. Louis our home, and through our mission to improve the human condition through plant science, we are strengthening our region’s economy and investing in its future. By supporting the Danforth Center, you are making a difference here and around the world. Will you join us in our efforts? Visit danforthcenter.org/give.
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