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In a history-making moment, Danforth Center Graduate Student Dr. Amie Fornah Sankoh recently became the first deaf, Black woman to receive a PhD in any STEM discipline when she successfully defended her thesis on April 21. In a new blog post, you can learn about her remarkable journey, her work in the lab of Dr. Tessa Burch-Smith, and how through the challenges she’s overcome and barriers she’s broken, she is opening new doors for deaf scientists everywhere. Read more.
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Research led by Principal Investigator Dmitri Nusinow, PhD, and Maria Sorkin, PhD, has resulted in a breakthrough discovery about the way plants respond to changes in temperature. Working with collaborators at the Danforth Center and around the world, the team found a new protein complex in plants that regulates temperature response via the circadian clock. New knowledge like this is essential in the effort to help plants grow and thrive in our changing climate. Read more.
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The Danforth Center, along with six other anchor institutions, have joined forces to establish 39 North as an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit to lead a new era of growth and success. Building upon the unique strengths of St. Louis, the innovation district aims to bring people, resources, and facilities together to foster cutting-edge plant science research, create economic opportunity, and further the region’s reputation as a global agtech hub. Read more.
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The Midwest Climate Collaborative (MCC) recently held its first-ever in-person summit in St. Louis. The Danforth Center, a founding MCC member, hosted a workshop as part of this event aimed at cultivating a climate-smart workforce for the future. With more than 300 attendees from 12 Midwestern states, the summit offered plentiful opportunities for people to connect, learn, and share innovative ideas to bring about a better tomorrow. Read more.
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PlantTech Jam is hands-on science, tinkering, and robotics fun for the whole family. This interactive event features science innovation and technology related activities for all ages. Learn more about the Danforth Center through a behind-the-scenes tour of our scientific facilities and prairie. This event is free to the public, but registration is required. Make your reservation early to secure your preferred time slot. Get tickets here.
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A new video from HEC Media highlights how the Danforth Center is helping create empowering opportunities for talent in our region. Through the Center for AgTech and Applied Location Science and Technology (CATALST), partner organizations T-REX, BioSTL, and the Danforth Center are offering paid, hands-on scientific internships for women and minorities—providing them with invaluable experience and growing a more equitable workforce for the St. Louis agtech innovation ecosystem. Watch the video.
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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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