Plant & Agricultural Research
Make a difference that lasts for generations to come.
With your help, we have the opportunity to improve life and create a healthier, more sustainable world.
Kathy L. Chan Greenhouse
The Kathy L. Chan Greenhouse, located on HudsonAlpha’s campus, is a state-of-the-art facility designed to help HudsonAlpha’s plant scientists advance their mission to use genomics to help sustainably feed and fuel our planet. The 14,000-square-foot facility includes two molecular lab spaces, a glasshouse with seven grow rooms, a bioinformatics lab, and many technologically advanced features.
GENOMICS FOR FOOD SECURITY AND CROP IMPROVEMENT
"As our global population grows, millions of families struggle with food insecurity. Securing the global peanut crop through plant genomics is an important step in reducing hunger and empowers us to find breakthroughs that lead to growing more food to feed more people."
— Josh Clevenger, PhD
HudsonAlpha Faculty Investigator
"Plant reproduction is at the center of every major food industry around the world, and understanding its genetic underpinnings can lead to significant breakthroughs. In the cases of apples and pears, we are collaboratively using genomics to optimize when growers should pick fruit, ultimately producing significantly less food waste."
— Alex Harkess, Phd
HudsonAlpha Faculty Investigator
GENOMICS FOR SUSTAINABILITY
"Genomics-driven breeding has an enormous impact on breeders, growers, and farmers, and marks an important step in reducing the textile industry’s heavy environmental impact. Findings like these will reap benefits for generations to come."
— Jane Grimwood, PhD and Jeremy Schmutz
HudsonAlpha Faculty Investigators
"We are excited to use our scientific expertise to tackle some of the world’s most important challenges. Genomics is a powerful tool that allows us to better understand a plant’s genome and how it can be enhanced to replace fossil fuel-based products, reduce waste, and create environmentally and financially sustainable economies."
— Kankshita Swaminathan, PhD
HudsonAlpha Faculty Investigator
