The mission is to discover and disseminate knowledge addressing challenges in sustainable agriculture while providing students the fundamentals for future work in both agriculture and synthetic biology.
Goals
- Increase the profitability of Pennsylvania farmers and greenhouse growers for sustainable agricultural crop production.
- Engage with local growers and industries to improve the nutritional value of crops.
- Cultivate diversified pools of talented students – women and men, under-represented minorities, and persons with disabilities – into careers in biotechnology, medicine and health sciences.