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Gene Editing: New Study Reveals Shifting Public Sentiment
Gene editing and genetically modified organisms (GMOs) have been topics of significant debate in recent years. A new study from the Alliance for Science has revealed a positive shift in public sentiment towards one aspect of agricultural biotechnology, showing that...
2023 PGS Triad Mini-grant Awardees
We are excited to announce the recipients of the 2023 Triad funded PGS Mini-grant Program. Congratulations to all the awardees and thanks to all the participants! The committee of PGS members along with a faculty advisor reviewed a total of 8 proposals...
BTI Welcomes 2023 Undergraduate Student Researchers
On June 5, Boyce Thompson Institute welcomed 39 undergraduate students from colleges across the country to experience the life of a researcher for 10 weeks. Now in its 23rd year, BTI’s NSF funded Plant Genome Research Program (PGRP) and USDA funded Innovations in...
Boyce Thompson Institute Appoints Renowned Plant Pathologist and Microbiologist Dr. Silvia Restrepo as its Next President
We are proud to announce the appointment of Dr. Silvia Restrepo as BTI’s ninth and first female president. She will assume the position in October, succeeding President David Stern, who has led the organization since 2004. This historic appointment...
Cane-Bridge Foundation Donates $1M to BTI for Innovative Translational Research Program
Translating Science into ImpactToday, the Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI) is taking a significant step forward in its mission to bridge the gap between scientific discovery and real-world application. Thanks to a generous $1M gift from the Cane-Bridge...
BTI’s New Phenotyping Facility: Factory Acceptance Test in the Netherlands!
Magdalena Julkowska and Julie Bell recently traveled to the Netherlands, where they performed a factory acceptance test on BTI’s new phenotyping facility!The facility will allow side and top-view RGB imaging, masking on chlorophyll fluorescence, as well...
From Waste to Wonder: Unlocking Nature’s Biochemical Recycling Secrets
A new perspective published in the journal Nature Chemical Biology uncovers a previously unknown biochemical recycling process in animals. The authors review a flurry of recent papers demonstrating that animals extensively recycle biochemical waste to produce novel...
Alliance for Science and Boyce Thompson Institute launch SciFun Book: A biotechnology program for high school learners
NAIROBI, KENYA, February 22, 2023 - Alliance for Science (the Alliance) and Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI) are excited to launch the SciFun Book, a biotechnology program for high school learners, at the Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi on February 23, 09:00 AM EAT. The...
BTI promotes faculty member Fay-Wei Li
The Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI) is delighted to announce that faculty member Fay-Wei Li has been promoted to Associate Professor on January 13. Li was evaluated on his achievements to date and likelihood of continued success in the future. Since joining BTI in...
Controlling insect pests by targeting genes acquired from other species
Killing crop-damaging insects by targeting genes essential to their survival is a promising approach to pest control. Because essential genes are often conserved across multiple insect species, the challenge is finding targets whose silencing kills the pests but...
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