CPPG logo in maroon text.

Developing plant genomes-by-design, made possible by recent advances in gene editing and plant synthetic biology. 

We intend to compose a future with a healthier environment, enriched food, and crops capable of withstanding a changing climate.
 

Protoplasts isolated from the flowering plant Arabidopsis thaliana.
Protoplasts isolated from the flowering plant Arabidopsis thaliana. The protoplast interior is filled with chloroplast visible due to their natural autofluorescence (in grey). Some protoplasts are expressing cytosolic GFP (green fluorescence protein). GFP fluorescence is shown in orange. This is a maximum projection of a Z-stack captured on the Olympus FV3000, 20x/0.75 objective. Photo by the Ivan Radin Laboratory

The CPPG is comprised of nine faculty member laboratories. 
These members are:

  • Shaun Curtin (USDA-ARS PSRU)
  • Kathleen Greenham (CBS- PMB)
  • Shahryar Kianian (USDA-ARS CDL)
  • Matthew Moscou (USDA-ARS- Plant Path)
  • Ivan Radin (CBS- PMB)
  • Michael Smanski (CBS- BMBB)
  • Robert Stupar (CFANS- Agronomy)
  • Dan Voytas (CBS-GCD)
  • Feng Zhang (CBS-PMB)