CMPG, 1500 Gortner Avenue, St. Paul, MN

Building Facts

• First public research university building dedicated to microbial and plant genomics in the nation.
• First building in the university's biotechnology precinct on the St. Paul campus.
• Unites 15 research groups from four U of M colleges and three U of M Institutes
• College of Biological Sciences
• College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences
• Academic Health Center
• Institute of Technology
• Biotechnology Institute
• Supercomputing Institute
• Microbial and Plant Genomics Institute

• Scientists in the building conduct basic research that could lead to disease- and drought-resistant crops, create new ways to treat and prevent human and animal health problems, and develop methods to improve the environment.
• The facility accommodates research "hoteling" by visiting faculty and researchers to foster national and international collaboration.

• Biodale, the one-stop shopping center for biological and biochemical lab support
• The future biotechnology incubator, which will nurture new businesses based on genomic sciences                       
• The biotechnology research alliance of the University of Minnesota, Mayo Clinic, and the state of Minnesota                                         
• The Molecular and Cellular Biology building that opened in October 2002

  Building Research - Genomics

• Genomics is the process of determining the location, sequence, function and interrelationships of all genes in organisms, including, in this case, the genes in microbes and plants. It is among the fastest-growing fields in science.

• The Microbial and Plant Genomics Institute housed in the Cargill Building focuses on basic genomics research. Genomic researchers work to unlock the genetic code that determines how plants and microbes (e.g. bacteria) live and function. Scientists are genomic detectives uncovering the genetic blueprint of plants and microbes. No one can predict exactly where that new knowledge and undiscovered science will lead.