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The Microbial and Plant Genomics Institute is housed in the new Cargill Building on the University's St. Paul campus. Scientists have access to advanced technology and resources in the building and conduct 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 facilities at Cargill accommodate research by visiting faculty and researchers to foster national and international collaboration.
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.
Other
University of Minnesota Biosciences Programs and Initiatives
- 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
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