Comprised of 42 faculty members from 12 departments on the UC Davis campus, the Plant Genomics Program (PGP) was established in 2004 to encourage interaction between the wide range of people and disciplines involved in plant genomics research on campus.

A primary goal of the PGP is to translate basic knowledge generated at UCD into new crop varieties. We aim to foster collaborations with other campus groups, and potential users (e.g. farmers, commodity groups, Office of Technology alliances, industry, the Seed Biotechnology Center, the Plant Science teaching facility) and generate tools for varietal identification, marker assisted breeding and creation of transgenic crops in the US and less developed countries that are not likely to be developed by industry.

Through the PGP distinguished speaker series and other events, the PGP engages with the local community to generate dialog on plant genomics and plant genetic engineering, to communicate basic research results and discuss the potential societal and commercial applications and impacts.

If you are interested in becoming a member of the Plant Genomics Program faculty, please contact Jeleana Johnson at jtejohnson@ucdavis.edu, (530) 754-2252.