Source:  NCSU COLLEGE OF AG & LIFE SCIENCES, 8/11/21


The Genomic Sciences Laboratory (GSL), headquartered in Thomas Hall, has been a focal point for research advancement in genomics. On any given day, GSL Director David Baltzegar and his staff are testing the boundaries of research for more than 150 labs on campus and throughout the world. 

But in early 2022, the global plant science community will have a new focal point for genetics and genomics research when Baltzegar opens a satellite GSL facility in the NC State University Plant Sciences Building.

The new core facility will include new equipment and unique services to serve the N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative (N.C. PSI), which will harness the knowledge and expertise of more than 50 NC State researchers working to solve some of the world’s biggest agricultural challenges through interdisciplinary, team-based science.

“This new facility syncs well with the World Health Organization’s 2050 initiative to double food production in order to sustain the world’s fast-growing population,” Baltzegar said. Genetic improvement is very important in that process.”

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