To accelerate the improvement of plant genome editing, Jude Samulski has contributed $3 million to advance plant sciences research — providing significant benefits to the food supply.
Jude Samulski, PhD, Alumni Distinguished Professor of Pharmacology at the UNC School of Medicine, has contributed $3 million to advance plant sciences research and create the Roberts and Mikhail Distinguished Chair in Plant Genome Editing, an endowed position that will serve as director of the Genome Editing Center for Sustainable Agriculture at NC State’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
Jude Samulski calls genome editing “the next wave of technology to feed the world.”
“Genome editing will propel ongoing plant research forward by allowing plant breeders to make more precise improvements to plant genomes,” says Adrian Percy, executive director of the N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative at NC State. “The results will benefit farmers through higher yielding and climate resilient crops, benefit consumers who will have access to more nutritious, affordable, available fruit and vegetables, and benefit the environment through more sustainable agricultural practices.”
“Such advancements could allow farmers to produce commodities used to make more food, fuel, fiber and forestry products on less land.”
“The possibilities are endless. If you can think about it or imagine it, you can probably make it happen.” – Jude Samulski