Donald Danforth Plant Science Center

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Our Mission: To improve the human condition through plant science 🌱 Located in St. Louis, Missouri, the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center is the largest independent non-profit institute dedicated to plant science in the world.

Researcher Andrea Eveland wears a straw hat as she examines a sorghum panicle in a sun-lit field, with rows of tall sorghum crops stretching into the background.

A photo of Dr. Nadia Shakoor in the Danforth Center's greenhouses with text overlaid reading: Congratulations, Nadia Shakoor! Nadia Shakoor, PhD, has been selected to receive the Innovation Award from the Academy of Science-St. Louis.

St. Louis Magazine Reporter & 314 Podcast Host Sarah Fenske stands alongside Danforth Center President Giles Oldroyd, PhD. A quote attributed to Oldroyd is overlaid on the image. It reads: "I'm really optimistic. I think that for plant science, our time is now. The opportunities are right now. There is a transformation coming in the way the we approach food production, and I believe the Danforth Center can be the world leader in that place, and St. Louis can be the destination."