Our departments.
The Institute's research is organized into the following departments.
Department of Plant Science
Plant cultivation, breeding, and pathology, advancing crop science and healthy, sustainable agricultural systems.
Department of Genetics and Genetic Engineering
Plant, microbial, and molecular genetics and genomics, genetic engineering, and the responsible development of biotechnology.
Department of Biomedical Science and Public Health
Biomedical and molecular research, antimicrobial resistance, and the prevention of disease to protect the health of communities.
Department of Food Science
Food safety and quality, microbial hazards in the food supply, and science-based prevention from farm to table.
Food safety & public health
Microbial hazards in the food supply — including Salmonella control, antimicrobial resistance, Listeria in ready-to-eat products, and HACCP-based prevention.
Genetics & genomics
Plant and microbial genetics, genomics, and molecular mechanisms — from breeding and trait improvement to the genomic basis of resistance and virulence.
Plant & agricultural science
Plant cultivation, breeding, and pathology — advancing crop science and the health of agricultural systems for sustainable production.
Molecular biology & biochemistry
The molecular and biochemical processes underlying biology — the foundation connecting our genetic, microbial, and food-safety research.
Bioinformatics & computation
Computational biology and data analysis — building databases, pipelines, and analytical tools that turn biological data into reliable knowledge.
AI in the life sciences
The responsible application of artificial intelligence to agricultural, biological, and food-safety problems — from prediction to decision support.