THE CENTER FOR PLANT BIOLOGY’S MISSION AND VISION

WHAT IS THE PURDUE CENTER FOR PLANT BIOLOGY (CPB)?

Plants have been at the center of some of the most basic and important discoveries in all of biology. Here at the CPB, we are committed to gaining a deeper understanding of the processes behind plant biology, answering fundamental questions and creating new knowledge. Here’s how we are helping researchers at Purdue to achieve that goal:

• Hosting spaces for cross-discipline learning and collaboration: symposiums, seminar series and other scientific networking events.
• Providing resources—like travel grants, equipment funding and offsets to publication costs—to accelerate the rate of discovery.
• Supporting internally peer-reviewed funding mechanisms and CPB graduate student assistantships.
• Bridging access to world-class facilities with CPB-supported rates.
• Offering opportunities for mentorship and professional development for rising researchers.
• Enhancing graduate student and postdocs training with personnel dedicated to improving their experience in plant science at Purdue.
• Creating space and offering support for graduate students and postdocs to promote and organize their own professional development, team-building, and social activities.

The CPB was established through the Institute for Plant Sciences and Purdue Moves to expand research and education in basic plant biology, driving Purdue forward as a leading institution in the field.

WHY PLANT BIOLOGY AT PURDUE?

• Purdue University has invested more than $50 million in plant sciences.
• 10 new faculty hires in basic plant science since 2016.
• Community of 36 faculty members provide a wide spectrum of research—from ecology to reproductive cell biology.
• Nearly 40 specialized research facilities for faculty, students and collaborators.
• Two state-of-the-art phenotyping facilities: the Ag Alumni Seed Phenotyping Facility has 60,000 ft² of controlled environment growth space, and the Agronomy Center for Research & Education has 1,408 acres of fields on forests and prairie soils.