Biotechnology Center for Agriculture and the Environment
Foran Hall, Cook College
Rutgers - the State University of New Jersey
59 Dudley Road
New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901-8520
732/932-8165 - FAX: 732/932-6535
Director: Dr. Gerben J. Zylstra
•The Biotech Center was created in 1987 at Rutgers, The State
University of New Jersey, jointly by the New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology
and by the University. Located in
Foran Hall on the Cook College Campus, the Center is an integral part of the New
Jersey
Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES).
•The Biotech Center has internationally recognized research
programs in plant biology, animal science, microbiology, and environmental
science. Major government and
industry-sponsored biotechnology and genomic research projects address basic and
applied issues of interest to the state, national, and international scientific
community.
•The Biotech Center is active in a variety of training programs,
from formal college and graduate academic degree programs to undergraduate and pre-college research
opportunities. Students enroll
through University graduate programs in molecular biosciences, environmental science, and plant biology.
Undergraduates commonly major in the strong Biotechnology curriculum offered at
Cook College and carry out independent research projects in faculty
laboratories.
•Technology transfer is facilitated through cooperative research
programs and interactions with New Jersey’s many agricultural, chemical,
environmental, and pharmaceutical corporations. The Biotech Center’s intellectual property is licensed
through the University’s Office of Corporate Liaison and Technology Transfer.
•The Biotech Center benefits from the input of a Science Advisory
Board, with broad representation from the scientific, industrial, and academic
communities.
•The Biotech Center was initially called the Center for
Agricultural Molecular Biology or “AgBiotech.” In November 1997, in order to
better reflect the full range of research interests, the name of the Center was
changed to the Biotechnology Center for Agriculture and the Environment.
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