The Institute for Genomic Diversity was established at Cornell University in 1998 with an anonymous donation. We are now self-supporting through a variety of grants including those from: the National Science Foundation, Syngenta Foundation, Generation Challenge Program, and others. Our mission is to develop, transfer, and provide technologies and educational resources to solve problems affecting the conservation of biodiversity and global food security.

Specifically, our goals are:

• To utilize evolutionary and comparative genomics to solve applied problems
  
• To develop and transfer enabling technologies in genomics and bioinformatics
  
• To provide continuing support for national and international efforts in conservation, agriculture, and crop improvement
  
• To educate and train at all levels (including but not limited to undergraduate and graduate students, visiting scientists, faculty, teachers)
  

Underlying these stated goals, the IGD will:

• focus on advances in science and technology (driven by key biological questions),
  
• prioritize activities based on globally important crops, organisms of importance to agriculture,
  
• link national and international efforts, when and where possible, and
  
• link public and private sector efforts, when and where possible.
  

The IGD strives to keep its facilities up to date with current technologies in molecular biology and high throughput genomics. Staff is available for training and guidance. IGD visitors also have access to the Cornell University Life Sciences Core Laboratories Center (CLC), housed on the same floor as IGD, the Center for Gene Expression Profiling and the Computational Biology Service Unit nearby, and the many facilities, libraries, and academic activities of the Cornell University community.

We continue enhancing the educational components of our program, including offering workshops and directed training programs. Contact Theresa if you are interested in collaborations in this area.
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Address:
Institute for Genomic Diversity
130 Biotechnology Building
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853

Phone: 1-607-255-2300
Fax: 1-607- 254-6379

Contacts:
Director
Stephen Kresovich
sk20@cornell.edu

Director of Outreach & Education
Theresa Fulton
tf12@cornell.edu