OFFICE OF THE CHANCELLOR
April 12, 1999
ACADEMIC SENATE AND INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF KEY ADMINISTRATORS/KEY SUPPORT STAFF SUBJECT: Establishment of the Center for Molecular Agriculture
Following consultation with the Academic Senate and campus administrative
officials, I am pleased to announce the establishment of the Center for
Molecular Agriculture as a campus research unit and the appointment of
Professor Maarten Chrispeels as its first director.
The Center will coordinate and support interdisciplinary interactions
among UCSD faculty, researchers, and students aimed at fostering,
promoting, and developing research and education capacity in modern plant
genetics and agricultural biotechnology. The Center will facilitate
interactions between researchers at UCSD, The Salk Institute for Biological
Studies, and the Scripps Research Institute. Membership in the Center is
open to all interested faculty members and research scientists/scholars. Professor Chrispeels may be reached at mchrispeels@ucsd.edu, 4212 Biology
Building, mail code 0116, telephone 42571.
Robert C. Dynes
Chancellor