Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO ADVANCE AND COMMUNICATE SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE IN PLANT BIOLOGY TO IMPROVE AGRICULTURE, PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT, AND ENHANCE HUMAN HEALTH.
THE BOYCE THOMPSON INSTITUTE FOR PLANT RESEARACH, INC. (BTI) WAS FOUNDED BY WILLIAM BOYCE THOMPSON OUT OF A CONVICTION THAT "ANY PRINCIPLES CONCERNING THE NATURE OF LIFE THAT YOU CAN ESTABLISH FOR PLANTS, WILL HELP YOU UNDERSTAND MAN, IN HEALTH AND DISEASE." HE ALSO SAW PLANT SCIENCE AS A MEANS OF ENDING HUNGER, THUS ULTIMATELY PROMOTING DEMOCRACY AND POLITICAL STABILITY. BTI SCIENTISTS INCREASE THE UNDERSTANDING OF PLANTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF PEOPLE AND THE ENVIRONMENT, CONCENTRATING PARTICULARLY ON PLANT DEVELOPMENT, MOLECULAR PLANT MICROBE INTERACTIONS, AND MOLECULAR AND CHEMICAL ECOLOGY. BTI ENVISIONS A WORLD IN WHICH NUTRITIOUS FOOD IS IN ABUNDANCE, THE ENVIRONMENT IS SECURE, AND PEOPLE LIVE FULLER, HEALTHIER LIVES. THIS VISION CAN BE REALIZED IN PART THROUGH THE STUDY OF PLANT BIOLOGY. AT BTI, WE STRIVE TO BE A WORLD LEADER IN PLANT BIOLOGY.
IMPROVE AGRICULTURE/SUSTAINABLE FOOD PRODUCTION. INSTITUTE SCIENTISTS ADVANCE, COMMUNICATE, AND APPLY PLANT RESEARCH TOWARDS PRODUCING AN INCREASINGLY SUSTAINABLE FOOD SUPPLY. FOOD SECURITY ANALYSIS BY THE UNITED NATIONS HAS CITED CLIMATE CHANGE, NATURAL DISASTER, RAPID URBANIZATION, AND UNPRECENDENTED POPULATION GROWTH AS GREAT CHALLENGES TO THE SUSTAINABLE FUTURE OF THE WORLD FOOD SUPPLY. AT BTI, SCIENTISTS ARE INVESTIGATING, AT THE MOLECULAR LEVEL, HOW PLANTS GROW, RESPOND TO LIGHT, AND MAKE USE ON A SCALE THAT CAN MEET DEMAND. CURRENT REEARCH IS FOCUSED ON IMPROVING THE NUTRITIVE QUALITY OF FOOD, INCREASING YIELD, AND FURTHERING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF AGRONOMICALLY VIABLE PLANT SPECIES. SPECIFIC RESEARCH FOCUSES ON LONGER SHELF-LIFE, NATURAL INSECT CONTROL TO FURTHER REDUCE THE NEED FOR PESTICIDES, ENHANCED DISEASE RESISTANCE IN PLANTS, CROPS THAT PRODUCE HIGHER YIELD WITH LESS LIGHT, REDUCED NEED FOR CHEMICAL FERTILIZATION AND PLANTS WITH HIGHER TOLERANCE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STRESSORS SUCH AS DROUGHT, HEAT AND COLD.
RESEARCH TOOLS & COMMUNICATIONS: INSTITUTE SCIENTISTS ADVANCE, COMMUNICATE, AND APPLY PLANT RESEARCH TOWARDS THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE. VIRTUALLY EVERY DAY, SCIENTISTS DISCOVER AND RECORD A STAGGERING AMOUNT OF NEW INFORMATION ABOUT THE GENES, PROTEINS AND CHEMICALS THAT DIRECT THE LIFE OF CELLS. THEY ARE ALSO CONTINUALLY DEVELOPING NEW TECHNIQUES FOR LABORATORY RESEARCH. BTI SCIENTISTS ARE DEVELOPING INNOVATIVE SOFTWARE AND DATABASES, ENABLING RESEARCHERS TO BETTER ORGANIZE, ACCESS AND RETRIEVE A WEALTH OF DATA, ISOLATE AND IDENTIFY SPECIFIC GENES CONTROLLING THE SPECIFIC LIFE PROCESSES AND IDENTIFY MOLECULES WITH POTENTIAL EVOLUTIONARY, BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL IMPORTANCES.
IMPROVED HUMAN HEALH. INSTITUTE SCIENTISTS ADVANCE, COMMUNICATE, AND APPLY PLANT RESEARCH TOWARDS IMPROVED HUMAN HEALTH. CURRENT RESEARCH AT BTI MAY LEAD TO AN INCREASE IN OUR UNDERSTANDING OF HUMAN DISEASES SUCH AS DIABETES, ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND AGING-RELATED DISEASES; PRODUCE FOODS TO COMBAT VITAMIN DEFICIENCIES; PROVIDE NATURAL WAYS TO CONTROL BLOOD PRESSURE; AND USE GENETIC TOOLS TO COMBAT DISEASE IN HUMANS, SUCH AS THE EMPLOYMENT OF PLANT-DERIVED COMPOUNDS AS ANTI-CANCER AGENTS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| David Stern | PRESIDENT | 40 | $418,387 |
| Dr Daniel Klessig | PRIMARY INVESTIGATOR | 40 | $250,540 |
| Dr Maria Harrison | PRIMARY INVESTIGATOR | 40 | $236,225 |
| Zhangjun Fei | PRIMARY INVESTIGATOR | 40 | $205,931 |
| Dr Frank Schroeder | PRIMARY INVESTIGATOR | 40 | $195,553 |
| Sophia Darling | VP FINANCE | 40 | $191,965 |
| Dr Eric Richards | PRIMARY INVESTIGATOR | 40 | $165,556 |
| Stephanie Meyer | VP ADVANCEMENT | 40 | $103,508 |
| Amy Yanosh | ASSISTANT SECRETARY | 40 | $59,885 |
| Charles Trautmann | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jane Silverthorne | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Oliver Schulze | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mary Opperman | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Paul Chomet | VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Nancy Rawson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jan Nyrop | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Paula Mueller | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jacqueline Heard | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| John Townsend | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kira Sheinerman | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mary Lou Guerinot | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Peter Cornelius | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Lourdes Casanova | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| April Burke | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Chris Smart | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kathryn Boor | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Susan Mccouch | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Roy Park | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Gregory Galvin | CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
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