The University of Tennessee Research Foundation (UTRF) has executed a non-exclusive license agreement with Amfora, Inc. for a plant-based promoter technology developed by Neal Stewart Jr., Ph.D., professor of plant sciences and Ivan Racheff Chair of Excellence in Plant Molecular Genetics at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture. This promoter has been shown to (read more)
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UTRF Inventor Spotlight: Dr. Neal Stewart, Jr.
Neal Stewart, Jr., Ph.D. is a professor of plant sciences, the Ivan Racheff Chair of Excellence in Plant Molecular Genetics at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture (UTIA), and co-director of the Tennessee Plant Research Center. His primary research interest is exploring how genetic engineering can positively impact the environment with focus areas in (read more)
UTRF President, Dr. Stacey S. Patterson, Named University of Tennessee Vice President for Research
UT System News Article: KNOXVILLE—Stacey Patterson, University of Tennessee associate vice president for research since 2015, was confirmed by a vote of the UT Board of Trustees today as the University’s next vice president for research, outreach and economic development. Patterson was appointed interim vice president by UT President Joe DiPietro in July, filling a (read more)