GENOME

The Arizona Genomics Institute (AGI) was founded in 2002 when it built a BAC library and assembled the BAC-based physical map of the rice genome (Oryza sativa vg. japonica, cv. Nipponbare). AGI led the US effort to sequence rice chromosomes 3 and 10, as part of the 10 nation, $200M International Rice Genome Sequencing Project (IRGSP). Since then, AGI has either led or played a significant role in hundreds of genome sequencing projects that include maize (Zea mays) and the 27 species of the genus Oryza.

Primary location: Tucson United States