Reason Established: Formerly Crop Biotechnology Center [MO-14-2001] that was dissolved by MO-96-1993; Institute was established by MO-14-2001 during January 2001; an organizational unit of Texas A&M University, AgriLife Research and AgriLife Extension. The mission of the Institute for Plant Genomics and Biotechnology is to develop plant biotechnology, genomics, and related life science technologies and to foster technology utilization and crop improvement through multidisciplinary research activities on model plant systems, field, forest, and horticultural crops. Contact: Martin Dickman; 862-4788; mbdickman@tamu.edu; 2123 TAMU; <> [pdf of BOR MO on file]