"This novel and original research offers Illinois agriculture a new and exciting opportunity to grow crops for the purpose of biopharming – growing specialty high-value crops for pharmaceutical use,” said L. Art Spomer, professor of plant physiology at UIUC.

Research Partners

	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Primary Contact: George Fahey E-mail: gcfahey@uiuc.edu
	Southern Illinois University - Carbondale Primary Contact: John Russin E-mail: jrussin@siu.edu
	Illinois State University Primary Contact: Robert Rhykerd E-mail: rrhyker@ilstu.edu
	Western Illinois University Primary Contact: William Bailey E-mail: WC-Bailey@wiu.edu