Research Units in Agriculture

Animal Science Department

Facilities The Department of Animal Science faculty and laboratories are housed in three buildings on the University of Tennessee Agricultural campus including our main building (Brehm, currently under renovation with completion anticipated for summer 2011), McCord Hall, and the Johnson Animal Research and Teaching Unit (JARTU) located just across the Tennessee river on the East [...]

Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology Department

We strive to provide an excellent, comprehensive education and to perform high impact, fundamental research at the cutting edge of the molecular and cellular biological sciences.  Our aim is to enhance existing strengths by increasing resources and recognition for our work, which integrates approaches spanning the continuum from molecular to organismal biology.  We draw upon [...]

Center of Excellence in Livestock Diseases and Human Health

The center is an accomplished Tennessee Higher Education Commission Center of Excellence that is housed in the UT College of Veterinary Medicine (UTCVM) in the UT Institute of Agriculture (UTIA). The center was created in 1984 to promote interdisciplinary activities designed to improve the quality of human life through better animal health; expand livestock disease research [...]

M-CERV: Microbiology Across Campuses Educational and Research Venture

Research Interests Host-microbial interactions, microbial ecology, food safety and technology, biotechnology, and biosystems engineering including bioenergy. Departments From the College of Arts & Sciences: Microbiology, Chemistry, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Biochemistry, Cellular, & Molecular Biology From the College of Veterinary Medicine: Comparative Medicine, Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Pathobiology From the College of Agricultural Sciences & [...]

Organic and Sustainable Crop Production Program

The UT Organic and Sustainable Crop Production Program (OSCPP) includes faculty from six departments and centers in the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture. The OSCPP promotes interdisciplinary research, teaching, and outreach to expand organic and sustainable crop production in Tennessee and the Southeast. The OSCPP has launched a statewide organic agriculture initiative. The intent of [...]

Plant Collections and Evaluation Program

The University of Tennessee Gardens, located in Knoxville and Jackson, are part of the UT Institute of Agriculture. Their mission is to foster appreciation, education, and stewardship of plants through garden displays, collections, educational programs, and research trials. An integral research aspect of the Gardens is the Plant Collections and Evaluation Program, which annually evaluates [...]

Plant Research Center

Research Interests All aspects of plant biology, ranging from biochemical studies of ion homeostasis in plant cells to plant-pathogen interactions, to mathematical modeling of plant ecology, to targeted modification of plants for biofuel production. UT Knoxville Gladys Alexandre: Plant-microbe interactions (galexan2@utk.edu) Barry Bruce: Chloroplast biochemistry/biology (bbruce@utk.edu) Beth Mullin: Plant-microbe interactions (bmullin@utk.edu) Dan Roberts: Calcium signaling [...]

Turfgrass Project

The Turfgrass Project provides industry professionals with research-based information and helps foster the development and sustainability of an industry that improves citizen’s quality of life while contributing significantly to the state’s economy. The Turfgrass Project is an alliance of faculty and staff in the Institute of Agriculture. It has a unified focus of integrating turfgrass research, [...]