Agriculture and Life Sciences Research Centers & Initiatives

What Is It?

Carolinas’ hightech centers and initiatives offer access to talent and research opportunities in a wide range of disciplines including plant research, genetics, and animal research. Significant contributions will also be made between these disciplines as well as to other research initiatives— biomanufacturing and biotech, advanced materials, plastics,“new textiles,” and research being conducted inthe food and beverage industry.

Universities Involved

North Carolina State University

  • Centennial BioMedical campus, anchored by the College of Veterinary Medicine.
  • BioInformatics Center emphasizing math and genomics, statistical analysis in genomics and the use of agriculture related biotech particularly in finding causes of common diseases.
  • Collaborative research relationships between North Carolina State University, Duke University, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill and firms like Glaxo.

Clemson University

  • BioSystems Center supporting research in pharmaceuticals, biotech and agriculture and life sciences.Collaboration with Coldspring Harbor Labs.
  • Research on agriculture, grains and overall farming.

North Carolina A&T

  • Research in nutrition and food science.

University of South Carolina-Columbia

  • Collaborative research with Clemson University and Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in nutrition.
  • MUSC is providing research in basic science, chemistry, and pharmacy.
  • Research on obesity, physical therapy and diabetic amputation.

Community/Technical Colleges Involved:

Carolinas’ Community Colleges are now shifting to a technology-based economy used in all disciplines and their associated industry sectors, whether it is advances in agriculture or the growing medical and biotech dependencies on Life Sciences. Hence, the name shift from general Community Colleges to more specific Community/Technical Colleges.

Robeson Community College

  • A leader in agriculture-based biotech curriculum.