Assistant Professor
Boyce Thompson Institute
Joyce Van Eck is a faculty member at the Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI) and is also the director of the BTI Center for Plant Biotechnology Research. The focus of research in her laboratory is biotechnological approaches to the study of gene function and crop improvement. For her studies, she applies genetic engineering strategies to food crops, such as grape, potato, and tomato, in addition to several model species (Setaria viridis, Brachypodium distachyon, and Asclepias syriaca).