Welcome

The Center for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG) is an independent organization established as a Consortium of four major research institutions: the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), the Institute for Food and Agricultural Research and Technology (IRTA), the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) and the University of Barcelona (UB). This innovative agreement brings together diverse research groups on plants and farm animals, and provides a unique breeding ground for research and training, exploring the genetic and genomic determinants common to plants and animals. CRAG is dedicated to cutting-edge research on the molecular basis of genetic traits of interest in plants and farm animals, and applications of molecular approaches to the improvement of species important for agriculture and food production. Research at CRAG ranges from basic science to applied studies in close collaboration with industry. The Center is organized into four different Scientific Programs: Plant Development and Signal Transduction, Plant Responses to Stress, Plant Synthetic Biology and Metabolic Engineering, and Plant and Animal Genomics. These Programs are supported by several state-of-the-art technological platforms, which are also open to the scientific community at large.

CRAG strives to translate the results of its research into benefits for society. It also aims to train the next generation of plant and farm animal scientists who will play a vital role in helping to meet the societal and global challenges of this century.