UFGI Timeline

1999

State of Florida approves the proposed University of Florida Genetics Institute, April 28, 1999

Terry Flotte named as Interim Director for UFGI, July, 1999

2003

Ken Berns named director of UFGI, August 2003

2004

Groundbreaking for CGRC, April 5, 2004

2005

First Florida Genetics Symposium, November 30, 2005

2006

CGRC dedicated November 15, 2006

2008

Creation of the Genetics & Genomics PhD program, 2008

2011

First student graduates G&G program, May 2011

2012

UFGI member Harry Klee elected to the National Academy of Sciences, 2012

2013

Pat Concannon becomes director of UFGI, February, 2013

2017

UFGI members Pam (2016) and Doug (2017) Soltis elected to the National Academy of Sciences

2021

Thomas Burris becomes Director of the UFGI, October, 2021