Joyce Van Eck's profile

Joyce Van Eck

Principal Investigator

Boyce Thompson Institute

I'm working on

7 months ago

Biotechnological approaches for crop improvement

About

My research focuses on the development of biotechnological approaches for the study of gene function and crop improvement. We develop new genetic engineering systems and improve existing strategies to apply it to food crops within the Solanaceae family in addition to several other model species.

Partnering listings

Learn more

Boyce Thompson Institute

Efficient induction of a heritable chromosomal inversion in Solanaceae using CRISPR/Cas

A research initiative to optimize CRISPR/Cas-based induction of heritable chromosomal inversions in Solanaceae crops (e.g., tomato and wild relatives). Combines DNA-free protoplast transformation, high-throughput bulk sc...

TechnologyConceptualUniversity

Joyce Van Eck

Principal Investigator

Boyce Thompson Institute

Work experience

Boyce Thompson Institute

Principal Investigator

Top industry applications

Agricultural biotechnologyPlant breeding and genetics

Open to opportunities in

Agricultural EngineeringBiotechnologyBotanyMolecular BiologyPlant Biology

Last updated Feb 2026