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Michael Timko
Principal Investigator
University of Virginia
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University of Virginia
Principal Investigator
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Plant breeding and geneticsSoil health and fertilityCrop yield optimizationSustainable farming practicesAgricultural biotechnologyFood processing technology
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Genomics
Last updated Jan 2026
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Plant genomics, breeding, metabolic engineering, natural products
About
Michael P. Timko advances plant genomics, breeding, gene editing, and metabolic engineering for crop improvement and plant‑made therapeutics. He leads funded programs in cowpea improvement and tobacco molecular farming and holds patents, including US 9,701,978 on alkaloid pathway control.
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