Empowering Human Lives Through Plant Science
Plants sustain life by producing oxygen, supporting ecosystems, and providing food, medicine, and materials that have shaped civilizations throughout history.
Today, advances in genome editing and AI are revolutionizing our understanding of plants and enhancing our ability to harness and improve their traits.
At the Institute for Plant-Human Interface (IPHI), we advance fundamental plant science and develop solutions for humanity’s critical challenges.
In the News
- Researchers Resurrect Extinct Gene in Plants With Major Implications for Drug Development
The work done by Northeastern University researchers opens the doors to develop new cancer treatments, antibiotics and insect protection for crops…. - Can You Survive Eating the Fruit of a ‘Suicide’ Tree, as in the HBO Show ‘The White Lotus’?
How dangerous is the poison fruit from White Lotus? Jing-Ke Weng, Northeastern’s inaugural director of the Institute for Plant Human Interface, breaks it down…. - Northeastern University Researchers to Participate in 2025 Gordon Research Conference on Plant Metabolic Engineering
Join global leaders in Barcelona for the 2025 GRC on Plant Metabolic Engineering, where IPHI scientists will showcase pioneering research….
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