Senior Research Scientist
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
St. Louis, Missouri
Dr. Kira Veley is a Senior Research Scientist in the labs of Drs. Rebecca Bart and Jim Carrington at the Donald Danforth Center in St. Louis. Prior to joining the Danforth Center, she conducted postdoctoral research with Dr. Elizabeth Haswell at Washington University and completed her graduate research with Dr. Scott Michaels at Indiana University. Alongside contributing to other projects, her current primary focus is on applying new genome editing technologies to improve crops, especially underserved species like cassava.