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The Simon Chan endowment Drive

About the endowment

The Simon Chan Memoroial Endowment has a primary goal of raising $2.5 million to honor Simon's global impact on Plant Biology and modern agriculture and continue efforts that he initiated.

The Chan Endowment will:

  • Deliver program support for scientific and outreach activities that promote and enhance the living memory of Professor Simon Chan

  • Provide faculty funding for advanced studies in the field of chromosome biology with the goal of establishing an Endowed Chair

  • Provide targeted support for international training and outreach activities in Plant Biology