Arizona Genomics Institute (AGI)
Founded in 2002, the Arizona Genomics Institute (AGI) has been instrumental in genomic research, initially creating a BAC library and assembling the BAC-based physical map of the rice genome, and leading the US effort in sequencing parts of it as part of a major international project. Since its inception, AGI has significantly contributed to or led hundreds of genome sequencing projects, including those for maize and various species of the genus Oryza.