WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., May 8 -- Purdue University issued the following news release:
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Gebisa Ejeta, world-renowned plant geneticist and Purdue University Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Agronomy, was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame Class of 2026 on Thursday (May 7) in Washington, D.C., for his groundbreaking research and sorghum patent that has saved millions of people from starvation around the world.
Ejeta, who is a Presidential Fellow and previously served as executive director of the Purdue Center for Global Food Security, helped farmers increase production of the versatile and important cereal grain by developing drought- and disease-resistant hybrids and boosting crop yields. His work has i...