The National Center for Natural Products Research is housed in the Thad Cochran Research Center at The University of Mississippi. The National Center is a unique university-affiliated research center devoted to improving human health and agricultural productivity through the discovery, development, and commercialization of phamaceuticals and agrochemicals derived from natural products. Research in the Center focuses on discovering new drugs for unmet therapeutic needs such as cancer and infectious diseases, improving the quality and safety of dietary supplements, and discovering new, effective agrochemicals that will not harm the environment.
