Plants are remarkable chemists, creating a wide array of bioactive molecules for medicine, energy, and agriculture. Colin Kim is captivated by how plants have evolved complex metabolic pathways to produce these molecules with exceptional efficiency. His focus is on unraveling the organization of the biosynthesis of these molecules at the tissue, single-cell, and subcellular levels. By decoding the biological mechanisms underlying plant chemistry, Kim seeks to develop sustainable methods for producing and designing useful molecules inspired by nature.