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Poison frog call to feed tadpole evolutionarily derived from other calls, research finds

Shelby Lawson

Many animals produce sounds to communicate with others, often for the purpose of attracting mates, or warning others of nearby predators.

Understanding the long-term impact of climate change on Indian crops

Ananya Sen

Over the past few decades, it has become obvious that climate change, and consequent extreme weather events, can wreak havoc on crop yields.

IGB Profile: Kathure Mugambi

Ananya Sen

Kathure Mugambi is a senior undergraduate student in Molecular and Cellular Biology. She is also the undergraduate assistant for the IGB Lunchbox series.

Bioethicist Françoise Baylis to give IGB Distinguished Public Lecture in Genomics


Françoise Baylis, PhD, Distinguished Research Professor Emerita at Dalhousie University, will speak as part of the IGB Distinguished Public Lecture in Genomics series at 4:00 p.

Young Innovator Program Spotlight: Jason Wang

Ananya Sen, Shelby Lawson

Jason Wang, a graduate student in the Kong (GNDP/M-CELS) lab, won third place in the 2022 Young Innovator program and received $5000 to advance his proposal.

Researchers design AI method to predict metabolomic profiles of microbial communities

Shelby Lawson

Human bodies contain trillions of microbes, so much that the number of microbes rival the number of human cells in a body.

AI predicts enzyme function better than leading tools

Liz Ahlberg Touchstone

A new artificial intelligence tool can predict the functions of enzymes based on their amino acid sequences, even when the enzymes are unstudied or poorly understo

Young Innovator Program Spotlight: Skye Shepard

Ananya Sen, Shelby Lawson

Skye Shepherd is a graduate student in the Cunningham (CGD/MMG) group, where she develops new detection tools for proteins that can be used to identify diseases including cancer

Researchers reveal real-time glimpse into growth habits of nanoparticles

Lois Yoksoulian

For the first time, researchers have observed the process of nanoparticles self-assembling and crystalizing into solid materials.

Young Innovator Program Spotlight: Alejandra Zeballos

Ananya Sen, Shelby Lawson

Alejandra Zeballos works on creating new therapies for neurological disorders.

Researchers discover new class of ribosomal peptide with hemolytic activity

Shelby Lawson

Living organisms produce a myriad of natural products which can be used in modern medicine and therapeutics.

Team uses MRI to image epigenetics in the brain

Diana Yates

UPDATE: The Editorial Board of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) has selected six papers published by PNAS in 2022 to receive the Cozzarelli Prize,