News Archive [2013]

[ 2013-09 ] IGB Biologists and Bioinformaticians Unite to Explore the Origins of Social Behavior An animal’s success in nature depends in part on its ability to navigate social situations—to…

[ 2013-08 ] IGB Hosts Second Summer Internship for Native Americans in Genomics More than a dozen students from across North America attended the Summer Internship for Native Americans in…

[ 2013-08 ] International Symposium on Photosynthesis Addresses Food Security Plant scientists believe specialized photosynthetic traits are key to producing more food and fuel. The ability…

[ 2013-08 ] Deputy Commissioner of Sustainability for the Chicago Department of Aviation Visits UIUC University of Illinois researchers and their collaborators have moved the world closer to…

[ 2013-08 ] New Exhibit at Midway Airport Features Images of IGB Research More than a flight of fancy - a new art exhibit at Midway airport features images from the Institute for Genomic…

[ 2013-08 ] Illinois researchers advance understanding of schistosome reproduction Characterizing stem cells in larval schistosomes may help control the prolific human parasite Ancient…

[ 2013-07 ] Cracking How Life Arose on Earth May Help Clarify Where Else It Might Exist A unique theory about how life arose on Earth may reveal clues to whether and where else it might have…

[ 2013-07 ] IGB Director Gives Congressional Testimony on Value of Brain and Behavior Research Gene Robinson, Director of the IGB, served as one of five witnesses who gave testimony at the…

[ 2013-07 ] Researchers Develop New Approach for Studying Deadly Brain Cancer Human glioblastoma multiforme, one of the most common, aggressive and deadly forms of brain cancer, is…

[ 2013-07 ] Cancer Drug Tested in Pet Dogs is Now Bound for Human Trials Thanks to a new $2 million investment, a drug that spurs cancer cells to self-destruct while sparing healthy cells is…

[ 2013-07 ] Middle School Girls Gained Real-world Science Skills at Pollen Power! Camp Nearly 30 girls attended the Institute for Genomic Biology’s weeklong summer camp that is devoted to the…

[ 2013-07 ] Half a millennium after Johannes Gutenberg printed the bible, researchers printed a 3D splint that saved the life of an infant born with severe tracheobronchomalacia, a birth…

[ 2013-07 ] Illinois Chemical/Bioengineers Use Adhesion to Combine the Experimental Advantages of Silicones and Organic Materials Introductory chemistry students learn that oil and water…

[ 2013-07 ] Institute for Genomic Biology Director Gene Robinson honored with iCON Innovator Award Institute for Genomic Biology (IGB) Director Dr. Gene Robinson of the University of Illinois…

[ 2013-07 ] Study of Mitochondrial DNA Ties Ancient Remains to Living Descendants Researchers report that they have found a direct genetic link between the remains of Native Americans who…

[ 2013-06 ] IGB Faculty Members Granted Access to Top Supercomputer Four researchers at the Institute for Genomic Biology (IGB) have been granted access to the Blue Waters supercomputer at…

[ 2013-06 ] IGB Fellow receives Career Award from Burroughs Wellcome Fund Bo Wang, IGB Fellow in the Regenerative Biology and Tissue Engineering theme, has received a Career Award at the…

[ 2013-06 ] IGB Director to Chair 2014 NAKFI Conference on Social Behavior IGB Director Gene Robinson will lead efforts to plan conference and award $1M in seed grants. Gene Robinson,…

[ 2013-05 ] Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust Funds New Research Focus at Institute for Genomic Biology The Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust has awarded a $2 million grant to the Institute for…

[ 2013-05 ] IGB-BGI Summer Institute in Evolutionary Genomics As part of an international exchange of knowledge and ideas, the Institute for Genomic Biology held the second in a series of…