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Researchers Discover ABCA1 Protein’s Role in Releasing Molecular Brakes on Solid Tumor Immunotherapy
Hailee Munno
In recent years, cancer researchers have made major breakthroughs by using the body’s immune system to fight cancer. One of the most promising approaches, known as immune…
Stephen P. Long: Visionary, teacher, and doer
Lisa Ainsworth, Donald Ort
Stephen Long pioneered a multidisciplinary approach to advance our knowledge of photosynthesis, by integrating research at the molecular, cellular, organismal, and ecological…
Novel approach to a key biofuel production step captures an elusive energy source
Claudia Lutz
Plants grown for biofuel have the potential to power our travel industry, but an important fraction of their chemical power has remained stubbornly difficult to recover. New…
IGB Profile: Chris Panumpabi
Katie Brady
As an undergraduate student at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Chris Panumpabi had never heard of the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology. Now, he has…
Researchers enable microorganisms to build molecules with light
Katie Brady
Researchers are continually looking for new ways to hack the cellular machinery of microbes like yeast and bacteria to make products that are useful for humans and society. In…
Illinois study gives public attitudes on genetic privacy a stronger voice
Claudia Lutz
In just a few decades, reading DNA has gone from the realm of science fiction to the commonplace. Genetic testing is an available tool in a growing number of healthcare…
IGB Director Steps Down, Interim Director Named
IGB Communications
After nearly 15 years of dedicated leadership, Gene Robinson has stepped down as IGB Director to assume the role of Executive Director and CEO of the Discovery Partners…
Meeting the moment with team science training: IGB’s professional development opportunities
Claudia Lutz
Almost from its inception, genomics has been a team-based science, anchored by intercontinental collaborative efforts to sequence, analyze, and understand whole genomes.…
New Executive Director and CEO of Discovery Partners Institute Announced
Grainger College of Engineering
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign announced the appointment of Gene E. Robinson as the new Executive Director and CEO of the Discovery Partners Institute (DPI).…
