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DOE Funds Major Bioenergy Research Center At Illinois Through IGB and iSEE
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is doubling down on energy research at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, funding a multi-million dollar Bioenergy Research…
New grant to study fish genomics, behavior
Kathryne Metcalf.
The three-spined stickleback is a funny sort of a fish. They’re somewhat non-distinct: drabbish silver, small, and minnow-like, native to salt- and freshwater bodies throughout…
Study identifies key player in heart enlargement
Steph Adams.
The heart is a dynamic muscle that grows and shrinks in response to stressors such as exercise and disease. The secret to its malleability lies in individual cells, which get…
Report evaluates computational genomics skills of African scientists
Emily Scott.
A new paper co-authored by Illinois and African scientists describes how an African bioinformatics network tested researchers’ ability to perform computational genomics tasks…
Rachel Whitaker Receives Allen Distinguished Investigator Award
The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group today announced five new Allen Distinguished Investigator (ADI) awards to researchers conducting pioneering research in epigenetics, aging,…
Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research Supports Crops in Silico
Olivia Harris
The Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) has awarded Principal Investigator Amy Marshall-Colón, Assistant Professor of Plant Biology at the University of…
New Woese Undergraduate Research Scholar
Emily Scott
Since his freshman year of college, Yuhao Min has been passionate about research.
Now a rising senior at the University of Illinois, he’s getting to pursue what he loves…
World of Genomics brings IGB research to Chicago
Kathryne Metcalf
From May 18th to 20th in Chicago, over 15,000 visitors experienced the World of Genomics at the Field Museum of Natural History, a three-day event presented by the Carl R.…
Social experience tweaks genome function, behavior
Claudia Lutz
Mice have a reputation for timidity. Yet when confronted with an unfamiliar peer, a mouse may respond by rearing, chasing, grappling, and biting—and come away with altered…