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IGB Director Awarded 2011 Wolf Prize in Agriculture


IGB Director Harris Lewin is a recipient of the 2011 Wolf Prize in Agriculture. He shares the prize with James R. Cook, of Washington State University.

The $100,000 Wolf…

Researchers Awarded $33.9 Million Grant to Study Enzyme Functions


A team of researchers led by University of Illinois biochemistry professor John A. Gerlt has received a five-year, $33.9 million grant from the National Institutes of…

IGB Theme Leader Elected to American Academy of Microbiology


University of Illinois professor William Metcalf has been elected to Fellowship in the American Academy of Microbiology, a distinction awarded to microbiologists who have made…