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Honey bee colony aggression linked to gene regulatory networks

Shelby Lawson

Collective behaviors are present across many different animal groups: schools of fish swimming in a swirling pattern together, large flocks of birds migrating through the night,

New initiative to improve forensic science practices in Illinois

Ananya Sen

The landscape of forensic DNA has shifted in recent years to not only include different types of genetic data, but also expand how DNA can help improve the science and the inves

Lisa Surber

Shelby Lawson

Studying behavioral and morphological responses to environmental cues in poison frogs

Two novel effects paired for superior biomarker detection method

Jonathan King

Researchers from Brian Cunningham’s lab, in collaboration with researchers at W

Illinois researchers create 3D images of C4 plant cellular components

Allie Arp

A team from the University of Illinois has quantified the plant cell properties in two C4 species, including cell shape, chloroplast size, and

Researchers track antimicrobial resistance in E. coli isolated from swine

Ananya Sen

The spread of drug-resistant microbes has become a global health concern that threatens our ability to treat infections.

RIPE researchers model ‘link’ between improved photosynthesis and increased yield

Allie Arp

A team from the University of Illinois has modeled improving photosynthesis through enzyme modification and simulated soybean growth with realistic climate conditions, determini

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.