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Rice fields in Uttar Pradesh, a state in northern India.

Understanding the long-term impact of climate change on Indian crops

Kathure Mugambi

Kathure Mugambi

Bioethicist Françoise Baylis to give IGB Distinguished Public Lecture in Genomics

Bioethicist Françoise Baylis to give IGB Distinguished Public Lecture in Genomics

Young Innovator Program Spotlight: Jason Wang

Young Innovator Program Spotlight: Jason Wang

Researchers design AI method to predict metabolomic profiles of microbial communities

Researchers design AI method to predict metabolomic profiles of microbial communities

An Illinois research team created an AI tool to predict an enzyme’s function from its sequence using the campus network and resource group servers. Pictured, from left: Tianhao You, Haiyang (Ocean) Cui, Huimin Zhao and Guangde Jiang.

AI predicts enzyme function better than leading tools

Young Innovator Program Spotlight: Skye Shepard

Young Innovator Program Spotlight: Skye Shepard

Chang Liu is working in Chen’s liquid-phase transmission electron microscopy laboratory.

Researchers reveal real-time glimpse into growth habits of nanoparticles

Young Innovator Program Spotlight: Alejandra Zeballos

Young Innovator Program Spotlight: Alejandra Zeballos

Researchers discover new class of ribosomal peptide with hemolytic activity

Researchers discover new class of ribosomal peptide with hemolytic activity

Scientists at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign developed a method to noninvasively image DNA methylation, allowing new explorations of the mechanisms that regulate gene expression in the brain. The team includes, from left, chemistry professor Scott Silverman; entomology professor Gene Robinson, the director of the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology; bioengineering professor Fan Lam; animal sciences professor Ryan Dilger; and electrical and computer engineering professor Zhi-Pei Liang.

Team uses MRI to image epigenetics in the brain

Assistant Professor of Bioengineering Shannon Sirk

Shannon Sirk wins NIH Trailblazer Award

Spatial distribution of Pseudomonas quorum signaling from biofilm sample measured using MS imaging.

Bacterial signaling across biofilm affected by surface structure

DOE Renews CABBI Five More Years

DOE Renews CABBI Five More Years

Illinois professors, from left, Jodi Flaws, Megan Mahoney and Rebecca Smith found that nocturnal hot flashes can serve as a predictor of insomnia in menopausal women.

Study models the causes of insomnia in menopausal women