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In recent papers, Assistant Professor of Bioengineering Princess Imoukhuede and co-authors have made significant progress in personalizing angiogenesis inhibition cancer treatments.

New research may help doctors personalize cancer treatments

Where Will Science Take Us In 20 Years? New Blog Provides Predictions for the Year 2034

Where Will Science Take Us In 20 Years? Blog Provides 2034 Predictions

Bruce Fouke

Plant biology professor Evan DeLucia and colleagues found that land plants have the capacity to produce much more biomass than previously estimated.

Earth can sustain more terrestrial plant growth than previously thought

IGB Fellow Scott Woolbright describes how climate relicts - regions with uncharacteristic qualities - help understand how climate change affects ecological communities.

Climate relicts may help researchers understand climate change

Stephen A. Boppart, Martha L. Gillette

Jun Song, Founder Professor of Bioengineering and Physics, led a combined genomic and computational approach in biomedical research to reprogram stem cells.

New understanding to reprogramming cells holds medical promise

IGB director Gene Robinson and colleagues found that changes in brain metabolism influence insect aggression.

Researchers boost insect aggression by altering brain metabolism

Professor Ning Wang led a team that found that tumor-repopulating cancer cells can go dormant in stiffer tissues but wake up and multiply when placed in a softer environment.

Cell mechanics may hold key to how cancer spreads and recurs

Sir John Tenniel's drawing of Alice and the Red Queen Running

Classic Lewis Carroll character inspires new ecological model

Plant biologist Steve Long ponders strategies to recruit the next generation of researchers.

Securing tomorrow’s food supply by engaging today’s students

Stephen Long

IGB director Gene Robinson (left, with citizen scientist Paul Tenczar) led research which placed RFID tags on honey bees to track the activity of individual bees in the hive.

Radio Frequency ID Tags on Honey Bees Reveal Hive Dynamics

Gene activity changes in response to dietary changes in foraging honey bees, researchers found.

Scientists track gene activity when honey bees do and don't eat honey

Field trips for the camp included an excursion to SoyFACE, the Soybean Free Air Concentration Enrichment facility located on the South Farms.

Another Successful Year for the IGB Summer Camp, Pollen Power!