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C. Victor Jongeneel

Saurabh Sinha, Associate Professor of Computer Science, and colleagues chosen for Top Ten Paper Award at the recent RECOMB/ISCB Conference on Regulatory and Systems Genomics.

IGB Member Chosen for Top Paper at Genomics Conference

Former Arends Professor Emerita of Microbiology remembered for her intellect, sense of humor, and exceptional ability as a teacher and a mentor.

Abigail Salyers: 1942 - 2013

Hyunjoon Kong and collaborators have developed a synthesized substance that folds itself into a shape which can control the flow of an embedded drug.

Slow and steady: A drug delivery implant that folds – and paces – itself

Through state-of-the-art ancient DNA and protein work, researchers including Al Roca of Illinois have determined a 300-year-old type specimen for Asian elephants is actually an African elephant.

Researchers Unmask Centuries-old Elephant Imposter

Gina Kolata, Science Journalist for the New York Times, will present her lecture "How to Misread the Science of Health" on Friday, November 15, 3:00pm at the Alice Campbell Alumni Center.

New York Times Science Journalist Speaks on Health and Science Nov. 15

On a crisp fall day, students, faculty and staff learned about ongoing research projects at the Energy Biosciences Institute (EBI) Energy Farm as they walked among towering plots of prairie grasses and woody plants.

Energy farm tour reveals bioenergy crops’ sustainability

Jonathan Sweedler

Top University members and IGB leadership gathered for the first meeting of the IGB External Advisory Board

IGB hosts first meeting of External Advisory Board

Illinois researchers across campus are collaborating to build a computer for enable faster DNA sequencing massive data set processing.

CompGen: High-Performance Computing for Genetics

William Metcalf

Food science and human nutrition professor Yong-Su Jin, left rear, and clockwise, graduate student Joshua Quarterman, EBI Fellow Soo Rin Kim and postdoctoral researcher Na Wei.

Team uses cellulosic biofuels byproduct to increase ethanol yield

Genome Day returns on November 2, 2013!

Genome Day returns on November 2, 2013!

Paul Kenis

A multidisciplinary effort involving 15 scientists from three institutions has identified the function of a bacterial protein and the biochemical pathway in which it operates, which could help identify the functions of hundreds of other proteins.

It Takes A(n Academic) Village to Determine Enzyme's Function