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IGB Profile: Jeff Chen
Katie Brady
Growing up in Vancouver, Canada, you could find Jeff Chen visiting the beach to observe fish, starfish, and algae in the tide pools. Throughout his life, Chen had a natural…
Anthropologist Jennifer Raff to give IGB-HRI Distinguished Public Lecture in Genomics
HRI and IGB Communications
Jennifer Raff, PhD, Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Kansas will give the IGB-HRI Distinguished Public Lecture in Genomics "Linking Life Sciences…
Genomic study identifies human, animal hair in ‘man-eater’ lions’ teeth
Diana Yates
In a new study, Field Museum researchers collaborated with scientists at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign on an in-depth analysis of hairs carefully extracted from…
NSF, international partners to invest nearly $10M in ASAP Global Center
Ananya Sen
The U.S. National Science Foundation and partner agencies in the U.S., Canada, Finland, Japan, the Republic of Korea (ROK), and the United Kingdom announced funding of new…
NSF to invest $5M to the Reliable and Scalable Biofoundries for Biomanufacturing and Global Bioeconomy
Ananya Sen
The U.S. National Science Foundation and partner agencies in the U.S., Canada, Finland, Japan, the Republic of Korea (ROK), and the United Kingdom announced funding awards in…
Spotted Science in CU: Poison Dart Frogs Take Over Neil Street
Katie Brady
If you have recently driven down Neil Street, you may have noticed that some new, and colorful, neighbors moved in at Dixon Graphics. Alerted by the bright colors and patterns…
Center for Genomic Diagnostics Receives First USDA Grant
Katie Brady
Foreign animal diseases are a global threat to swine production with the potential for detrimental economic implications. Recently, researchers at the University of Illinois…
The big why: Alison Bell seeks answers to fundamental questions about individual behavior
Trish Barker, Ananya Sen
For evolution, ecology and behavior professor Alison Bell (GNDP leader), asking big questions seems to be a lifelong habit.
As an undergraduate studying the history and…
New IGB research education program for undergraduate students
Ananya Sen
The Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology is renowned for its interdisciplinary research that spans various departments across the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign…
