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Doug Mitchell
Doug Mitchell (Mining Microbial Genomes) was named one of Genome Technology magazine's Seventh Annual Young Investigators for his work in toxin biosynthesis.
2012 Proof of Concept Initiative Recipients Announced
The Institute for Genomic Biology is happy to announce the award recipients in the 2012 IGB Proof of Concept (POC) Initiative. There is a well-known funding gap between…
5-Year NASA-Funded Research Grant Awarded
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has been selected as one of five new research teams joining the NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI) to study the origin and…
Two IGB Members named University Scholars
Elizabeth Ainsworth and Phillip Newmark have been named as University Scholars, a program created to recognize the university’s most talented teachers, scholars and researchers…
IGB Faculty Member Recognized with NIH New Innovator Award
Sua Myong, an assistant professor of Bioengineering, is the recipient of a 2012 NIH Director's New Innovator Award.
Illinois chemist named top young innovator
Chemistry professor and IGB affiliate Ryan C. Bailey has been chosen as one of the world’s top young innovators by Technology Review, the world’s oldest technology magazine.
Alison Bell receives Animal Behavior Society Young Investigator Award
Alison Bell, a University of Illinois animal biology professor and affiliate of the Institute for Genomic Biology, is the recipient of the 2012 Young Investigator Award from…
H. Rex Gaskins elected President-elect of the Society of Experimental Biology and Medicine
Founded in 1903, the SEBM is a not-for-profit scientific society formed to promote investigation in the biomedical sciences by encouraging and facilitating interchange of…
Harris Lewin Elected to National Academy of Sciences
Harris Lewin has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), it was announced today.
Lemelson-MIT $30,000 Illinois Student Prize Finalist
The University of Illinois has always been an incubator for innovation and entrepreneurship.
Institute for Genomic Biology, School of Integrative Biology receive major NSF training grant
The National Science Foundation has awarded the Institute for Genomic Biology (IGB) and the School of Integrative Biology a $3.2 million training grant.