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Researchers design educational course for Illinois practitioners to address lack of knowledge on tick-borne diseases
Shelby Lawson
Anyone who enjoys taking walks through the woods or grassy fields when the weather is warm knows that checking for ticks afterward is a must. Ticks can spread numerous diseases…
First test of anti-cancer agent PAC-1 in human clinical trials shows promise
Diana Yates
A phase I clinical trial of PAC-1, a drug that spurs programmed cell death in cancer cells, found only minor side effects in patients with end-stage cancers. The drug stalled…
Bill & Melinda Gates Agricultural Innovations extends RIPE funding with $34M grant
Diana Yates
Bill & Melinda Gates Agricultural Innovations has awarded a grant of $34 million to the Realizing Increased Photosynthetic Efficiency project, an international research…
New journalism master’s degree track focusing on science and technology receives campus funding
Holly Rushakoff
With a significant need for professionals to communicate science, discoveries, and innovations to the general public, a flexible hybrid/online program—with a focus on science…
15 Years of IGB: Integrating Science and Society through Outreach
Shelby Lawson
Since the inception of the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, its slogan has been “where science meets society.” This highlights the institute’s deep commitment both…
Network neuroscience theory best predictor of intelligence
Diana Yates
Scientists have labored for decades to understand how brain structure and functional connectivity drive intelligence. A new analysis offers the clearest…
Research to boost astronaut fitness on NASA’s mission to Mars
Jenna Kurtzweil
Exercise looks a little different en route to the Red Planet, so Professor Marni Boppart (RBTE) got creative. Boppart and her colleagues received $1 million from the…
Biomarker 2022 now available
Ananya Sen
The 16th volume of the Biomarker is now available online at (https://www.igb.illinois.edu/sites/default/files/uploads/Biomarker2022…), and across the Carl R. Woese Institute…
CAIM working group
The IGB Center for Artificial Intelligence and Modeling (CAIM) is organizing a monthly working group to facilitate the matching of biological problems to quantitative methods.…