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Supporting research on reproductive health through the Director’s Innovation Fund
Ananya Sen
The Director’s Innovation Fund was initiated in 2019 by Scott Fisher, an Illinois alumnus. He wanted to honor his late wife Bonita J. Fisher, who was diagnosed with multiple…
New model accurately describes COVID-19 waves and plateaus
Siv Schwink
The COVID-19 pandemic has gone on much longer than many predicted in its earliest months. The world has closely watched its progression, with infection rates measured out on…
Atomic structure of antifungal drug confirms unusual mechanism
Liz Ahlberg Touchstone
Advanced molecular imaging technology has now mapped the structure of a drug widely used to treat fungal infections but whose workings have mystified researchers and physicians…
COVID viral spike protein region senses temperature, drives seasonal mutation patterns
Lauren Quinn
New analyses from University of Illinois researchers show that, underneath all the variants and waves, COVID-19 has been cycling seasonally across the globe for nearly two…
Study reveals how bacterial pathogen adapts to nutritional stress
Alisa King-Klemperer
In order to cause disease, the human pathogen Staphylococcus aureus must adapt to the changing host environment. Many of these adaptations are mediated through two-component…
Chemical pollutants disrupt reproduction in anemonefish, study finds
Ananya Sen
Ocean pollution is unfortunately becoming more commonplace, raising concerns over the effect of chemicals that are leaching into the water. In a new study, researchers have…
How do microbes choose from a “menu” of food?
Ananya Sen
Microbial communities often contain several species that coexist even though they share similar metabolic abilities. How they do so is unclear. Researchers have now developed a…
Six Illinois scientists rank among world's most influential
Diana Yates
Six faculty members at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have been named to the 2021 Clarivate Analytics Highly Cited Researchers list, including two from IGB.
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New funds to support collaborative projects at the IGB
Ananya Sen
Denise Poulos Elser has always believed in using multidisciplinary collaborations to solve important problems. In 2017, she attended an event hosted by Steven Thayer, a…