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Bruce Schatz : Building Healthcare Solutions
University of Illinois professor Bruce Schatz, a faculty member at the Institute for Genomic Biology, has co-authored a groundbreaking book on Health Informatics, based on his…
IGB faculty member selected as Beckman Fellow, Center for Advanced Study
Andrew Leakey, a member of the Genomic Ecology of Global Change theme at IGB, was recently selected as a Beckman Fellow, Center for Advanced Study.
Researchers Map Minority Microbes in the Colon
They make up less than one-hundredth of 1 percent of the microbes that live in the colon, but the bacteria and archaea that sop up hydrogen in the gut are fundamental to colon…
Two IGB Faculty Members Elected to American Academy of Microbiology
James Slauch and Wilfred van der Donk have been elected fellows of the American Academy of Microbiology.
Genetic Study Offers Insight into the Social Life of Bees
Most people have trouble telling them apart, but bumble bees, honey bees, stingless bees and solitary bees have home lives that are as different from one another as a monarch’s…
Taekjip Ha Wins Ho-Am Prize
Cellular Decision Making in Cancer Theme Leader Taekjip Ha has been awarded the 2011 Ho-Am Prize in Science by the Ho-Am Foundation in Korea.
The Art of Science: Images from the Institute for Genomic Biology
“The Art of Science: Images from the Institute for Genomic Biology" opening reception was held on Thursday, March 31 from 6:00- 8:30 p.m.
May Berenbaum to Receive 2011 Tyler Prize
University of Illinois entomology professor and department head May Berenbaum will r
New IGB Director Takes the Helm
Genomics of Neural and Behavioral Plascticity Theme Leader Gene E.
Jian Ma receives CAREER award for large-scale Genomic Studies
Jian Ma, an assistant professor in bioengineering and a member of the Cellular Decision Making in Cancer Re
IGB Director Awarded 2011 Wolf Prize in Agriculture
IGB Director Harris Lewin is a recipient of the 2011 Wolf Prize in Agriculture. He shares the prize with James R. Cook, of Washington State University.