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The Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology (IGB) is an innovative research institute using cutting-edge genomic practices to tackle large-scale global challenges currently facing humanity.

Food security for a growing population. Effective therapeutic drugs and antibiotics. Automated synthesis of new molecules and proteins. Using a team-based, collaborative science approach, researchers at the IGB are addressing these and other complex issues. Our main areas of research below are each supported by our strong commitment to fundamental science – the pursuit of discovery.

Health & Wellness

Health +
Wellness

How the genome enhances, affects, or disrupts physical and mental wellbeing.

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Technology & Socety

Tech +
Society

Advancing our capability to shape the world and capacity to understand each other.

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Agriculture & Energy

Ag +
Energy

Sustainably feeding and fueling a planet impacted by a changing global climate.

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Outreach & Public Engagement

Outreach &
Public Engagement

Encouraging the public to understand how genomics affects daily life and society.

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IGB Profile: Kierra Fonner
CZ Biohub Chicago announces first cohort of Investigators
"The work will focus on germ cell development (GCD), hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian function (HPOF), spermatogenesis and fertilization (S&F), embryo-uterine crosstalk and pregnancy (EUC&P), and placentation and preterm birth (Pl&PTB).
Schematic representation of CdSe nanocrystal exchange (left) and absorption spectra showing the shift of nanocrystals from the visible spectrum (CdSe) to the infrared (HgSe) (right).
RIPE team models connection between enzyme activity and yields for the first time
Particpants at the Genomics for Judges event use electrophoresis to test commercially available snacks for traces of GMOs.