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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.

Study identifies prime source of ocean methane


Up to 4 percent of the methane on Earth comes from the ocean’s oxygen-rich waters, but scientists have been unable to identify the source of this potent greenhouse gas.

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.

Record high impact ratings for journals Global Change Biology and GCB Bioenergy


Global Change Biology (GCB) and its sister journal GCB Bioenergy received record high impact ratings from the Institute for Scientific Information last month.

Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Management Grads Share Their Experience


The Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Management (CEM) is a program for entrepreneurially minded MD students, DVM students, PhD students, and Post-Doctoral Associates

Improving Drought-Resistance of Biofuel Grasses


The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded a five-year, $12.1 million grant to a multi-institutional effort to develop drought-resistant grasses for use in biofuels.

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 the

Evaluation of Microscopy Techniques May Help Scientists to Better Understand Ancient Plants


In a paper published in PLoS ONE, scientists at the University of Illinois released their findings on what microscopy techniques are needed to identify the shape and texture of

Lessons from Epigenome Evolution: Exploring the epigenome’s regulatory function


Exploring the epigenome’s regulatory function

IGB Proof of Concept Funding


The Institute for Genomic Biology, with support from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research (OVCR), is pleased to announce a call for proposals for Proof of Concept (POC

Chemical Incident on May 28th


We'd like to thank our community over the concern of a minor chemical spill in one of our labs in the IGB research building on May 28th.

Maps of miscanthus genome offer insight into grass evolution


Miscanthus grasses are used in gardens, burned for heat and energy, and converted into liquid fuels.