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Three projects chosen for the IGB DEI Awards
Ananya Sen
The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Task Force at the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology have awarded three projects for their DEI initiatives. Each project was…
Joseph Fernandez
Ananya Sen
Joseph Fernandez is a postdoctoral researcher at the Genomics and Eco-evolution of Multi-Scale Symbioses Institute at the University of Illinois Urbana-…
Team develops all-species coronavirus test
Diana Yates
In an advance that will help scientists track coronavirus variants in wild and domesticated animals, researchers report they can now detect exposure to the SARS-…
New insights into the structural changes associated with osteoarthritis
Ananya Sen
Osteoarthritis is the most common degenerative joint disease, affecting 22% of adults over 40 globally. Although the condition has been extensively studied through a medical…
Are honey bees, wild bees still in trouble?
Diana Yates
A new report reveals that U.S. beekeepers lost roughly half of the honey bees they managed last year. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign entomology…
Potential breakthrough treatment for cystic fibrosis enters clinical trial
Carle Illinois College of Medicine
Clinical testing is underway for a potentially groundbreaking new treatment for cystic fibrosis. Pioneered by scientists at Carle Illinois College of Medicine at the University…
Pollen Power camp inspires new generation of budding young scientists
Shelby Lawson
Everyone knows about space camp, but have you heard of plant camp? Pollen Power summer camp, hosted by the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, offers local middle…
Donor Spotlight: Aarush M. Patel Foundation
Shelby Lawson
In 2018, Mitul Patel and his wife, Aditi Patel, got married and were looking to start a family when they first experienced issues with infertility. Over the course of two years…
New drug delivery method can reverse senescence of stem cells
Shelby Lawson
As we age, our bodies change and degenerate over time in a process called senescence. Stem cells, which have the unique ability to change into other cell types, also experience…
Ratna Karatgi
Shelby Lawson
Investigating mechanisms behind variation in color of killifish
Growing up in South India, Ratna Karatgi found herself moving between cities as her dad relocated for…
Illinois researchers, Native American tribes working together to curate, increase access to oral histories
Jodi Heckel
Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign are working with Native American tribes across the country to digitize oral histories and ethnographic materials…
STEAM TRAIN pulls into the station for another successful year
Shelby Lawson
An engineered bazooka designed to launch candy, a 3D-printed novel board game, an ecological experiment with fish, and a magnetically powered trebuchet. You may guess that…
