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Huimin Zhao receives 2022 AIChE Award
Claire Benjamin
Chemical and biomolecular engineering professor Huimin Zhao (BSD/GSE/CABBI/MMG/CGD) has received the 2022
Huimin Zhao to lead ACS Synthetic Biology as editor in chief
The Publications Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS) has appointed University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign chemical and biomolecular engineering professor Huimi
Small molecule transports iron in mice, human cells to treat anemia
Liz Ahlberg Touchstone
A natural small molecule derived from a cypress tree can transport iron in live mice and human cells lacking the protein that normally does the job, easing a buildup of iron in
Remembering Professor Gabriel Popescu
Gabriel Popescu (M-CELS), the William L.
New study investigates the microbiomes of dogs across the world
Ananya Sen
Although the microbiome—the collection of all microbes that live in the body—in the fecal matter of dogs has been investigated extensively, those studies have mostly been limite
SHIELD program a model for effective pandemic management, data show
Liz Ahlberg Touchstone
In the fall of 2020, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign welcomed students back for in-person instruction amid the powerful first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bioengineering team develops a remote lab to teach enzyme kinetics
Ananya Sen
The COVID-19 pandemic forced teachers across the globe to embrace remote learning.
Students selected for the 2022 Woese Research Scholar Program
Ananya Sen
Zubin Havewala and Garrett McPheron have been selected for the Carl R. Woese Undergraduate Research Scholar Program.
Nicholas Wu named 2022 Searle Scholar
Nicholas Wu (IGOH), an assistant professor of biochemistry, has been selected for the new class of Searle Scholars to pursue ground-breaking research in chemistry and biomedical
CCIL Researchers Receive Grainger College of Engineering Faculty Awards
CCIL
Tandy Warnow (BCXT/IGOH) and Cecilia Leal (M-CELS), who are both scientists at the Cancer Center, have been recognized for their achievements by the Grainger College of Engineer
No photosynthetic improvement in ictB transformants in field-grown model crop
Amanda Nguyen
It is projected that by the year 2050, the global food supply will need to increase by 50-80% to keep up with the growing population.
Pedron Haba Named 2022 Minority and Minority-Serving Institution Faculty Scholar
CCIL
Sara Pedron Haba (RBTE), a research assistant professor in chemical and biomolecular engineering and a member of the Cancer Center at Illinois, was recently named a 2022 awardee