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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. Researchers all over the world have been…
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…
Douglas Mitchell named John and Margaret Witt Professor of Chemistry
Tracy Crane
Known for ground-breaking research blending chemical and biological approaches to address antibiotic resistance, professor Douglas Mitchell (MMG) was celebrated as the John and…
STEAM TRAIN 2022 adventure completed
Ananya Sen
When one imagines what 6th-8th grade students might be interested in, these projects may not immediately come to mind: studying metabolism in the Minecraft universe,…
NIH BRAIN Initiative supporting development of a probe to monitor brain chemistry
Jenny Applequist
The human brain remains mysterious, and any progress towards solving that mystery may bring enormous benefits. For one thing, millions of people are afflicted with brain…
CABBI Team Develops Automated Platform for Plasmid Production
April Wendling
Plasmids have extensive use in basic and applied biology. These small, circular DNA molecules are used by scientists to introduce new genes into a target organism. Well known…
Carl Gunter invested as the George and Ann Fisher Distinguished Professor
Aaron Seidlitz
One of the highest honors the campus can bestow, named appointments to chairs, professorships, scholars, and fellows acknowledge outstanding faculty research, service, and…
Understanding the genomic modifications in transgenic papaya
Ananya Sen
The transgenic papaya “SunUp” was developed in the 1990s and was widely publicized because of its ability to resist the papaya ringspot virus. Although researchers from the…
15 Years of IGB: SHIELDing the Illinois community against COVID-19
Ananya Sen
During the earliest months of 2020, COVID-19 seemed like an innocuous event that was too geographically distant to affect the Illinois community. In fact, by March 10th there…
Brendan Harley invested as Robert W. Schaefer Professor
Claire Benjamin
Brendan A. C. Harley (RBTE/EIRH)—a leader in the fields of biomaterials, tissue engineering, and regenerative medicine—has been named the Robert W. Schaefer
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Automated synthesis allows for discovery of charge transport in organic molecules
Jenny Applequist
A cross-disciplinary UIUC team has demonstrated a major breakthrough in using automated synthesis to discover new molecules for organic electronics applications.
The…
Researchers Develop Powerful Strategy for Creating New-to-Nature Enzymes
Julie Wurth
Engineering enzymes to perform reactions not found in nature can address longstanding challenges in the world of synthetic chemistry, such as upgrading plant-based oils into…