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IGB Profile: Kierra Fonner
Ananya Sen
Growing up in Atwood, Illinois, Kierra Fonner didn’t know what career path she wanted to pursue. Although she tried her hand at many things, including law, accounting, nursing…
Cousins team up to tackle glioblastoma
Jonathan King
It was the early 1980s. At the time, glioblastoma patients survived on average for only 10-11 months. Four decades later, the life expectancy has only marginally improved by a…
CZ Biohub Chicago announces first cohort of Investigators
OVCRI and IGB Communications
Sixteen Illinois researchers, including twelve from the IGB, have been selected to become part of the inaugural cohort of Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Chicago Investigators. The…
New training grant for researchers in reproductive sciences and engineering
Ananya Sen
The National Institutes of Health has approved the T32 grant, “Interdisciplinary Research Training at the Interface of Reproductive Sciences and Bioengineering." The training…
Moving from the visible to the infrared: developing high quality nanocrystals
Amber Rose
Awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, quantum dots have a wide variety of applications ranging from displays and LED lights to chemical reaction catalysis and bioimaging.…
RIPE team models connection between enzyme activity and yields for the first time
Allie Arp
A team from the University of Illinois has developed a modeling framework connecting enzyme activity related to photosynthesis to yield. This is the first time a model has tied…
Genomics workshop equips judges with knowledge to navigate emerging legal questions
Shelby Lawson
Advances in genomics research and technology are providing a more comprehensive understanding of how our genetic code interacts with our environment to influence our health,…
Establishing grassroots genomics and bioinformatics programs to train over 400 Africans yearly
African BioGenome Project
The African BioGenome Project (AfricaBP) implemented a successful series of workshops in 2023 referred to as the Open Institute for Genomics and Bioinformatics Regional…
iFAB awarded $51 million EDA Tech Hubs grant to propel Central Illinois as a biomanufacturing leader
Claire Benjamin
The Illinois Fermentation and Agriculture Biomanufacturing (iFAB) Tech Hub has been awarded approximately $51 million from the Tech Hubs Program through the Department of…
Endowment by Scott Fisher to support IGB theme
Ananya Sen
Scott Fisher has established an endowment, which will support the research of a theme at the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology. The Scott H. Fisher Multi-Cellular…
Genetic patterns of world’s farmed, domesticated foxes revealed via historical deep-dive
Lauren Quinn
Domesticated animals play a prominent role in our society, with two-thirds of American families enjoying the companionship of pets and many others relying on animal products…
Simulating blood flow dynamics for improved nanoparticle drug delivery
Amber Rose
Despite gaining a bad rap in mainstream media in recent years, nanoparticles have been successfully used for decades in targeted drug delivery systems. Drug molecules can be…
