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2012 Proof of Concept Initiative Recipients Announced
The Institute for Genomic Biology is happy to announce the award recipients in the 2012 IGB Proof of Concept (POC) Initiative. There is a well-known funding gap between…
5-Year NASA-Funded Research Grant Awarded
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has been selected as one of five new research teams joining the NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI) to study the origin and…
Two IGB Members named University Scholars
Elizabeth Ainsworth and Phillip Newmark have been named as University Scholars, a program created to recognize the university’s most talented teachers, scholars and researchers…
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.
Myong, who is a faculty member of the Cellular…
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. Now…
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. Edited by Deputy…
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 in…
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. The Donald…
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…
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…