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Center for Genomic Diagnostics

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The Center for Genomic Diagnostics employs new technologies to diagnose and treat diseases at a lower cost.

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Front row, Graduate Student Seth Croslow and Research Scientist Jia Dong. Back row, from left: Co-PIs Mathew Hudson, Jonathan Sweedler, Huimin Zhao and Biofoundry Manager Stephan Lane.
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CABBI Team Deploys Robotic Lab to Revolutionize Plant Bioengineering
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Professor Andrew Smith
Research
Bioengineers Create Revolutionary New Nanocrystals
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Led by bioengineering professor Xing Wang, Illinois researchers developed drug-delivering DNA aptamers that target elusive leukemia stem cells. Photo by Fred Zwicky
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Drug-delivering aptamers target leukemia stem cells for one-two knockout punch
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Associate Professor of Food Science & Human Nutrition, Zeynep Madak-Erdogan, is also the Associate Director for Education at the Cancer Center at Illinois. / L. Brian Stauffer
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Zeynep Madak-Erdogan Leads New ‘Voices of Cancer’ Project
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Nilmani Singh, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Professor Huimin Zhao, and Yujie Yuan developed the automated platform FAST-NPS to accelerate bioactive natural product discovery. / Isaac Mitchell
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New automated method increases the efficiency of bioactive natural product discovery
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Biochemistry professor Nash Kalsotra
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New study sheds light on liver maturation, specialization
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