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Mining for anti-infectious Molecules from Genomes

The Mining for anti-infectious Molecules from Genomes theme identifies undiscovered microbial sources with medical potential for new antibiotics and other beneficial drugs and investigates the use of antibody-based strategies against avian influenza.

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Three Illinois professors are recipients of Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowships this year: from left, materials science and engineering professor Yingjie Zhang, chemistry professor Angad Mehta, and chemistry professor Lisa Olshansky.
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