Helping crime laboratories become more efficient
Dave Evensen
The Illinois Forensic Science Commission relies on U of I to debate pressing issues facing police investigators
Since March, some of the most pressing issues of forensic…
New therapeutic target identified for triple-negative breast cancer
Ananya Sen
Breast cancer is categorized into three major subtypes: hormone receptor-positive, HER2-positive, and triple-negative. Although there are targeted therapeutic approaches for…
15 Years of IGB: Accelerating biological engineering through automation and artificial intelligence
Ananya Sen
One of the biggest challenges in traditional laboratory settings is performing countless hours of error-prone lab work: handling reagents, incubating reactions or living cells…
Young Innovator program successfully concludes its second year
Ananya Sen
The Young Innovator program is designed to help trainees become innovative leaders in their fields. The students attended classes for ten weeks over the summer and, at the end…
Ultra-sensitive biosensing technique can spot individual molecules that reveal cancer
Jenny Applequist
Despite recent years’ dramatic improvements in cancer treatment, cancer remains second only to heart disease as a leading cause of death for Americans. But a new Nature…
RIPE researchers prove bioengineering better photosynthesis increases yields in food crops for first time ever
Allie Arp
For the first time, RIPE researchers have proven that multigene bioengineering of photosynthesis increases the yield of a major food crop in field trials. After more than a…
Illinois General Assembly recognizes IGB’s 15th anniversary
Ananya Sen
On February 25th 2022, the Illinois General Assembly adopted House Resolution 0690, commending the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology on its 15th year of societal,…
Valuable antibody patents vulnerable to overly broad doctrinal shift in patent law
Phil Ciciora
A new paper co-written by a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign legal scholar who studies intellectual property protection for advanced biotechnologies advocates for a…
Students selected for the 2022 Tracy Undergraduate Research Fellowship
Ananya Sen
Two undergraduate students have been selected for a 10-week summer research program to carry out research at the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology. Karan Samat and…