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Middle School Girls Gained Real-world Science Skills at Pollen Power! Camp
Nearly 30 girls attended the Institute for Genomic Biology’s weeklong summer camp that is devoted to the science of pollen
Gene Robinson
IGB Director Gene Robinson has been chosen to receive the iBIO Institute’s 2013 iCON Innovator Award.
3D-printed Splint Saves Infant’s Life
Claire Benjamin
Half a millennium after Johannes Gutenberg printed the bible, researchers printed a 3D splint that saved the life of an infant born with severe tracheobronchomalacia, a birth de
Chem/Bioengineers Use Adhesion to Combine Silicones & Organic Materials
Introductory chemistry students learn that oil and water repel each other.
Institute for Genomic Biology Director Gene Robinson honored with iCON Innovator Award
Institute for Genomic Biology (IGB) Director Dr.
Mitochondrial DNA Ties Ancient Remains to Living Descendants
Researchers report that they have found a direct genetic link between the remains of Native Americans who lived thousands of years ago and their living descendants.
IGB Faculty Members Granted Access to Top Supercomputer
Four researchers at the Institute for Genomic Biology (IGB) have been granted access to the Blue Waters supercomputer at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, capable
IGB Fellow receives Career Award from Burroughs Wellcome Fund
Bo Wang, IGB Fellow in the Regenerative Biology and Tissue Engineering theme, has received a Career Award at the Scientific Interface by the Burroughs Wellcome Fund.
IGB Director to Chair 2014 NAKFI Conference on Social Behavior
IGB Director Gene Robinson will lead efforts to plan conference and award $1M in seed grants.
Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust Funds New Research Focus at IGB
The Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust has awarded a $2 million grant to the Institute for Genomic Biology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
