The Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology is dedicated to transformative research in Agriculture, Human Health, the Environment, and Energy Use and Production. We're fulfilling our mission to advance life sciences research and stimulate bioeconomic development in the state of Illinois in a number of ways, including pioneering research in bioenergy, critical climate change studies, and promising work in regenerative medicine, drug development, and understanding cancer at the cellular level.

Building the Roots of Genomics Wall
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Building the Roots of Genomics Wall
Discovering Human Gut Microbiome Dynamics
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Discovering Human Gut Microbiome Dynamics
Lunch with the Core 4 03 24
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Lunch with the Core 4 03 24
Lunch with the Core 3 27 24
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Lunch with the Core 3 27 24
Lunch with the Core 3 06 24
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Lunch with the Core 3 06 24
Lunch with the Core 2 28 24
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Lunch with the Core 2 28 24
Lunch with the Core 2 14 24
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Lunch with the Core 2 14 24
Pollen Power 2023 Slideshow
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Pollen Power 2023 Slideshow
Engineering the metabolic outputs of the human gut microbiome
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Engineering the metabolic outputs of the human gut microbiome
Science of team science: What social scientists know about great teaming
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Science of team science: What social scientists know about great teaming
Eat your broccoli! Microbial metabolism and gut health
58:05
Eat your broccoli! Microbial metabolism and gut health
Science Café - What octopus intelligence can teach us about robots
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Science Café - What octopus intelligence can teach us about robots
Designer Babies: What are they & do we want them?
1:16:23
Designer Babies: What are they & do we want them?
Deciphering gene regulatory networks of cell-fate specific from bulk and single cell omic data
1:05:00
Deciphering gene regulatory networks of cell-fate specific from bulk and single cell omic data
Egg-feeding calls of the mimic poison frog
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Egg-feeding calls of the mimic poison frog
Pharmacogenomics: Discovery and Translation
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Pharmacogenomics: Discovery and Translation
Crafting the Art of Science: a Sneak Peek Behind the Scenes
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Crafting the Art of Science: a Sneak Peek Behind the Scenes
Computer services at the IGB
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Computer services at the IGB
An Introduction to the Zeiss LSM 900: With Super-resolution and Deconvolution Capability
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An Introduction to the Zeiss LSM 900: With Super-resolution and Deconvolution Capability
Indigenizing Pharmacogenomics and Biomedical Research
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Indigenizing Pharmacogenomics and Biomedical Research
New kind of service for academics to commercialize tech: the Chicago Biomedical Consortium Approach
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New kind of service for academics to commercialize tech: the Chicago Biomedical Consortium Approach
The Macro-Dynamics of the History of U.S. Oversight for Biotechnology in Agriculture and Environment
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The Macro-Dynamics of the History of U.S. Oversight for Biotechnology in Agriculture and Environment
Intrinsic and extrinsic regulators of choanoflagellate cell physiology
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Intrinsic and extrinsic regulators of choanoflagellate cell physiology
Understanding etiology of hypermobile EDS: a connective tissue disorder with complicated genetics
1:01:33
Understanding etiology of hypermobile EDS: a connective tissue disorder with complicated genetics
Collaborative team discovers new natural products at unprecedented speed
3:49
Collaborative team discovers new natural products at unprecedented speed
MINFLUX: Tackling the Puzzle of Protein Reaction-Diffusion in Living Cells
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MINFLUX: Tackling the Puzzle of Protein Reaction-Diffusion in Living Cells
Improving DATA Workflows
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Improving DATA Workflows
Introduction of the New Vevo F2 for Preclinical Imaging and Biomedical Engineering
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Introduction of the New Vevo F2 for Preclinical Imaging and Biomedical Engineering
IGB Core Minflux Workshop
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IGB Core Minflux Workshop
The biomass distribution on Earth
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The biomass distribution on Earth