Organization profile

The Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology (IGB) is an interdisciplinary institute dedicated to transformative research and technology in life sciences using team-based strategies to tackle grand societal challenges. Members conduct genomic research in the areas of food security, energy, health, technology, and environmental conservation within collaborative research themes. These themes draw faculty from many schools and departments, including biology, chemistry, physics, engineering, sociology, and business, who remain an integral part of their home departments while also pursuing research at the IGB.

In each theme, the common goal of a particular grand challenge in research—developing more effective cancer therapeutics, creating more efficient and robust food and fuel crops, uncovering the origins of life—creates synergy among diverse groups of scientists. Our work ranges from basic research that expands the horizons of human knowledge to applied research that builds on this foundational knowledge to create new technologies. The IGB’s complement of research themes is dynamic, adapting to new discoveries, methods, and needs.

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Genes Medicine & Life Sciences

Proteins Medicine & Life Sciences

Genome Medicine & Life Sciences

Enzymes Medicine & Life Sciences

Bees Medicine & Life Sciences

Escherichia coli Medicine & Life Sciences

Peptides Medicine & Life Sciences

Zea mays Medicine & Life Sciences

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Profiles

Elizabeth Ainsworth

ainswort@illinois.edu

Plant Biology - Associate Professor
Crop Sciences - Associate Professor
Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology - Institute Affiliate

Person: Academic

Aleksei Aksimentiev

aksiment@illinois.edu

Physics - Professor
National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) - Professor
Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology - Affiliate
Bioengineering - Professor

Person: Academic

Brian F Allan

ballan@illinois.edu

Entomology - Associate Professor
National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) - Associate Professor
Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment - Associate Professor
Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology - Affiliate

Person: Academic

Research Output 1960 2018

3D Plasmon Coupling Assisted Sers on Nanoparticle-Nanocup Array Hybrids

Seo, S., Chang, T. W. & Liu, G. L. Dec 1 2018 In : Scientific Reports. 8, 1, 3002

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

nanoparticles

Raman spectra

augmentation

electromagnetic absorption

light emission

5-HT_2C Receptor Structures Reveal the Structural Basis of GPCR Polypharmacology

Peng, Y. , McCorvy, J. D. , Harpsøe, K. , Lansu, K. , Yuan, S. , Popov, P. , Qu, L. , Pu, M. , Che, T. , Nikolajsen, L. F. , Huang, X. P. , Wu, Y. , Shen, L. , Bjørn-Yoshimoto, W. E. , Ding, K. , Wacker, D. , Han, G. W. , Cheng, J. , Katritch, V. , Jensen, A. A. & 6 others Hanson, M. A., Zhao, S., Gloriam, D. E., Roth, B. L., Stevens, R. C. & Liu, Z. J. Feb 8 2018 In : Cell. 172, 4, p. 719-730.e14

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Slip forming

Polypharmacology

Ritanserin

Ergotamine

Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2C

Aberrantly high expression of the CUB and zona pellucida-like domain-containing protein 1 (CUZD1) in mammary epithelium leads to breast tumorigenesis

Mapes, J., Anandan, L., Li, Q., Neff, A., Clevenger, C. V., Bagchi, I. C. & Bagchi, M. K. Jan 1 2018 In : Journal of Biological Chemistry. 293, 8, p. 2850-2864 15 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Zona Pellucida

Herpes Zoster

Carcinogenesis

Breast

Epithelium

Datasets

Data from: Embryogenesis in the plant parasitic nematode Heterodera glycines is independent of host-derived stimulation

Thapa, S. (Creator), Patel, J. A. (Creator), Reuter-Carlson, U. (Creator), Schroeder, N. E. (Creator), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2017

DOI: 10.13012/B2IDB-6946735_V2

Dataset

PASTA For Proteins Data (BALiBASE)

Collins, K. (Creator), Warnow, T. (Creator), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Apr 6 2018

DOI: 10.13012/B2IDB-4074787_V1

Dataset

RAD-seq genotypes for a Miscanthus sinensis diversity panel

Clark, L. V. (Creator), Dwiyanti, M. S. (Creator), Anzoua, K. G. (Creator), Brummer, J. E. (Creator), Głowacka, K. (Creator), Hall, M. (Creator), Heo, K. (Creator), Jin, X. (Creator), Lipka, A. E. (Creator), Peng, J. (Creator), Yamada, T. (Creator), Yoo, J. H. (Creator), Yu, C. Y. (Creator), Zhao, H. (Creator), Long, S. P. (Creator), Sacks, E. J. (Creator), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Jul 27 2019

DOI: 10.13012/B2IDB-1402948_V1

Dataset