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Welcome to our newest issue of the tri-annual IGB e-newsletter. There has been some incredible work going on here recently! From taking the first look at some hydrogen-loving microbes in the colon to detecting novel hormone-like compounds with fluorescent sensors, the range and potential impact is remarkable. Our faculty and students continue to be recognized with awards and appointments, like the prestigious National Institutes of Health Director's New Innovator Award and The American Society for Microbiology Undergraduate Research Fellowship. IGB hosted the nation's first ever week-long genomics program for Native Americans and a faculty member co-authored a groundbreaking book on health informatics. There is much more to discover in this e-newsletter. As we head into the holiday season and toward the New Year, I am eager to see what future developments are on the horizon for us.
Enjoy!
Gene E. Robinson
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11/29/2011 - 12:00 p.m.
612 Institute for Genomic
Biology
Sarah K. Highlander, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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11/29/2011 - 2:30 - 4:00 p.m.
IGB Main Building, 2nd Floor Break Room
Discussion surrounding the impact the AIA law will have on the intellectual property originating from this campus. Coffee and snacks will be served.
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This month's image, "Tyrosine hydroxylase /mRNA expression in the honey bee brain," was made by Matthew McNeill in Gene Robinson's Lab. This is the expression pattern for the gene that encodes the rate-limiting enzyme in dopamine synthesis, tyrosine hydroxylase (th; yellow), in the brain of a forager honey bee. The image was taken using a Zeiss LSM 700 confocal microscope.
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Researchers got a first look at microbes that inhabit the colonic mucosa. Pictured, from left, University of Illinois animal sciences and Institute for Genomic Biology professor Rex Gaskins, animal sciences visiting research specialist Ann Benefiel, Carle Foundation Hospital gastroenterologist Dr. Eugene Greenberg, and postdoctoral researcher Franck Carbonero.
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Andrew Leakey, a member of the Genomic Ecology of Global Change theme at IGB, was recently selected as a Beckman Fellow, Center for Advanced Study. Leakey's proposal, "Opening the Black Box of Plant Responses to Global Environmental Change with Genomic Tools", deals with global environmental change in this century and the impact on growing conditions in farmers' fields and crop yields.
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University of Illinois chemical and biomolecular engineering professor Huimin Zhao and his colleagues engineered a new detector of compounds that bind to estrogen receptors in human cells.
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A weeklong program for Native Americans in genomics included everything from learning to do DNA extraction and genotyping to a discussion about integrating indigenous and scientific ideas and values. But by far the most powerful outcome was a lasting bond between 12 participants and seven faculty, all Native Americans from around the United States and Canada.
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University of Illinois professor Bruce Schatz, a faculty member at the Institute for Genomic Biology, has co-authored a groundbreaking book on Health Informatics, based on his popular computer science course.
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Are you interested in learning the knowledge and skills necessary to meet the challenges of managing an academic or industrial laboratory group or business? The CEM program is for entrepreneurially minded doctoral students, post-doctoral students, practicing scientists, and Academic Professionals interested in understanding the business, economic, and legal issues in biotechnology ventures.
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Douglas A. Mitchell, a professor of chemistry at the University of Illinois, is a recipient of the 2011 National Institutes of Health Director's New Innovator Award. The award recognizes bold ideas from some of the nation's most promising new scientists.
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James Slauch and Paul Kenis have been named as University Scholars, a program created to recognize the university's most talented teachers, scholars and researchers.
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The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) has selected Nhat Trinh as a 2011 award recipient of the ASM Undergraduate Research Fellowship. Nhat's mentor is Doug Mitchell (Mining Microbial Genomes research theme).
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The IGB is proud to honor Harris Lewin with its first named endowment. "The Harris A. Lewin Pioneer in Genomic Biology Distinguished Lecture" will recognize the lecture of a world-renowned scientist in the Pioneers in Genomic Biology lecture series. Through his foresight and determination, Dr. Lewin spearheaded the effort at the University of Illinois to create an interdisciplinary campus institute to advance life science research and stimulate economic growth.
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