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Department of Computer Science

Institute for Genomic Biology

Institute for Genomic Biology

The Institute for Genomic Biology at the University of Illinois is dedicated to advancing life sciences research.  IGB scientists and researchers are changing the landscape of medicine, making important advances in biomedical research, and working to make biofuels not only environmentally sustainable but also economically viable.

CS researchers assist scientists collaborate with IGB scientists to discover the answers to some of life’s most fundamental questions through application of bioinformatics, data mining, information access and synthesis, and more.

IGB pursues research across three broad Program Areas:

  • Systems Biology
  • Cellular and Metabolic Engineering
  • Genome Technology

Learn more about IGB at www.igb.uiuc.edu.