Aug 10, 2021 | Crops in silico Project, News Releases, RESEARCH PROFILES
The architecture of a plant’s organs, such as leaves, stems, roots, and buds, plays a significant role in its growth and productivity. Even within a single species like sorghum, architectural differences due to genetic variation are common. Like many other genetic...
May 19, 2021 | iSEE Research, News Releases, Next-Gen Feedstock Project, RESEARCH PROFILES
Nictor Namoi could have studied anywhere in the world, and he chose to travel all the way from Kenya to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to maximize the sustainability of bioenergy crops. Namoi received his bachelor’s degree in Management of Agroecosystems...
Sep 10, 2020 | Crops in silico Project, News Releases, RESEARCH PROFILES
Crop researchers worldwide are constantly advancing our understanding of the plants we rely on. One approach that many scientists take is the development of in silico models — computational models meant to simulate the mechanics of biological systems. However, an...
Apr 15, 2020 | iSEE Research, News Releases, RESEARCH PROFILES, Stormwater and Mosquito Control Project
Commonly written off as mere nuisances, mosquitoes actually pose a significant threat to human health, as they are vectors for dangerous diseases such as Zika virus, West Nile virus, and malaria. According to National Geographic, mosquito-borne diseases are...
Feb 6, 2020 | iSEE Research, Leverhulme, News Releases, RESEARCH PROFILES
Mike Masters, Field Research Specialist for the Leverhulme Centre for Climate Change Mitigation (LC3M), is no stranger to sustainability or to the University of Illinois — in fact, he’s been with both since the very beginning. “I’ve been around forever!” Masters...
Oct 29, 2019 | Crops in silico Project, News Releases, RESEARCH PROFILES
Ghana Challa, a Postdoc on the Crops in silico (Cis) team and member of Principal Investigator Amy Marshall-Colón’s lab at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has an incredible vision for the future of farming. “My vision is this: In 10 or 20 years,...