Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology

The Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology (IGB) is an innovative research institute using cutting-edge genomic practices to tackle large-scale global challenges currently facing humanity. Using a team-based, collaborative science approach, researchers at the IGB are addressing complex issues such as food security, effective therapeutics, and automated synthesis of new molecules and proteins.

Our main areas of research are supported by a strong commitment to fundamental science–the pursuit of discovery:

• Health and Wellness: How the genome enhances, affects, or disrupts physical and mental wellbeing.
• Technology and Society: Advancing our capability to shape the world and capacity to understand each other.
• Agriculture and Energy: Sustainably feeding and fueling a planet impacted by a changing global climate.
• Outreach and Public Engagement: Encouraging the public to understand how genomics affects daily life and society.