The IGB

The Institute for Genomic Biology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign was established in 2003 to advance life science research and stimulate bio-economic development in the state of Illinois.

Construction of the $75 million, 186,000 square foot state-of-the-art IGB facility began in April 2004. The building was officially dedicated in March 2007. The facility will ultimately house up to 400 researchers in three broad Program Areas:

Systems Biology
Cellular and Metabolic Engineering
Genome Technology

A Message from the Director, Harris Lewin

Establishing the Environment, Creating the Culture, Getting Down to Business

After six years of planning and construction, the institute formally opened its doors on March 29, 2007. This date marks the beginning of a transformative period in the history of the University, one in which a new vision for future of biology and life sciences will emerge.

We’ve had some tremendous accomplishments in a short period of time.