Spring 2015 Lab Party

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Chris Seward

Congratulations to our graduating senior undergraduates: Jacqueline Brinkman, Muhammad Ilyas, Bob Chen, and Emily Baltz!

Stubbs Lab heads to Puerto Rico!

Posted on February 1, 2015 by Chris Seward

Stubbs Lab in Puerto Rico for the Cold Spring Harbor conference! Sun, sand, and systems biology along with the world’s experts in regulation!

Stubbs Lab Heads to China!

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Stubbs Lab members Annie Weisner and Michael Saul recently explored the Beijing Genomics Institute in Shenzhen, China for a wide-reaching workshop in exciting new methods in genomics. This was done as part of a yearly exchange program the Stubbs Lab takes part in through the IGB.

Stubbs Lab Holiday Party

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Huimin

Xiaochen and Veena

Lisa and Chase

2014 Grad Students

Study: Different species share a “genetic toolkit” for behavioral traits

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Chris Seward

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The house mouse, stickleback fish and honey bee appear to have little in common, but at the genetic level these creatures respond in strikingly similar ways to danger, researchers report. When any of these animals confronts an intruder, the researchers found, many of the same genes and brain gene networks gear up or down in response.

This discovery, reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, suggests that distantly related organisms share some key genetic mechanisms that help them respond to threats, said University of Illinois cell and developmental biology professor Lisa Stubbs, who led the research with animal biology professor Alison Bell and entomology professor and Institute for Genomic Biology director Gene Robinson. Bell and Stubbs also are IGB faculty.

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Congratulations Dr. Bolt!

Posted on December 7, 2014 by Chris Seward

Congratulations to DR. CHRISTOPHER CHASE BOLT on completion of his thesis entitled:

Regulatory dynamics of the Tbx18 locus in mouse urogenital development

See: A distant downstream enhancer directs essential expression of Tbx18 in urogenital tissues for some background on Chase’s research.

Genome Day 2014

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The Stubbs lab and GNDP theme presented an exhibit on variations of taste and smell to K-4 Children at the Orpheum Children’s Science Museum at IGB’s Genome Day today. Here are some photos from the event.

Stubbs Lab at Genome Day

GNDP Theme at Genome Day

Orpheum Children’s Science Museum Genome Day billing

Genome Day

Stubbs Lab Booth at Genome Day

Genome Day

Whitaker Lab Booth at Genome Day

Green Screen exhibit

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New paper out this week

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Chris Seward

A new paper from Chase Bolt is out in this month’s issue of Developmental Biology. The paper examines the vertebrate T-box transcription factor gene Tbx18, which performs a vital role in development of multiple organ systems. (24854998)