The Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology (IGB) is dedicated to transformative research and technology in life sciences. Team-based themes tackle grand societal challenges in food security, energy, health, technology, and environmental conservation. Its facilities include a microfabrication lab, plant growth facility, and a microscopy suite.

From left, graduate student Vijay Gupta and Steven Blanke, an Illinois professor of microbiology, have discovered how an H. pylori toxin gets into cells. Photo by L. Brian Stauffer

Novel toxin receptor discovered for ulcer-causing stomach pathogen

Associate Professor Steven Blanke and his team have identified the receptor for a toxin produced by ulcer-causing bacteria.