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IBEST

Institute for Bioinformatics and Evolutionary Studies
Life Science South | Room 441
PO Box 443051
Moscow, Idaho 83843-3051
Phone: (208) 885-9076
Fax: (208) 885-5003
IBEST@uidaho.edu

Featured Research

2013 Outstanding Staff Award
Awards are given to staff that have shown exemplary dedication and have gone above and beyond their normal job duties at the University of Idaho.
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$718,304 in Competitive Grants Awarded to Faculty Members.
University of Idaho faculty members of the Institute for Bioinformatics and Evolutionary Studies (IBEST) were awarded $718,304 in competitive grants as part of the NSF BEACON Science and Technology Center on "Evolution in Action".
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From the lab to the world:
Kali Turner's hands-on experience prepares her for a future studying disease.
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Advanced university research showcased
Institute puts priority on educating students
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Interactive Fractal Tree of Life Zooms In On Earth's Entire Evolutionary History
A new interactive website shows a phylogenetic tree of everything, as zoomable as Google Earth.
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A Triangle of Collaboration: Core Lab Increases Efficiency
Idaho’s core lab is not only at the forefront of collaboration, but it is providing a better research experience for all involved.
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Chasing a Virus Through Mathematical Models
Viruses mutate often and because their life spans are on the order of minutes or hours, a tremendous amount of change can occur in a short amount of time.
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Student workin in lab
Researchers: 1, Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria: 0
University of Idaho Researchers Aim to Unlock Plasmid Transfer Secrets
In an effort to take the resistance out of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, University of Idaho researchers are getting down to the genetic level
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Larry Forney working with a student in his lab
V is For…The Word We're Afraid to Speak
Changing Women's Health at the Global Level
Increasing understanding about normal vaginal microbiota – or bacteria – so that physicians can better identify conditions that make women prone to infections and other diseases, and avoid the development of health problems.
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Zaid Abdo
Bioinformatics
Building Core Power
Zaid Abdo, assistant professor of mathematics, statistics and bioinformatics
» 5,600 trials and counting