Institute for Genomics and Bioinformatics (IGB)

The Institute for Genomics and Bioinformatics (IGB) was established in January 2001. As an Organized Research Unit, IGB's UC charter was to create an organizational structure for interdisciplinary research in genomics and bioinformatics, which together were (and still are) catalyzing a revolution in the scientific understanding of biological genes, proteins, networks, and systems, and their medical implications. The Institute reports directly to the UCI Vice Chancellor of Research, in keeping with its interdisciplinary nature, and is currently housed in the Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Science building on the UC Irvine campus.