The mission of the Institute for Integrative Genome Biology is to:
Foster and support interdisciplinary collaborations among researchers on campus and in the scientific community utilizing a systems-based1 approach to science
Develop novel approaches and technologies to solve complex biological problems
Train students and postdocs in interdisciplinary research
Explore the translational development of potentially commercial technologies and projects
1 Systems based: the melding of computational approaches and technological innovations with molecular and cellular biology