Institute for Genomics & Systems Biology Launches Redesign
The Institute for Genomics & Systems Biology launched their new design last week. We were asked to redesign the site shortly after we completed the Chicago Center for Systems Biology website for the University of Chicago last year.
The website needed a design refresh, better content organization, and most importantly, an easy way for staff to make updates themselves. To accomplish that, we leveraged the ExpressionEngine Content Management System (CMS). We worked closely with Aharon Solomon from IGSB to arrive at a clean, easy-to-navigate design worthy of an institute working on the The Chicago Cancer Genome Project and other notable initiatives.
A feature story/image rotator was custom-built and integrated into the CMS, allowing IGSB to add images and links to stories and research independently, as needed.
While the new CMS is only scratching the surface of possible functionality, a few popular sections like Research Papers, News and Seminars & Events are now getting better visibility thanks to the CMS. IGSB can add an item which will show up in the corresponding section as well as the most recent will bubble up to the homepage as well as update RSS feeds.
IGSB needed an easy way to manage their 140+ staff and fellows directory and the new CMS gives them exactly that. People can also be associated with labs, research papers and more.
As IGSB staff are added as editors and contributors to the new CMS, the website will only continue to grow and serve the scientific community as a source of knowledge and inspiration.
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