Bioinformatics Core Researchers Support Obesity Research at UD

Bioinformatics Data Science Core Director Shawn Polson and Bioinformatics Programmer Jaysheel Bhavsar collaborated with Ibra Fancher, assistant professor of kinesiology and applied physiology, and the Sequencing and Genotyping Core to reveal gene expression...
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Kevin Solomon Receives Presidential Career Award

CBCB Affiliated Faculty, Kevin Solomon, has been awarded the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the highest honor bestowed on early career researchers in science and engineering by the US government.  Congratulations, Dr. Solomon!...
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Uncovering Molecular Pathways

Dr. Karl Schmitz, an assistant professor in the Departments of Biological Sciences and Chemistry and Biochemistry and CBCB affiliated faculty, and his team will map the basic biology of the bacterium that tuberculosis, focusing on the specific role of unusual chemical...
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Mercury in Fish

Dr. Mi-Ling Li, UD assistant professor of environmental chemistry and toxicology and CBCB Affiliated Faculty, and her research team investigate the roll of seafood consumption in human exposure to methylmercury. Click here to read the UDaily article.
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WELCOME TO THE CENTER FOR BIOINFORMATICS AND COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY

Bioinformatics and computational biology is an emerging field where biological and computational disciplines converge. Harnessing information from the newly founded Data Science Institute (DSI), the Center for Bioinformatics & Computational Biology (CBCB) is an interdisciplinary, cross-campus and inter-institutional initiative for the Delaware research and education community. It is built on the Bioinformatics Core at the Delaware Biotechnology Institute (DBI) and the bioinformatics infrastructure of the Protein Information Resource (PIR).

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EDUCATION

Why a Bioinformatics degree from University of Delaware?

Whatever your background, life sciences or computational/ mathematical sciences, students, full-time or part-time at the Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology will gain core competency for job opportunities in the very rapidly growing field of bioinformatics. Indeed the bioinformatics market is projected to reach $21 billion by year 2026. The opportunities exist in industries ranging from agriculture, pharmaceuticals and health care to data analytics and software industry.

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RESEARCH

Fostering cutting-edge, interdisciplinary, cross-campus and inter-institutional research in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology synergistic to UD strategic research areas, including Systems Biology, Energy and Environmental Studies, and Translational Medicine.

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Core Facility

CORE FACILITY

Providing scientific expertise and core infrastructure support in Bioinformatics Data Science for the Delaware research and education community. Available resources include bioinformatics services, consulting, training, and access to computational infrastructure and software.

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Melinda Duncan

​Biomedical Research Leader

CBCB Affiliated Faculty, Melinda Duncan, has been appointed research associate vice president for research at UD and director of the Delaware IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE).

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NEWS

Uncovering Molecular Pathways

Dr. Karl Schmitz, an assistant professor in the Departments of Biological Sciences and Chemistry and Biochemistry and CBCB affiliated faculty, and...

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SEMINARS

Phylogenetic Analysis of Global Isolates of the Avian Malaria Parasite Plasmodium relictum
Esther Weyer
March 31, 2025 | 3:30 PM

Dictionary-Guided Transformer for Mass Spectral Classification of Airborne Pathogens
Kyle Regan
March 31, 2025 | 4:00 PM