New online graduate certificate in applied bioinformatics launched

BIOSCIENCES BIG DATA New online graduate certificate in applied bioinformatics launched The completion of the human genome sequence early in the 21st century marked the beginning of a big data explosion in life sciences research. The resulting interdisciplinary field...

Wu named Highly Cited Researcher

UD's Cathy Wu has been named a Highly Cited Researcher. Highly Cited Researcher UD’s Cathy Wu ranked among top one percent in Web of Knowledge January 10, 2017 The University of Delaware’s Cathy Wu has been named a 2016 Highly Cited Researcher by Thomson Reuters. The...

CISTERS goes national

The CISTERS organization at the University of Delaware has become an ACM-W student chapter. CISTERS goes national UD group for women in technology becomes official ACM-W student chapter September 19, 2016 CISTERS, a group that brings together women in...

Hunting for cleft-related genes

Deepti Anand (left) and Salil Lachke work with the new tool they are developing to help in the hunt for genes related to orofacial cleft birth defects.

Women of research

The latest issue of the University of Delaware Research magazine profiles seven women researchers who offer insight into their work, the hurdles they have cleared and what keeps them moving forward.

Research provides insights into genetic basis of obesity

Chicken Fat

Research provides insights into genetic basis of obesity

Oct. 28, 2015–Just as poultry is steadily gaining in popularity on dinner plates, the chicken is growing in attractiveness as a biomedical model for studying health issues ranging from headaches and ovarian cancer to cystic fibrosis and muscular dystrophy.

It turns out that the chicken may also help researchers better understand diabetes and obesity.