CBCB Welcomes Research Assistant Professor Manabu Torii
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November 4, 2011–The Center for Bioinformatics & Computational Biology (CBCB) is extremely pleased to welcome Dr. Manabu Torii as a new Research Assistant Professor. Dr. Torii will contribute to the development of text mining systems as part of the CBCB bioinformatics infrastructure for knowledge discovery.
CBCB Hosts Third Skate Genome Annotation Workshop
June 14, 2011–The Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (CBCB) at the University of Delaware hosted the Third Skate Genome Annotation Workshop at Clayton Hall from May 23-26.
Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology holds research symposium
June 6, 2011–More than 100 people turned out for the inaugural Research Symposium on Bioinformatics and Systems Biology at the University of Delaware on Friday, May 27.
CBCB Affiliate Faculty Member’s Team Selected as Finalists for Illumina’s Data Excellence Award
June 3, 2011–In an effort to challenge the life sciences community to create more informative and accessible ways to look at the wealth of genomic and other life science data, Illumina launched the iDEA (Illumina Data Excellence Award) Challenge.
CBCB to host Research Symposium on Bioinformatics & Systems Biology
Phipps named HR Liaison of the Quarter
March 29, 2011—-Susan Phipps, administrative assistant in the University of Delaware Department of Computer and Information Sciences, has been named HR Liaison of the Quarter for the first quarter of 2011.
Liaison of the quarter recognition is given to exemplary members of the University’s Human Resources team.
Researchers to study positive genetic contributions of viruses
March 17, 2011–The positive genetic contributions of viruses to life on Earth will be explored by researchers at the University of Delaware and the Delaware Biotechnology Institute through a grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Marine Microbiology Initiative.
Cyberinfrastructure project featured as success story by federal agency
Jan. 3, 2011–A multi-institutional project that includes the University of Delaware was highlighted in a recent publication by the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Recovery Act Funds in Action: Infusion of Recovery Act Funds Boost Biomedical Research
December 13, 2010–This past May, the Center for Bioinformatics & Computational Biology hosted the Skate Genome Annotation Workshop at the University of Delaware. This five day workshop featured participants from five North East states: Delaware, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. This gathering was the first of three bioinformatics workshops planned to annotate the […]
CBCB Welcomes New Staff
November 15, 2010–The Center for Bioinformatics & Computational Biology (CBCB) is pleased to welcome Dr. Karol Miaskiewicz and Dr. Shawn W. Polson to our growing Center.
University of Delaware Participates in the Second Skate Genome Annotation Workshop in Maine
October 20, 2010–The Skate Genome Project is sponsored by IDeA (Institutional Development Award) Network for Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) Program from National Center for Research Resources at NIH, which funded North East Cyberinfrastructure Consortium to enhance cyber-enabled research and workforce development in the North East states. The second workshop took place in Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory Oct. 12-15. Faculty members from CBCB co-organized and participated as instructors.
CBCB welcomes Education and Outreach Coordinator Katie Lakofsky
August 27, 2010–Cathy Wu and her colleagues at the Center for Bioinformatics & Computational Biology (CBCB) are extremely pleased to welcome our new staff member Katie Lakofsky who will serve as our Educational and Outreach Coordinator.