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2023 Francis Alison Award

Groundbreaking chemist Joseph Fox recognized with UD’s highest faculty honor. As the son of a piano mover, University of Delaware Professor Joseph Fox understands — by experience — the kind of planning and painstaking effort required to move fragile, high-value items to their next destination. And helping his father with that heavy-duty work may have…Continue Reading 2023 Francis Alison Award

New Building Blocks

UD engineers create bacteria that can synthesize an unnatural amino acid Amino acids are the individual building blocks of proteins and are essential for biological systems to work properly. There are 20 standard amino acids that make up proteins in all living systems, more than 500 different types of other amino acids found in nature,…Continue Reading New Building Blocks

The Chemistry of Making Molecules

UD’s Mary Watson earns national award for groundbreaking work in catalysis Mary P. Watson, professor of chemistry and biochemistry at the University of Delaware, has been selected as the 2023 recipient of the American Chemical Society (ACS) Catalysis Lectureship for the Advancement of Catalytic Science, a prestigious honor that recognizes her research accomplishments in developing…Continue Reading The Chemistry of Making Molecules

Breakthrough in research in eye disorders results in NIH grant

When University of Delaware doctoral student Sandeep Aryal took the initiative to learn additional research techniques to study proteins present in the eye, his work resulted in the discovery of a new gene, known as Elav11, linked to the eye disorders of cataract and small or reduced eye tissue. Now, that breakthrough has led to…Continue Reading Breakthrough in research in eye disorders results in NIH grant

Fowler and Sullivan part of team for new Delaware Research Center

The new Delaware Center for Musculoskeletal Research will be led by (clockwise from top left) Blue and Gold Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering Dawn Elliott; Professor Velia Fowler, chair of UD’s Department of Biological Sciences, will co-direct the center; and Professors Millie Sullivan and Liyun Wang, both from the College of Engineering, will co-direct the…Continue Reading Fowler and Sullivan part of team for new Delaware Research Center

Megan Dang has been busy publishing her 2020 research

Congratulations to Megan Wang, CBI Trainee, on the recent publication of 3 articles. Awesome! See titles and links to articles below. Wang J, Dang MN, Day ES, (April 25, 2020) “Inhibition of Wnt signaling by Frizzled7 antibody-coated nanoshells sensitizes triple-negative breast cancer cells to the autophagy regulator chloroquine” Nano Research 3CLICK HERE to read this…Continue Reading Megan Dang has been busy publishing her 2020 research

Research on COVID-19 published in engineering journal

Congratulations to CBI Trainee Katie Nelson and CBI Trainers Professors Cathy Fromen and Jason Gleghorn on their recent publication, Significant Unresolved Questions and Opportunities for Bioengineering in Understanding and Treating COVID-19 Disease Progression, published on July 27, 2020 in Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering. Other authors include Jasmine Shirazi, Michael J. Donzanti, and Ryan Zurakowski. CLICK HERE to read…Continue Reading Research on COVID-19 published in engineering journal

Prof. Karl Booksh, outspoken advocate for those with disabilities

On July 26, 2020, the American Disabilities Act celebrated 30 years of being passed into law in the United States. CBI Trainer, Prof. Karl Booksh, broke his neck while playing flag football his freshman year in college. For some, this may have changed their course in life, but Dr. Booksh earned advanced degrees and awards,…Continue Reading Prof. Karl Booksh, outspoken advocate for those with disabilities

Dr. April Kloxin is leading a project under UD CHARM

A new center at the University of Delaware will advance research to transform the way materials are made. The UD Center for Hybrid, Active, and Responsive Materials (UD CHARM) will drive fundamental materials science research with the potential to enable critical innovations in biomedicine, security, sensing and more. The center, led by UD’s Drs. Thomas H….Continue Reading Dr. April Kloxin is leading a project under UD CHARM