Delaware Biotechnology Institute
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| Name | Delaware Biotechnology Institute |
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| Established | January, 2001 |
| City | Newark |
| State | Delaware |
| Country | USA |
| Website | http://www.dbi.udel.edu/ |
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The Delaware Biotechnology Institute (DBI) at the University of Delaware is a partnership among government, academia and industry to help establish the First State as a center of excellence in biotechnology and the life sciences.[1] The Institute's mission is to facilitate a biotechnology network of people and facilities to enhance existing academic and private-sector research, catalyze unique cross-disciplinary research and education initiatives, and to foster the entrepreneurship that creates high-quality jobs.
Adjacent to the University of Delaware main campus, DBI's 72,000 ft (22,000 m)2 research facility is located in the 40 acre Delaware Technology Park [2][3], home to a range of established and new technology businesses. The DBI laboratory houses more than 180 faculty and students, allowing for valuable collaborations and the opportunity to share the institute's professionally-managed core instrumentation centers.
Research at the Delaware Biotechnology Institute has application in agriculture, environmental science, and human health, featuring leading-edge work in bioinformatics, genomics and small RNA biology, materials science, molecular medicine and proteomics.
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[edit] Partner Institutes
The four institutes of higher education in the State of Delaware are partners in the DBI along with two area hospital systems. These partners are
- University of Delaware
- Delaware State University
- Delaware Technical & Community College
- Wesley College
- Christiana Care Health System
- Nemours / Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
[edit] Associated Centers
DBI cooperates closely with centers within the University of Delaware that relate to biotechnology. The Center for Critical Zone Research focuses on basic research of the Earth’s near surface environment.[4][5] The program in Science, Ethics, and Public Policy seeks to integrate ethics and public policy questions with cutting-edge scientific endeavours, academic curricula, private enterprises, and government policy.[6][7]
[edit] Core Facilities
As a key component of being a center of excellence in life science research, DBI strives to provide state-of-the-art core center facilities to its partner institutions.[8] Several core instrumentation centers are located at the facility, along with personnel experienced in the equipment. Other core facilities located across the UD campus may also be accessed by faculty.
- Bioimaging (DBI)
- Bioinformatics (DBI)
- Center for Translational Cancer Research (Wolf Hall)
- DNA Sequencing Core Facility (Allen Lab)
- Growth Chambers (DBI)
- Protein Production Facility (DBI)
- Proteomics Facility (Brown Laboratory)
- Structural Biology (Brown Laboratory)
- Transgenic/Chimeric Mouse and Embryonic Stem Cell Culture Core Facilities (Wolf Hall)
[edit] References
- ^ An introduction to the Delaware Biotechnology Institute and Delaware EPSCoR Video
- ^ Delaware Technology Park
- ^ DBI groundbreaking announcement
- ^ CCZR home page
- ^ University of Delaware Professor Donald Sparks elaborates on the research theme and partnerships under the Center for Critical Zone Research Video
- ^ SEPP home page
- ^ Delaware State University Philosophy Professor Stephen Taylor emphasizes the link between environmental research and environmental ethics Video
- ^ Dr. Kirk Czymmek introduces the core centers at the Delaware Biotechnology Institute Video
