Delaware Biotechnology Institute

Welcome
The Delaware Biotechnology Institute 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. The Institute 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.

Faculty Profile
	Harsh Bais, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Plant and Soil Sciences Dr. Harsh Bais' rhizosphere biology research is focused on the biological significance of root exudation. More >>

Highlights
	Science stars Mar. 22, 2013 They may be just high school students but the Delaware BioGENEius finalists are working on groundbreaking research projects from determining the effects of environmental toxins on human health to using computational modeling for understanding how mutations affect the stability of lactase. More >>

Research
	Reducing arsenic in food chain May 1, 2013 Harsh Bais and Janine Sherrier of the University of Delaware's Department of Plant and Soil Sciences are studying whether a naturally occurring soil bacterium can create an iron barrier in rice roots that reduces arsenic uptake. More >>

Delaware Biotechnology Institute
University of Delaware
15 Innovation Way
Newark, DE 19711

Phone (302) 831-4888 · Fax (302) 831-4841

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