-Omics research includes fields such as proteomics, genomics, epigenomics, and metabolomics and refers to the totality of a subject: all constituent parts considered collectively.
WID researchers are working to manage and utilize the massive amounts of data associated with -omics research to understand and inform gene regulation, cellular reprogramming, precision medicine, and complex biological systems.
WID is home to the Multi-Omics Hub.
Assistant professor of plant pathology Claudia Solís-Lemus is a recipient of funding from the Department of Energy to develop statistical theory and tools for computational biology.
Professor, Diane M. Bless Endowed Chair in Otolaryngology
Vocal fold mucosa biology in health and disease
WID researchers have developed a computational tool that can accurately predict the three-dimensional interactions between regions of human chromosomes.
Xuehua Zhong’s close study of an ordinary plant’s cellular mechanisms could lead to big advances in agriculture and medicine. Zhong is featured in Grow magazine.
Assistant Professor
My research involves the development of statistical models to answer biological questions.
WID researchers used a collaborative combination of computational and wet lab experimental techniques to find a connection between a transcription factor and a neurodevelopment gene.
Associate Professor
Neurodevelopmental mechanisms of stress and mental illness in youth
A proteomics approach to gut microbial interactions that drive epigenetic changes in human metabolism
WID seeks to add to its roster of excellent faculty with two new hires in emerging cutting-edge fields.
WID’s new hubs—Data Science, Multi-Omics, and Illuminating Discovery—represent a new path forward for collaborative research projects and fields.
The Wisconsin Institute for Discovery will launch a suite of hubs designed to bring together researchers from across campus and provide access to specialized tools and resources.
Developing computational tools to learn the principles of genome organization
Data Science Hub Facilitator
Facilitating connections and training researchers in data science.
Ten highly innovative projects have been chosen to receive University of Wisconsin–Madison Data Science Initiative funding, including two led by Wisconsin Institute for Discovery investigators.
Professor
Co-lead of Data Science Hub (hub.datascience.wisc.edu). Research on systems genetics.
Investigators from WID are among the recipients of the latest round of UW2020 awards.
Professor
Mechanisms that underlie cell division and using scientific art to engage the public
Transcriptional and epigenetic mechanisms regulating cellular differentiation and reprogramming
