President’s Office Announces $10.9 Million for Third Round of Strategic Funding Awardees

UF President Ben Sasse announced a third round of strategic funding, which will see $10.9 million spread across 10 new projects aimed at solidifying UF’s standing as a national research leader. The funds are part of a larger $130 million funding pool UF received from the Florida Legislature earlier this year, with half of the funds being directed to units for special strategic projects.

The strategic projects included in this funding round include research in gene therapeutics, AI assisted education, neuromedicine, and more. Barry Byrne, M.D., Ph.D., the director of UF’s Powell Gene Therapy Center, says this funding will elevate UF’s research capabilities.

“The opportunity to develop transformative cell and gene therapy products for severe medical conditions will continue to position UF as an international leader in the new discipline of genetic medicine,” said Byrne. “We are grateful for the support of the strategic funding award to advance these innovative faculty ideas across the academic health center and to train the next generation of clinician-scientists in advanced therapeutics.”

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