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Probing Plant Infections

Sometimes the pathogens that infect plants also affect people—through our pocketbooks. Which is why plant pathologist Erica Goss, a University of Florida professor with the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, spends a lot of time studying microbes that infect tomatoes, peppers and strawberries.

Cannabix Achieves New Benchmark for FAIMS Marijuana Breathalyzer Technology

UF startup Cannabix Technologies Inc., developer of marijuana breathalyzer devices for law enforcement and the workplace, reports that engineers have made major advancements on its high-field asymmetric waveform ion mobility spectrometry (FAIMS) breathalyzer for analyze sensitivity and portability.

Atsena Therapeutics Unveils XLRS Gene Therapy Program Leveraging Novel Spreading Capsids

UF startup Atsena Therapeutics, a clinical-stage gene therapy company focused on bringing the life-changing power of genetic medicine to reverse or prevent blindness, unveiled its preclinical gene therapy program for X-linked retinoschisis (XLRS), a monogenic disease caused by mutations in the RS1 gene.

Study Did Not Find That Masks Do Not Work

Derek Cummings, a professor of biology and infectious disease epidemiologist at the University of Florida, said the study built on previous research showed masks are effective at preventing the spread of viruses.

Here’s How Seasonal Affective Disorder Can Make Sleep Worse—And What You Can Try, According to a Therapist

Sherry Benton, founder of TAO Connect, a UF Innovate | Accelerate startup, shares why seasonal affective disorder occurs and ways to overcome it.

How This 23-Year-Old’s Startup Became The Fastest-Growing Company in a $25B Industry

With year-over-year growth of 762.3%, UF Innovate | Accelerate graduate Imprint Genius, a company providing high-quality, unique promotional products, takes the number one position for “Fastest Growing Distributors” in 2020, as published in Print+Promo Marketing Magazine.

Janice Krieger Receives $2.1 Million Grant to Use Virtual Human Technology to Promote Clinical Trial Participation Among Older Adult Minorities

Janice Krieger, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications STEM Translational Communication Center director, and a team of researchers has been awarded a National Institute on Aging (NIA) grant to use the virtual health assistant ALEX (Agent Leveraging Empathy for eXams) to recruit older adult minorities for clinical trials.

IAEA Program on Remote & Automated QC in Radiography & Mammography

Dr. Manuel Arreola, vice-chair of Medical Physics, and Zahra Razi, Medical Physics Graduate Program Ph.D. student at the University of Florida, contributed to the publication of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) Program on Remote and Automated QC in Radiography and Mammography.

Linda B. Cottler Receives Rema Lapouse Award for Contributions to Epidemiology and Control of Mental Disorders

The Mental Health, Epidemiology and Applied Statistics sections of the American Public Health Association have selected Linda B. Cottler, Ph.D., M.P.H., FACE, for the Rema Lapouse Award for Achievement in Epidemiology, Mental Health and Applied Public Health Statistics.

Headgear Significantly Reduces Girls’ Lacrosse Concussions, Landmark UF Health Study Finds

Female high school lacrosse players are significantly less likely to sustain concussions and other injuries if they wear headgear, a landmark study led by University of Florida Health researchers has found.

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