Researchers To Study Using Microbes To Combat Citrus Canker
University of Florida researchers hope to use tiny microbes already in Florida citrus groves to fight the citrus canker.
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AGTC: The New Leader in Ocular Gene Therapy With Sue Washer
Sue Washer, president and CEO of Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation (AGTC), discusses ocular gene therapy with the Eye Care Insider podcast host Joshua Mali, MD.
Florida High Tech Corridor Collaboration Wins National Prize To Elevate Underserved Women-Owned Businesses
UF Innovate | Pathways program, the Collaboratory for Inclusive Entrepreneurship, is among winners of national U.S. Small Business Administration prize to serve women entrepreneurs.
Local Tech Startup Continues Breakthrough Success in Global Display Industry
UF startup and UF Innovate | The Hub resident Mattrix Technologies has found a way to use technology invented at UF to reduce OLED manufacturing costs for large screens and bring these incredible displays to a wider market.
Revisiting the A-Si Backplane for the Next Generation of AMOLED Displays
Mattrix Technologies has a new approach to AMOLED manufacturing that may soon drive costs down and adoption rates higher in many markets.
Rapid Detection of Hepatitis C Virus Using CRISPR/Cas
Piyush K. Jain, Ph.D., an assistant professor at the University of Florida Department of Chemical Engineering, has received a grant from the National Institute of Health (NIH) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to develop an early stage, paper-based point-of-care test to detect the Hepatitis C virus.
Why the University of Florida Gets a ~$20M Cut of Gatorade Profits Every Year
The University of Florida has used its royalties to bolster its research and entice new researchers looking to make lucrative discoveries.
UF Health Psychiatrist Talks About the Mental Health Challenges Posed by COVID-19
Jacqueline Hobbs, M.D., Ph.D., an associate professor in the University of Florida College of Medicine’s department of psychiatry, discusses the burden of coping with the stress caused by the upheaval of normal life and the need to pay closer attention to our mental well-being.
UF Nursing Researchers Provide Parents CHOICES for Reproductive Health
Two University of Florida College of Nursing researchers earned a four-year $3 million grant to support a large national study to test the effect of a web-based educational tool that aims to help young adults understand sickle cell disease — or even prevent it from being inherited.
UF Health Expert Discusses COVID-19 Booster Shots
Michael Lauzardo, M.D., deputy director of UF’s Emerging Pathogens Institute and an associate professor in the UF College of Medicine’s department of medicine, talks about issues related to the third vaccine dose.
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