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UF Biomedical Engineering Professor Receives NIH Award To Uncover Microbiome’s Role in Tissue Health

UF researcher Ana Maria Porras has received the NIH Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA) to advance her studies on how the human microbiome interacts with and influences tissue health.

UF Researchers To Study Pain, With Help From Horses

UF researchers are collaborating on a $5.4 million NIH grant to study osteoarthritis pain and progression in humans and horses, leveraging their unique expertise.

Campylobacter Presence in CRC Found To Accelerate Tumor Metastasis

UF researcher Christian Jobin found that campylobacter bacteria have been found to be enriched in primary CRC lesions of patients with metastasis.

InStore.ai Partners With Loss Prevention Resource Council

InStore.ai, a pioneer in voice-driven business optimization for the retail industry, has entered into a strategic partnership with UF Innovate | Accelerate client Loss Prevention Research Council.

UF Health Researchers Propose an Update to Type 1 Diabetes Staging System

UF researchers have called for an update to the Type 1 diabetes staging system, urging the development of a more precise risk assessment method to reflect rapid advancements in science and medicine.

Tech Tuesday: University of Florida Lab Uses Fungi To Help Address the Challenges of Treating Brain Disorders

In this week’s Tech Tuesday, host of UF Innovate Bethany Gaffey introduces Clinton Smith from Dr. Jamal Lewis’s biomaterials lab at the University of Florida.

Solid Biosciences Announces Collaboration With Mayo Clinic To Accelerate Gene Therapy Innovation and Advance Development of Cardiac Gene Therapies

Solid Biosciences Inc., which acquired UF Startup AavantiBio, has partnered with Mayo Clinic to advance an AAV gene therapy platform for next-generation treatments targeting genetic cardiomyopathies and channelopathies linked to sudden cardiac death.

Common Food Poison Toxin Speeds Colon Cancer Spread, UF Researchers Find

A toxin in the bacteria that’s one of the most common causes of foodborne illness accelerates the spread of colorectal tumors to other parts of the body, a study led by UF researchers and international collaborators has found.

Intermittent Irrigation Can Save Strawberry Growers As Much as 67% on Water, Maintain Yield

Research conducted by UF researcher Shinsuke Agehada indicates that implementing intermittent irrigation allows strawberry growers to conserve water without compromising yields.

Theft and Crime Are Driving Retail Workers To Look for New Roles, Joint Study From the Loss Prevention Research Council and Verkada Finds

According to research conducted by UF Innovate | Accelerate client Loss Prevention Research Council in collaboration with Verkada, over 40% of retail workers in the U.S. are considering leaving their jobs within the next year due to concerns about personal safety.

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