Dr. Przkora Elected APPD Director-at-Large
Rene Przkora, M.D., Ph.D., professor of anesthesiology and chief of the Pain Medicine Division, has been elected a director-at-large of the Association of Pain Program Directors (APPD). His two-year term began in conjunction with the ASRA 20th Annual Pain Medicine Meeting in November 2021.
UF Study Shows Artificial Intelligence’s Potential To Predict Dementia
New UF research shows that a form of artificial intelligence combined with MRI scans of the brain has the potential to predict whether people with a specific type of early memory loss will go on to develop a form of dementia or Alzheimer’s disease.
24-Year-Old Researches Treatment for Her Own Crippling Disease: ‘I’m in a Race Against Time’
Shandra Trantham has Friedreich's ataxia (FA), a rare genetic disease that is slowly robbing her of the ability to walk and talk, and can also affect her heart. FA is caused by an inability in the body to make frataxin, a protein that is necessary for normal cell function. To date, there is no cure and no approved treatments — but she's working on one. She's a 4th-year Ph.D. candidate in genetics and genomics at the University of Florida Powell Gene Therapy Center. Trantham works in a lab where gene therapy for FA is being fine-tuned.
Patients Who Recover From Severe COVID-19 Still Have Significant Risk of Death, UF Study Finds
Patients who have recovered from severe COVID-19 have more than twice the mortality risk within the year following their illness than people... Read More
COVID-19 Spread Undetected in U.S., Europe Earlier Than Believed, Study Shows, Offering Lessons for Future Outbreaks, Including Transmission of Omicron Variant
Local COVID-19 transmission was underway in California, New York, Florida, and Texas well before the first reported U.S. case in Washington state on Jan. 20, 2020, according to a new study published in Nature, which indicates the virus spread much earlier and faster in the United States and Europe than previously thought.
Oragenics Announces Positive COVID-19 Challenge Study Results Evaluating Multiple Formulations of its SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Candidate
UF startup and Sid Martin Biotech alumni company Oragenics, Inc. announced the results from its study to evaluate the immunogenicity and viral load reduction impact of its SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate in a hamster challenge study. The study provided preclinical data for formulations designed for both intranasal and intramuscular administration.
UF Center for Coastal Solutions Awarded Multi-Institution Grant To Study Harmful Algal Blooms
University of Florida Center for Coastal Solutions (CCS) Associate Director David Kaplan, Ph.D., and a team of CCS-affiliated scientists and engineers from UF, the University of South Florida, North Carolina State University and the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation have received $2.3 million from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to study how water and nutrients flowing from Lake Okeechobee and the Caloosahatchee River watershed interact with tides, currents, and waves at the coast to affect coastal water quality.
UF Research: Mesh Covers Protect Citrus Trees From Psyllids That Transmit Greening Disease
New UF research shows that citrus trees grown under individual protective covers (IPCs) show no signs of the greening disease. Specifically, scientists found that psyllids cannot penetrate the bags (IPCs) under which the trees are growing because the diameter of their openings is smaller than the insects.
Taking Cancer Research Out of the Culture Dish and Into 3-Dimensions
After decades of research, cancer is still the leading cause of death in the United States. Up to this point, cancer study has remained almost exclusively within the 2D bounds of traditional cell culture plates. Dr. Gregory Sawyer, professor and distinguished teaching scholar in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, is revolutionizing cancer research.
‘Diabetes Epidemic Will Continue’ Until Focus Shifts to Prevention
A new study indicates there are “missed opportunities” for diabetes prevention in the U.S., UF researchers wrote in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
