NIH Award Supports New Extracellular Vesicle Loading Platform To Develop Gene Therapy
UF researcher Mei He, Ph.D., has received a $1.3 million award from the National Institutes of Health to support a new extracellular vesicle platform used to develop gene therapy.
UF Researchers Get Closer to Saliva Test for Breast Cancer
UF researchers have improved a potentially transformative handheld device to detect breast cancer in saliva, simplifying the design and confirming its accuracy.
Oragenics Selects Southern Star Research As Clinical Research Organization for ONP-002 Phase IIa Trial
UF Innovate | Accelerate graduate Oragenics, Inc., announced the selection of Southern Star Research as its Clinical Research Organization (CRO) for the upcoming Phase IIa clinical trial of ONP-002, the company’s lead drug candidate for concussion.
‘Lifesaving’ Ketamine Offers New Hope for PTSD Sufferers
A UF study led by 2024 graduate Shahar Almog, Ph.D., reveals additional mental health benefits of ketamine, further supporting its potential as a treatment for depression and PTSD.
Study: Gene Therapy May Block HIV Transmission During Breastfeeding
UF researchers have published in Nature a breakthrough gene therapy that delivers broadly neutralizing HIV antibodies at birth, offering long-term protection against breastfeeding transmission with a single dose.
Farahmandi Receives 2024–25 Khargonekar Award
Associate Professor and Walden C. Rhines Endowed Professor for Hardware Security Farimah Farahmandi, Ph.D., has received the 2024–25 Pramod P. Khargonekar Award, which recognizes an outstanding junior faculty member undergoing tenure and promotion review this past fall
Tech Tuesday: University of Florida Lab Working on Making Robotic Hands More Human-Like
In this week’s Tech Tuesday, UF Innovate highlights Dr. Eric Du and his lab at UF’s Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, who are developing robotic hands that can feel and respond like human hands using advanced touch sensors and AI.
Florida Scientists To Send Seeds to ISS To Study Farming Solutions for Earth’s Harsh Conditions
UF researchers will send four types of UF-bred seeds to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to study farming solutions for harsh conditions on Earth.
UF Doctor Bridges Medicine, Engineering for Human Spaceflight Through VAST Space Experience
UF researcher Peter Alexandrov, M.D., has completed a two-month rotation with VAST, a private space company hoping to soon launch the world’s first commercial space station.
New AI Model Aims To Increase Lactation, Breastfeeding Rates in NICU
UF researchers have developed artificial intelligence models to help increase lactation and breastfeeding rates in the NICU at UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville.
