Tech Tuesday: MRI for Muscular Dystrophy (WCJB TV20)
In this week’s Tech Tuesday, UF Innovate’s Elora Duong highlights research at the University of Florida on non-invasive biomarkers of skeletal muscle regeneration using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).
From Fields to Space Farming, New Tool Detects Crop Drought Stress Before It’s Visible (UF News)
UF researchers have developed a new tool that can detect drought stress in plants days before any visible signs, allowing faster action to protect crops.
UF Developing AI Tools To Predict Flesh-Eating Waterborne Threats (The Gainesville Sun)
A new UF-led initiative will create forecasting tools that can anticipate health risks linked to environmental conditions, providing advance warnings similar to the way weather forecasting helps communities prepare for storms and other hazards.
Tech Tuesday: AI Transparency in Agriculture (WCJB TV20)
In this week’s Tech Tuesday, graduate student Anna Hampton explains how her research at the University of Florida uses machine learning and remote sensing to better understand how AI systems make decisions in agricultural applications.
New Technique Filters PFAS Forever Chemicals Using “Molecular Velcro” (UF News)
A new gel-based material developed by University of Florida chemical engineers filters PFAS “forever chemicals” from water more efficiently than many widely used commercial options.
Atsena Therapeutics Doses First Patient and Reports Rapid Early Enrollment in Pivotal Trial of ATSN-201 for X-Linked Retinoschisis (Globe Newswire)
UF startup Atsena Therapeutics has announced that the first patient has been dosed in the Phase 3 pivotal cohort of the LIGHTHOUSE trial evaluating ATSN-201 for the treatment of X-linked retinoschisis.
Inzecto Announces Newly Granted Upgraded EPA Registration Providing Three Months of Continuous Mosquito Control (USA Today)
UF startup INZECTO announces a newly upgraded EPA registration for its innovative Mosquito Trap, providing three months of continuous control.
Tech Tuesday: University of Florida Lab Research Pedestrian Safety and Crash Frequencies (WCJB TV20)
In this week’s Tech Tuesday, University of Florida graduate student Faizur Rahman discusses his research on how pedestrian safety materials are distributed and whether outreach efforts are reaching the right communities.
Retinal Photographs Can Help Predict Alzheimer’s Disease Risk Factors (UF News)
UF researcher Ruogu Fang, Ph.D., is using routine retinal photos, already common in eye exams, to flag risk factors linked to Alzheimer’s years before symptoms appear.
TuHURA Biosciences Files Investigational New Drug Application for Evaluation of the TBS-2025 VISTA Inhibiting Antibody in Molecularly Defined Subsets of AML and Other Blood Related Cancers (PR Newswire)
TuHURA Biosciences, formed by CohBar and Morphogenesis, a UF startup, announced that it has filed an Investigational New Drug (IND) application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the study of its TBS-2025 VISTA inhibiting antibody for the treatment of molecularly defined subsets of AML and other blood related cancers.