Researchers’ Discovery Advances Knowledge of Key Cellular Function
Researchers at Scripps Research’s Florida campus have discovered how normal ribosomes are “remodeled” into different subtypes as a response to cellular stress.
RTI Surgical: Plant Director’s Passion and Engagement Inspires Team
A passion to find a position with a company that directly impacts people's lives led Catisha Turner to join UF startup RTI Surgical, after serving in the United States Navy for six years.
Cannabix Technologies Presents FAIMS Marijuana Breathalyzer Technology at the Texas Impaired Driving Forum
UF startup Cannabix Technologies Inc., presented key innovations for first-of-its-kind marijuana breath detection technology. This comes at a time when legislators are grappling with the ever-increasing problem of drugged driving.
Endemic COVID-19 Could Be 1 to 10 Years Away
If you donned your mask today and felt a primal urge to yell “When will this pandemic END-emic already?!” take heart. You are not alone.
Florida University Presidents, High Tech Corridor CEO Unveil Commitment for the Future
Leaders of the 23-county Florida High Tech Corridor today shared the stage at Synapse Summit 2022 where they celebrated a 25-year legacy of partnership and innovation and unveiled a commitment to “unleash the region’s expotential.”
Capri EGM Build-to-Suit Program Acquires Life Science Real Estate Asset for Company Manufacturing Antibodies for Department of Defense and mRNA for COVID-19 Vaccine
UF startup Ology Bioservices, a wholly owned subsidiary of Resilience, and the operator of the Lab & Research facility, has recently been awarded contract valued as much as $250 million by the Department of Defense for manufacturing development of a monoclonal antibody as a medical countermeasure (MCM) to botulinum neurotoxins (BoNT).
UF College of Medicine 23rd in 2021 NIH Funding for Public Universities
With a record $121 million awarded to the University of Florida College of Medicine from the National Institutes of Health in 2021, the medical school reached the top 25 in NIH funding among public universities.
Mosquitoes That Transmit West Nile Virus Love To Bite Non-Native Lizards: What’s Next?
A new study published in Frontiers by faculty at UF/IFAS Florida Medical Entomology finds that Culex mosquitoes prefer to feed on lizards. This finding might help researchers find ways to reduce the number of West Nile-carrying mosquitoes within an ecosystem.
Ancestry Matters . . . Even at the Cellular Level
Diseases impact different populations in different ways. Despite this, the samples used for medical research are often not representative of diverse populations. That disparity is at the heart of the studies conducted by Drs. Josephine Allen and Erika Moore.
GrowFL Announces Lacerta Therapeutics as an Honoree: 11th Annual Florida Companies to Watch
Lacerta Therapeutics is pleased to be among the top 50 second-stage companies in Florida selected as an 11th Annual GrowFL Florida Companies to Watch honoree, a statewide competition that identifies companies expected to see significant growth over the next several years.
