Discovery of Dual-Degrading Compound Could Pave Way for More Effective Cancer Drugs
University of Florida researchers have developed a new compound that simultaneously attacks two key proteins critical for a cancer cell’s survival, a discovery that could aid in the development of more effective leukemia, lung and colon cancer drugs.
UF Department of Chemical Engineering Awards Term Professorships
Four members of University of Florida’s Department of Chemical Engineering at the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering were selected for the department’s term professorships.
Panbela Announces Positive Preclinical Data Strongly Supporting the Activity of SBP-101 in Ovarian Cancer Cell Lines
Panbela Therapeutics, Inc., formerly Sun Biopharma, a UF startup and clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing disruptive therapeutics for the treatment of patients with cancer, announced positive preclinical data supporting the activity of SBP-101 in ovarian cancer cell lines.
Digital Behavioral Health Platform TAO Connect Launches New Learner Dashboard, Offering Users Greater Personalization Experience
UF startup and UF Innovate | Accelerate at The Hub graduate TAO Connect, a digital platform designed to make behavioral health care more accessible and effective, announced the launch of its brand new Learner Dashboard.
SATLANTIS, the Company That Manufactures Small Satellites for NASA
SATLANTIS specializes in making small cameras and satellites, weighing around 50 kilos, something that is not widely used on the market. Most companies are dedicated to making large satellites and this is where Juan Tomás Hernani, SATLANTIS’ CEO, believes that one of the keys to his success is.
Driving Innovations in Cardiovascular Care: Q&A With UF’s Dr. John Catanzaro
John Catanzaro, MD, MBA, FACC, associate medical director and program director of University of Florida Health’s Clinical Cardiology Electrophysiology Section, shares how he is ramping up work on two innovative projects with the help of the educational hospital.
UF/IFAS Study: Forget the Queen, Kill the Brood To Eliminate Subterranean Termite Colonies
Thomas Chouvenc, an assistant professor of urban entomology at the UF/IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center (REC), presented a study where he demonstrated the process of how subterranean termite colonies feeding on bait products that contain chitin synthesis inhibitors can be eliminated successfully from the inside.
Oragenics Co-Authors a Publication Describing the Dual Mechanism of Action of Lantibiotics
UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech graduate Oragenics, Inc., in collaboration with researchers from Florida International University’s Department of Physics and Biomolecular Sciences Institute, announced the publication of a study entitled “Lipid II Binding and Transmembrane Properties of Various Antimicrobial Lanthipeptides.”
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.
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.