Research Provides Insights Into Citrus Greening Disease
Researchers used molecular plant pathology approaches to dissect the mechanisms of the ongoing tug-of-war between the citrus host and the bacterial pathogen that causes citrus greening disease.
Two-Drug Combo Shows Dramatic Results for COVID-19 Patients, UF Health Researchers Find
Combining an anti-inflammatory drug with an antiviral drug reduces recovery time and accelerates improvement for COVID-19 patients, a national study co-authored by UF Health researchers has found.
Skin Cancer Vaccine Developed by Tampa Company Enters Phase 1 of Clinical Trial
UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum Morphogenesis, Inc. completed its first-in-human phase one trial in cutaneous melanoma at Moffitt Cancer Center within the past year and has now moved into studying patients in earlier stages of skin cancers.
UF Health Researcher Answers Top Questions About the New COVID-19 Vaccines
The leading COVID-19 vaccines aren’t anything like the polio vaccination your grandparents received — or even the flu shot you got this fall. A look under the hood unveils a remarkable advancement in medicine.
Tapeworm, Vertigo and Pancreatitis Drugs Are Being Trialled As COVID-19 Treatments
Included in this news roundup is UF startup Algernon Pharmaceuticals's trials with ifenprodil, a drug used to treat vertigo and bird flu. Algernon is testing the drug's efficacy in preventing lung damage and increasing survivability in patients with COVID-19.
Group of Crimefighters Using VR, Help From Former Crooks To Cut Down Shoplifting
UF Innovate | The Hub's Loss Prevention Research Council is fighting crime by working with former thieves to create VR simulations to help major retailers prevent theft.
Research Underway To Treat COVID-19 Long Hauler Syndrome
In this article, UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech resident client Neobiosis founder Ian White explains how his company is using regenerative medicine to develop products to treat coronavirus long hauler syndrome. (Note: the University of Florida Innovate Center mentioned in the story should be UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech.)
UF Health Researchers Win $75 Million Grant To Help Develop New Antibiotic
In the medical and military fields, antibiotic-resistant bacteria can be formidable foes. Now, University of Florida Health researchers and their collaborators have a $75 million grant to identify a new, unique antibiotic that will protect public health.
New Resident Client at Sid Martin Biotech to Pave Way for Post-COVID Therapy, Regenerative Medicine Research
The inflammation COVID-19 patients suffer during and post-COVID-19 infection (AKA "Post-COVID Syndrome") will be one of many focuses of a new resident client that recently joined the UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech, the world-recognized leader in biotechnology incubation. Neobiosis, which produces regenerative tissues, cells, and extracellular vesicles for research and clinical trials to help the body heal itself—without surgery—will operate a laboratory at the biotech center, located in Alachua.
How Will $1 Million in Artificial Intelligence Research Impact Florida Industry?
The University of Florida announced a $1 million investment into artificial intelligence. Twenty faculty teams will study wide-ranging uses on data analysis in a range of fields from agriculture to education.
