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Assistant Professor Develops a Rapid Point-of-Care Detection Technology for SARS-Cov-2

Piyush Jain, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering and a member of UF Health Cancer Center, and his...

Transition in Leadership — UF Department of Neuroscience

Jennifer Bizon, Ph.D., has accepted the position of interim chair of the department of neuroscience at the University of Florida. Bizon currently...

‘More Hopeful Outcomes’ on the Horizon for Prader-Willi Syndrome

Prader-Willi syndrome, a neurodevelopmental disorder that occurs in about 1 in 15,000 births, is the most common genetic cause of life-threatening childhood...

An Interest in Bat Viruses Led to UF Health Virologist’s Development of Coronavirus Test

The UF College of Public Health and Health Professions’ department of environmental and global health and the UF Emerging Pathogens Institute, are...

UF Professor Receives 2020 American Academy of Sleep Medicine Award

Several leaders in the field of sleep medicine and two members of Congress are recipients of the 2020 American Academy of Sleep...

Sinclair, Altavian Partner to Use 3-D Technology to Print Masks

UF startup Altavian, a drone maker that supplies the US military, and Sinclair College, a Dayton, Ohio-based community college, have partnered to...

Oragenics, Inc. Announces Early Top-Line Results of Phase 2 Clinical Trial of AG013 for Oral Mucositis in Chemoradiation Treatment of Head and Neck Cancer

UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech graduate company Oragenics, Inc., a leader in the development of new antibiotics against...