Florida Peanut Federation Donates Plot Planter to UF/IFAS
The Florida Peanut Federation (FPF) holds fast to its mission “strive to improve and develop a thriving and sustainable peanut industry, ensuring all of Florida’s peanut producers and allied partners the greatest opportunity to be successful.” Through a research partnership with the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS), the FPF is […]
UF College of Medicine Faculty Council Recognizes Faculty With Lifetime Achievement Awards
The UF College of Medicine Faculty Council recognized several faculty members for their contributions to medicine and medical education during a virtual ceremony. Remarks were given by UF College of Medicine Interim Dean Joseph A. Tyndall, M.D., M.P.H., and Faculty Council President Emily LeBrun, M.D. Three faculty members, Bill Mendenhall, M.D.; Desmond Schatz, M.D.; and Nikolaus Gravenstein, […]
McMullen Uses 3D Audio Rendering and Perception to Aid Firefighters
Kyla McMullen, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering at the University of Florida Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, believes the use of 3D sounds can help firefighters find their way when visual conditions are impeded. With a system developed by McMullen, the responder would hear unique 3D audio cues […]
Oxidien Among Top Three Winners of Digital RESI June Innovation Challenge
The 3-day Digital RESI June conference announced the Top 3 Winners of the Innovation Challenge. UF Innovate | The Hub resident client Oxidien Pharmaceuticals was among the winners. Watch Oxidien’s virtual poster, short pitch, and other supplementary materials here. Oxidien Pharmaceuticals is a clinical-stage drug development company developing a treatment for enteric hyperoxaluria, a large unmet need in […]
UF Spinout With Animal Health Tech Wins Seedfunders’ Pitch Event at Synapse
Seedfunders, a St. Petersburg-based early-stage investment firm, will invest $5,000 in UF startup VetGuardian with technology designed to keep animals healthier and veterinarians safer. VetGuardian, a company developing the first true non-contact vital signs monitor for humans and animals, was one of three companies presenting to a panel of judges from around the state. The […]
UF Health Researchers Working to Develop COVID-19 Vaccine Using Gene Therapy Technique
A team of University of Florida Health researchers is using an established gene therapy technique to quickly develop a COVID-19 vaccine that could be tested in humans later this year. The technique uses a harmless virus to help fight a harmful virus. In this case, the harmless virus is used to package and deliver a gene from […]
Dr. Barry Byrne Featured in Denison Magazine
Barry J. Byrne, M.D., Ph.D., director of the University of Florida Powell Gene Therapy Center, a professor in Pediatrics and Molecular Genetics & Microbiology, and the associate chair in Pediatrics at the University of Florida, is studying a variety of rare diseases with specific attention to developing therapies for inherited muscle disease. His development of the Powell Gene […]
Pheronym Wins $225,000 NSF Grant for Commercializing Nematode Pheromones for Eco-Friendly Pest Control in Agriculture
UF Innovate | The Hub and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum Pheronym, a bio-ag-tech pest control company, has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant for its nematode pheromone focused pest control solution. The $225,000 award will help the company bring its patented approach to the market by developing advanced fermentation methods to […]
Autopsies of COVID-19 Victims Reveal Blood Vessel Damage
A University of Florida virologist assisted a team of medical researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City with interpreting microscopic images of tissue samples from COVID-19 victims. The researchers found extensive damage to small blood vessels, and they propose a mechanism linking vessel injury with biological pathways that […]
UF Researchers Study Whether Approved Drugs Can Block COVID-19
A new study by University of Florida researchers aims to identify a drug or drugs that can potentially be used to prevent and/or treat infection with COVID-19 by interfering with known behavior of the virus — the way it binds to its cellular receptor, facilitating transmission to the respiratory system. The UF team plans to […]