Dr. Christopher McCurdy Honored With AAPS Distinguished Service Award (UF Pharmacy)
UF researcher Christopher McCurdy has been selected as the 2025 Distinguished Service Award recipient by the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists, or AAPS. The annual award recognizes members for their lifetime of service to the organization and exemplifies the inclusive, collaborative volunteer leadership that AAPS encourages.
Tech Tuesday: University of Florida Lab Helps Patients Better Understand Neuromuscular Diseases (WCJB TV20)
In this week’s Tech Tuesday, UF Innovate spotlights the Wang Lab at the University of Florida, which is focusing on neuromuscular disease research, particularly myotonic dystrophy.
Samantha Ali Wins Best Poster Award at AAPS Annual Meeting (UF Pharmacy)
UF researcher Samantha Ali, mentored by Dr. Mei He, earned the Best Poster Award at the 2025 AAPS Annual Meeting for her research on how microgravity influences muscle aging through extracellular vesicle transcriptomic analysis.
Solid Biosciences Awarded Innovation Passport Designation Under the New UK Innovative Licensing and Access Pathway for SGT-003 (BioSpace)
Solid Biosciences Inc., which acquired UF startup AavantiBio, announced that SGT-003, the Company’s investigational gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (Duchenne), has been granted an Innovation Passport under the new ILAP.
Tech Tuesday: University of Florida’s Photonics Lab Researchers Are Advancing Semiconductor Chips (WCJB TV20)
In this week’s Tech Tuesday, UF Innovate spotlights the University of Florida’s Photonics Lab with Dr. Volker J. Sorger, where researchers are advancing optical technologies on semiconductor chips for AI, data centers, and space applications.
Like Sculpting From Within: New Technique Builds Advanced Materials out of Basic Plastics (UF News)
UF researchers have developed a technique to create highly porous materials from the ubiquitous building blocks of everyday plastics, and the end result could have applications in electronics, separations and battery manufacturing.
UF Joins Prestigious UCAR Consortium To Advance Atmospheric and Earth Science Research (UF News)
The University of Florida has been accepted as a member of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), a premier consortium that unites top-tier institutions in atmospheric and Earth system sciences.
Allen Receives Adele L. Boskey, Ph.D., Award for Mentorship and Research Excellence (UF HWCE)
UF researcher Kyle D. Allen, Ph.D., has been named the 2026 recipient of the Adele L. Boskey, Ph.D., Award by the Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS).
Technology Licensing Boosts Academic Productivity at Stanford (Stanford Report)
UF set a new record this year with 446 technology disclosures, reflecting the university’s strong culture of innovation and translational research. A Stanford study highlights the significance of this progress, demonstrating that researchers who disclose and license their technologies tend to publish more frequently and achieve greater academic impact. UF Innovate helps UF innovators transform ideas into practical solutions that advance research, foster industry collaboration, and drive global progress.
Turning Up the Light: Harnessing the Potential of Silicon Carbide in Optomechanical Devices (UF ECE)
UF researchers, in collaboration with Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), have developed a chip-sized device that uses forces exerted by photons to “strum” a single-crystal 4H silicon carbide (SiC) microdisk, causing it to vibrate at detectable frequencies.