Trilateral Global Research Partnership in Marine Natural Products May Trigger New Wave of Drug Discovery (UF Pharmacy)
A global partnership led by the University of Florida’s CNPD3 with Duke-NUS Medical School and Indonesia’s BRIN seeks to harness Indonesia’s exceptional marine biodiversity to discover and develop novel medicines and therapeutic products.
Dr. Stephan Schmidt Named Chair of the Department of Pharmaceutics (UF Pharmacy)
UF researcher Stephan Schmidt, Ph.D., F.C.P., has been appointed chair of the Department of Pharmaceutics in the University of Florida College of Pharmacy.
Tech Tuesday: UF Student-Built AI Company Aims at Helping With the Job Interview Process (WCJB TV20)
In this week’s Tech Tuesday, UF Innovate highlights a student-built AI company, Prepify AI, which provides tools to help candidates excel in their next job interview and companies to efficiently find the right candidate.
Gut Bacteria Molecule Boosts Lung Cancer Treatment Response (UF Health)
UF researchers have discovered a small compound produced naturally by gut bacteria that doubled the response to lung cancer immunotherapy treatment in mice and can now be made into a drug for testing in humans.
Award-Winning UF Team Targets Nonconsensual Nude Photo Apps To Protect Privacy (UF News)
UF research team with an eye on privacy and real-world impacts is working with government leaders and other universities to combat AI-based platforms that turn personal images into nude photos without consent.
Tech Tuesday: University of Florida Lab Works To Separate Carbon Dioxide From Industrial Streams (WCJB TV20)
In this week’s Tech Tuesday, UF Innovate spotlights carbon capture research at the University of Florida. The research, funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation, is developing specialized polymer membranes designed to separate carbon dioxide from various industrial streams.
Tech Tuesday: University of Florida’s Smart Systems Research Explores How Sensors and AI Impact Computing Systems (WCJB TV20)
In this week’s Tech Tuesday, UF Innovate spotlights smart systems research at the University of Florida. Led by Dr. Christophe Bobda, the work explores how intelligent computing systems use sensors and AI to power technologies like autonomous vehicles and drones.
UF IoT Conference Makes Big Impact in a Flourishing Field (UF Warren B. Nelms Institute)
UF hosted the Warren B. Nelms Third Annual IoT Conference, bringing together researchers, students, and industry leaders to explore advances in intelligent edge computing and microelectronics.
In Echo of Jurassic Park, Mosquitoes Capture Entire Ecosystems in Their Blood Meals (UF News)
UF researchers discovered that mosquitoes in central Florida fed on 86 different animal species, demonstrating that mosquitoes can serve as powerful tools for monitoring local biodiversity more efficiently than traditional wildlife surveys.
UF Researchers Develop New Training Method To Help AI Tools Learn Safely (UF News)
UF researchers are working to make sure the technology learns safely as artificial intelligence becomes woven into everyday life.