Tech Tuesday: University of Florida Professor Explores the Consequences of Space Travel on the Human Body
In this week’s Tech Tuesday, UF Innovate host Elora Duong interviews Dr. Rachael Seidler, whose research examines how the central nervous system and brain structure adapt to the challenges of space travel and how these changes affect astronauts once they return to Earth.
Gene Therapy Specialist Kriya Raises $313M (Bio Space)
UF startup Kriya is advancing a host of gene therapies for a wide variety of chronic diseases, including geographic atrophy, trigeminal neuralgia and type 1 diabetes.
Myosin Therapeutics Awarded $4.5 Million NCI Bridge Grant to Advance Phase I Trial of MT-125 in Glioblastoma (PR Newswire)
UF startup Myosin Therapeutics announced it has been awarded a $4.5M Phase IIB Bridge Award from the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program.
Tech Tuesday: Statewide Organization Aims To Create More Than 10,000 Jobs Within Florida’s Semiconductor Industry (WCJB TV20)
In this week’s Tech Tuesday, UF Innovate spotlights the Florida Semiconductor Institute (FSI), a statewide organization dedicated to advancing research, education, and workforce development in Florida’s semiconductor industry.
UF Plant Biologist Anna-Lisa Paul Receives SURA’s Distinguished Scientist Award (UF News)
UF researcher Anna-Lisa Paul has been named a recipient of the Southeastern Universities Research Association’s (SURA) 2025 Distinguished Scientist Award, recognizing her groundbreaking contributions to space biology and her leadership in advancing scientific exploration beyond Earth.
Tech Meets Tide: UF RoboPI Lab Joins Forces for Marine Ecosystem Monitoring (UF News)
RoboPI, led by UF researcher Md Jahidul Islam, Ph.D., recently partnered with the Ocean Rescue Alliance International (ORAI) and the International SeaKeepers Society to advance marine robotics for ecosystem monitoring.
UF Secures $4.7 Million Air Force Contract To Advance AI-Driven Decision-Making in Modern Warfare (UF News)
UF has entered into a contract to develop and deploy an artificial intelligence and machine learning system to enhance end-to-end campaign analysis and decision-making in modern warfare, in its continuing partnership with the U.S. Air Force.
UF Ph.D. Student Trains Air Force Cadets in Synthetic Biology for Spaceflight Research (UF News)
Hannah Roberts, a UF researcher and Ph.D. student, represented the university in a U.S. Air Force Academy and Space Force collaboration, training cadets in synthetic biology for spaceflight experiments as part of a federally funded research mission.
UF Researchers ‘Rewriting Organ Biology’ With Revolutionary Transplant Technology (UF HWCE)
UF Innovate | Accelerate client company CasNx is pioneering CRISPR-based technology to cleanse and enhance donor organs before transplant, reducing viral risks and improving patient outcomes.
Researchers Create First High-Resolution Map of Soil Properties Across the Globe
UF researchers, as part of an international team, helped create the first high-resolution global maps of key soil properties, offering unprecedented detail to advance agriculture, sustainability, and food and water security.