Eating Seaweed Could Prevent Colon Cancer, Inflammation of Digestive Tract, Study Suggests
Eating seaweed that grows near the Florida Keys could protect against colon cancer and inflammatory diseases of the digestive tract, according to research from the University of Florida College of Pharmacy led by Dr. Hendrik Luesch, chair of medicinal chemistry. Researchers conducted a multi-year study to identify the compounds in seaweed that contain anti-inflammatory properties […]
Avance® Nerve Graft Recipient Selected to Ride on Donate Life Rose Parade® Float
UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech graduate company Axogen, Inc., a global leader in developing and marketing innovative surgical solutions for damage or transection to peripheral nerves, selected Jessica de Paz to ride on the 2020 Donate Life Rose Parade float that was featured in the annual Tournament of Roses® parade. The […]
New Combination Therapy Slows Deadly Brain Tumor in Mice, UF Health Researchers Find
As the deadliest primary brain tumor, glioblastoma is a stubborn foe. In addition to being aggressive, glioblastoma hasn’t responded to immunotherapies that have succeeded against some other types of cancers. Now, University of Florida Health and Massachusetts General Hospital researchers have found a combination approach using those therapies that are showing promise. The results in […]
Alcoholic? Me? How to Tell if Your Holiday Drinking Is Becoming a Problem
University of Florida researcher Sara Jo Nixon, Ph.D., director at the Center for Addiction Research & Education, discusses in The Conversation how much can a person drink without being an alcoholic, especially during the holiday season. She also discusses the latest research into alcohol use disorders, diagnostic criteria and drinking trends among older U.S. adults. […]
Dr. Michael Okun Featured on Podcast
Dr. Michael Okun, of the Fixel Institute of Neurological Diseases, interviews Charbel Moussa, MD, Ph.D, author of a recent article on Nilotinib Effects on Safety, Tolerability, and Potential Biomarkers in Parkinsons Disease: A Phase 2 Randomized Clinical Trial, for a recent JAMA Neurology podcast episode. Dr. Moussa is an associate professor of neurology at Georgetown […]
J. Crayton Pruitt Family Professor Named NAI Fellow
Dr. Jon Dobson, J. Crayton Pruitt Family professor, has been named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). Election to NAI Fellow status is the highest professional accolade bestowed solely to academic inventors who have demonstrated a prolific spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact […]
Zika Epidemic Likely Suppressed Dengue in Latin America
When the Zika epidemic burned through the Americas in 2015, it was transmitted in the same areas where the dengue virus was already endemic. This was not unexpected, as both viruses are genetically and antigenically similar, and they also share the same mosquito vectors, Aedes aegypti, and Aedes albopictus. But what was surprising was how […]
Axogen Awarded Research Grant From the Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute
UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum Axogen, Inc., a global leader in developing and marketing innovative surgical solutions for damage or transection to peripheral nerves, announced it has been awarded a grant to research and develop an automated bioprocessing system for human tissue scaffolds. Axogen’s partnership with the Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing […]
Oxidien Pharmaceuticals Announces Favorable Response from FDA on Proposed Development Plan
UF Innovate | The Hub resident client Oxidien Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a best-in-class enzyme therapeutic for secondary hyperoxaluria, announced that it has received encouraging responses from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding their proposed Phase 1/2 trial in secondary hyperoxaluria patients and other development plans for its lead drug candidate. […]
Engineering Firm ETM, Inc., Launches Accelerator Branch In The Gainesville Innovation District
Jacksonville based engineering firm, ETM, Inc., made the Gainesville Innovation District their new home as they launched an accelerator branch to support the rising young professionals of the University of Florida. The native Florida company with 42+ years of engineering experience premiered its ETM Accelerator in July 2019, missioned to serve as a launching pad […]