Unlocking Chlamydia’s Persistent State
New research from the Emerging Pathogens Institute (EPI) and UF’s College of Public Health & Health Professions found that exposing the sexually-transmitted bacterial pathogen Chlamydia to fosmidomycin — an antibiotic which is usually lethal to bacteria — causes Chlamydia to enter a protective bunker-like “persistent” state. The findings could bolster future efforts to intentionally disrupt […]
Have Hope: Discover Treatment Options for Pancreatic Cancer
Pancreatic cancer affects more than 42,000 Americans each year and is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States. This Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month, patients should know of the treatments available at UF Health. With several different approaches available, the treatment of pancreatic cancer is determined by the type and staging, which […]
Taller, Higher Soil Bed Design Can Help Save Farmers Thousands of Dollars
From Florida to Virginia, farmers are enjoying the fruits of Sanjay Shukla’s labor. His compact-bed geometry system allows growers to plant crops in tall soil beds, and the result is thousands of dollars in annual savings. New research by Shukla and his team shows that with savings of up to $102,000 per crop annually for […]
Cannabix Technologies Reaches Development Milestone with Marijuana Breathalyzer Devices
UF startup Cannabix Technologies, Inc., developer of marijuana breathalyzer devices for law enforcement and the workplace, reports that engineers have completed assembly of a handheld portable version of the (UBC) THC Breath Analyzer and are preparing the device to build upon promising human tests conducted in Kelowna BC. Engineers have reduced the size of several […]
How Gene-Edited White Blood Cells Are Helping Fight Cancer
Dr. Piyush Jain, a University of Florida Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering associate professor and UF Health Cancer Center scientist, shares in The Conversation about a gene-editing tool that has been used to treat advanced cancer in three patients and showed promising early results in a pilot phase 1 clinical trial, for the first time […]
Engineering Research Deepens Understanding of Glucose-Insulin Interaction
When insulin is secreted from beta cells in the pancreas to control glucose levels in the bloodstream, gamma amino-butyric acid (GABA) is also released from the cells to calm them so that the cells can prepare for the next pulse of insulin secretion. Having a stable insulin level is key to the functioning of a […]
Axogen Named to the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 List
For the sixth year in a row, UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech graduate company Axogen, a global leader in developing and marketing innovative surgical solutions for damage or transection to peripheral nerves, was named to the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 list. The Deloitte Technology Fast 500 has been one of the […]
Opinion: Set Realistic Goals for Gainesville’s High-Tech Future
Do you know what Gainesville really needs on its march to become Innovation City? More food trucks. OK, that’s a simplification. But it is one of the “baby steps” that Jim O’Connell says the city should take as Gainesville continues to nourish and grow its own start-up tech culture. O’Connell is the director of UF […]
New Research Shows Benefits of Exactech Knee and Shoulder Joint Replacement Innovations
UF startup Exactech, a developer and producer of innovative implants, instrumentation and computer-assisted technologies for joint replacement surgery, presented the results of ten new research studies highlighting the benefits of its knee and shoulder implants and supporting technology recently at the 2019 International Society for Technology in Arthroplasty (ISTA) congress in Toronto, Canada. Two of […]
Tampa Bay Lab Working on a Cancer Vaccine That Would Allow Our Bodies to Fight the Disease on Its Own
What if our bodies could fight cancer on their own? That’s what’s been tested in a lab in Tampa. UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech graduate startup Morphogenesis, Inc., a clinical-stage immunotherapy company, believes it can use the body’s immune system to fight the disease. “I think what is so exciting about […]