University of Florida Neuroscientists Have Received Grants from the St. Baldrick’s Foundation
The St. Baldrick’s Foundation is the largest private funder of childhood cancer research grants. The goal of the foundation is to support physician-scientists looking for new and better cures for childhood cancer. Loic Deleyrolle, Ph.D., a research assistant professor in the UF College of Medicine’s department of neurosurgery, was awarded a $100,000 St. Baldrick’s research […]
Four Research Centers Will Share $8 Million Parkinson’s Foundation Grant
The Parkinson’s Foundation has granted four U.S. institutions $8 million to design and launch Parkinson’s disease research studies over the next four years. The University of Florida was one of the four institutions to receive the grant. The newly designated Parkinson’s Foundation Research Centers will get $2 million each — $500,000 annually — to support their quests […]
The Story Behind the Sweat Patch: Innovating at Gatorade
In 1965, when University of Florida football coaches discovered that players were losing 18lb in weight during 3 hours of practice, they created “Cade’s Ade,” (soon renamed the snappier Gatorade). Over the years, Gatorade has evolved its products and services while staying true to its mission of helping athletes achieve their goals. Sports drinks are […]
Blue Water Vaccines, Developing Universal Flu Vaccine, to Partner With Ology Bioservices Inc.
Blue Water Vaccines, a Cincinnati-based biotechnology startup, has signed an agreement with UF startup Ology Bioservices, Inc., a biologics contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), to manufacture a novel universal influenza vaccine. The vaccine, based on technology licensed from the prestigious University of Oxford in the U.K., has shown promising results in a preclinical study […]
University of Florida Health Researchers Find New Details of Immune System’s Molecular “Switch”
A group led by a University of Florida Health researcher has found out how one molecular “switch” influences the immune system — a finding they say has major implications for future treatments for immune system diseases and cancer. “Knowing how the Treg cells function is essential to long-term therapies that could be developed for autoimmune […]
UF Scientists Eye Novel Drug Candidate With Marine Origins to Treat Vision Loss
UF College of Pharmacy researchers teamed with collaborators at SERI and at A*STAR’s Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Singapore, or IMCB, to see whether Apratoxin S4, a novel molecule based on marine cyanobacteria, could be an effective therapy in restricting abnormal blood vessel formation in the eye, which may be a potential treatment […]
Morphogenesis, Inc. Is Testing Cancer Vaccine
Scientists at UF startup Morphogenesis, Inc., a clinical-stage immunotherapy company headquartered in Tampa, call the “therapeutic vaccine” a simple and safe technology that could help people who already have cancer fight it off. Six patients with stage three and stage four melanoma started the trial in November 2018. Morphogenesis, Inc., is working with specialists at Moffitt […]
Tech Tuesday: UF Innovate The Hub Adding New Associate Director
Jim Bowie brings a rich innovative history to The Hub. He will be responsible for recruitment, retention, and management of companies. He will also handle day-to-day management, develop programs for mentorship, guidance, and strategic direction for Hub companies. Learn more about Tech Tuesday: UF Innovate The Hub Adding New Associate Director.
SmartSteward to Integrate With Vista Clinical Diagnostics
UF Innovate | The Hub resident company Antibiotic Adjuvant, Inc, creator of SmartSteward, electronic infection control and antibiotic stewardship system, and Vista Clinical Diagnostics, a medical testing lab serving skilled nursing facilities, announced they are working in collaboration to improve antibiotic stewardship. The announcement occurred during the Florida Healthcare Association Conference and Expo. “Implementing an […]
Blood Tests for Alzheimer’s: Two Experts on Why New Studies Are Encouraging
In The Conversation, Dr. Todd Golde, executive director, and Dr. Steven DeKosky, co-deputy director, both at the UF McKnight Brain Institute, discuss the progress and challenges of Alzheimer’s diagnostics. Learn more about Blood Tests for Alzheimer’s: Two Experts on Why New Studies Are Encouraging.