Genascence Announces U.S. Food and Drug Administration Grants Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy Designation to GNSC-001 for Knee Osteoarthritis (OA)
UF startup Genascence Corporation announced that the U.S. FDA has granted Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy (RMAT) designation to GNSC-001, a potential first-in-class gene therapy that targets interleukin-1 (IL-1) for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis (OA)
UF Engineering Team Tackles Spaceflight Fuel Challenge in Zero-Gravity Experiment
A UF research team led by Jacob Chung, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and member of the Astraeus Space Institute, has successfully completed a zero-gravity flight experiment testing a breakthrough method to reduce fuel loss in space.
Study Reveals World’s Largest Turtle Nesting Site Thanks to Smarter Drone Surveys
A UF research team has developed a more accurate method for counting wildlife using drones—an innovation that helped confirm the world’s largest known nesting site for a threatened turtle species.
University of Florida Grants Exclusive Worldwide License to Phageolytix for Breakthrough Phage Therapy Technology
The University of Florida has granted an exclusive worldwide license to Phageolytix, a biotechnology company specializing in innovative antimicrobial solutions, for multi-indication treatments with bacteriophage cocktails developed by UF researchers in the University of Florida’s College of Medicine-Jacksonville.
Chatterjee Receives NSF CAREER Award To Advance the Future of Medical Electronics Through Body-Coupled Network of Devices
Baibhab Chatterjee, Ph.D. has received a prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award, the agency’s highest honor for early-career faculty.
UF Health Shands Liver and Lung Transplant Programs Top in the Nation
The Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR) ranked UF Health’s liver transplant program No. 1 nationally for overall patient outcomes, and its lung transplant program best in Florida and among the top five in the U.S. for three consecutive reporting cycles.
Prestigious NIH Training Grant To Support Doctoral Education in Biomedical Science
The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), a branch of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded UF a competitive T32 Institutional Research Training Grant to support doctoral training in biomedical research.
Sediments Exposed by Glacier Melt Begin Emitting Greenhouse Gases Over Time
UF researchers have led a study that shows that as land is exposed by melting glaciers, chemical reactions in the newly uncovered glacial sediments initially suppress greenhouse gas emissions.
UF Genetics Institute Awarded Prestigious NIH Training Grant To Support Doctoral Education in Biomedical Science
The UF Genetics Institute has been awarded a $2.98 million grant by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) to support doctoral education in genetics, genomics, and molecular pharmacology.
University of Florida Sets New Records in Technology Transfer Metrics for Fiscal Year 2025
UF has demonstrated its leadership in innovation and technology transfer by setting new records in key metrics for fiscal year 2025, with significant increases in technology disclosures, executed licenses, patent applications, and material transfer agreements.