New $7.7 Million Grant To Propel Search for Drugs for Rare Brain Disorder
Rumbaugh and a team of scientists from the institute have been awarded a five-year grant from the National Institute of Mental Health worth $7.7 million to work toward a treatment. Their goal is to create a pill that restores healthy SYNGAP1 gene production, thereby boosting neuroplasticity, or the ability of the brain to form circuits and connections.
UF Graduate Student Start-Up Focuses on Creating Chemicals From Ocean Microbes
In Jules Verne’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Captain Nemo describes the sea as “everything,” the “vast reservoir of Nature.” A pair of UF Ph.D. students are diving into these vast depths. They are harnessing the power of marine microbes and unlocking their potential for sustainable chemical applications. Jessica Tittl Nielsen (CEO) and Monica Schul (Chief Science Officer) founded a biotechnology company, Cordelia Biosciences, to create sustainable chemicals from ocean microbes.
Oragenics Inc. Announces Concussion Drug, ONP-002, Successfully Clears FDA-Required Cardiotoxicity Testing
UF Innovate | Accelerate graduate Oragenics, Inc., a company focused on developing unique, intranasal pharmaceuticals for the treatment of neurological disorders, announced its lead candidate for treating concussion successfully completed a study that indicates ONP-002 does not cause cardiotoxicity.
UF-Developed Genetic Score Improves Outcomes by Personalizing Leukemia Therapy
Using patients’ own genetics to tailor their chemotherapy regimens appears to improve outcomes in children with acute myeloid leukemia, a pediatric cancer for which treatment has gone unchanged for 50 years, a new University of Florida Health-led study shows.
University of Florida’s Innovation Academy Showcases Prototypes Created by the Freshmen Class
In this week’s Tech Tuesday, Bethany Gaffey, our host, introduces us to the leader of UF’s Innovation Academy, who recently directed a Catalyst event to showcase prototypes created by the freshman class.
GatorX Advances to Semi-Final Round of XPRIZE Track B Autonomous Wildfire Challenge
Fire Neural Network (FNN) announced that their team, GatorX, is advancing to the semi-final round of the XPRIZE Track B Autonomous Wildfire Challenge. GatorX is a well-rounded partnership between Fire Neural Network, the University of Florida, NVIDIA, SATLANTIS, SwissDrones, Archer Aviation, SWIR Vision Systems, and N5 Sensors.
UF Health Cancer Center Researcher Showcases a New Vaccine That Can Help Fight Diseases
In this week’s Tech Tuesday, UF Innovate host Bethany Gaffey introduces us to the researcher developing a groundbreaking mRNA vaccine with the potential to fight cancer and infectious diseases.
Space-Focused Accelerator Begins Process for Applicants
The Space-Edge Accelerator, an innovation-focused collaboration between the University of Florida, Blue Origin, Space Foundation, the University of Central Florida, Arizona State University, and Vanderbilt University, is opening applications for its inaugural program.
Access Pediatric Joins ARPA-H Investor Catalyst Hub to Improve Pediatric Specialty Care
Access Pediatric, a virtual-first, pediatric telehealth platform connecting patients with specialty pediatric physicians, is one of the newest members of the ARPA-H Investor Catalyst Hub. The group includes more than 300 organizations facilitating research findings and future-forward ideas to advance commercialization, affordability, and revolutionary breakthroughs to achieve improved health outcomes for all Americans. Access Pediatric, […]
Florida Universities Launch Joint Effort to Boost Space Manufacturing
In an ambitious move to support the rapidly expanding space manufacturing sector, four Florida universities — including the University of Florida — have joined forces to establish the Center for Science, Technology, and Advanced Research in Space, or C-STARS.