NIH Award Supports New Extracellular Vesicle Loading Platform To Develop Gene Therapy
UF researcher Mei He, Ph.D., has received a $1.3 million award from the National Institutes of Health to support a new extracellular vesicle platform used to develop gene therapy.
UF Researchers Get Closer to Saliva Test for Breast Cancer
UF researchers have improved a potentially transformative handheld device to detect breast cancer in saliva, simplifying the design and confirming its accuracy.
Study: Gene Therapy May Block HIV Transmission During Breastfeeding
UF researchers have published in Nature a breakthrough gene therapy that delivers broadly neutralizing HIV antibodies at birth, offering long-term protection against breastfeeding transmission with a single dose.
Florida Scientists To Send Seeds to ISS To Study Farming Solutions for Earth’s Harsh Conditions
UF researchers will send four types of UF-bred seeds to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to study farming solutions for harsh conditions on Earth.
New AI Model Aims To Increase Lactation, Breastfeeding Rates in NICU
UF researchers have developed artificial intelligence models to help increase lactation and breastfeeding rates in the NICU at UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville.
Surprising Finding Could Pave Way for Universal Cancer Vaccine
A University of Florida study found that, like a one-two punch, pairing a test vaccine with commonly used anticancer drugs known as immune checkpoint inhibitors triggered a strong antitumor response.
Technical Toolboxes Announces Strategic Growth Investment From BVP Forge To Accelerate Innovation in Energy Infrastructure Software
UF startup Technical Toolboxes, a leading provider of advanced engineering and maintenance software for energy infrastructure, announced a strategic growth investment from BVP Forge.
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)
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.
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.
