Mesh Bags Protect Citrus Against Greening, May Improve Tree Health and Fruit Quality Later
New research from the University of Florida shows that trees grown under individual protective covers (IPCs) continue to thrive for several years even after the covers are removed, unlike those grown using typical methods.
Planting the Seed: A Look at UF Medicine’s 2024 Research Opportunity Seed Fund Recipients
To push science to the next level and have strong potential, UF's 2024 Research Opportunity Seed Fund(ROSF) awards are given to principal investigators on multidisciplinary, faculty-initiated research projects.
UF EPI Launches Bird Flu Team To Research H5N1 and Assist Florida’s Response
The University of Florida Emerging Pathogens Institute has assembled a multidisciplinary working group to research a swiftly spreading bird flu strain and help prepare Florida’s response to potential outbreaks.
Building Digital Twin Tools To Investigate Environmental Threats to Health
A UF research team is developing Florida’s Digital Twin, a digital replica of Florida that can model the effects of natural disasters and future health threats, to understand the complexity of how environmental factors affect human health, with a grant from the NIH's National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
UF Scientists Use AI Algorithm To Improve Strawberry Disease Detection
Won Suk “Daniel” Lee and Natalia Peres show how artificial intelligence (AI) can improve strawberry disease detection with a a system taking photos of a reference plate to water more directly than the current method.
NCI Grant Supports UF Health Cancer Center Epigenetics Research
Richard Bennett, Ph.D., a research associate professor in the Division of Hematology/Oncology in the UF College of Medicine, has received a prestigious five-year, $850,000 grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to support research investigating epigenetic mechanisms of cancer.
How Our Brains Learn New Athletic Skills Fast
According to a study from the University of Florida biomechanical researchers, the quick, athletic learners among us are built differently – inside their brains.
Beer in Space: UF Researchers Study Microgravity’s Effect on Fermentation
A recently published study by University of Florida researchers provides insight into how beer yeast might behave when fermented in outer space.
Synthetic “Alien” DNA Provides Opportunities for Disease Diagnostics and Treatment
To help understand how DNA may have evolved on other planets, UF researcher Dr. Steven Benner and his partners synthesized DNA-like molecular systems with more than four nucleotides in the laboratory.
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.
