Studies: Inflammation-Targeting Antibody Boosts Preterm Birth Outcomes, Prevents Obesity-Linked Liver Disease
Targeting a master regulator of inflammation with a monoclonal antibody potentially improves two unrelated conditions with limited treatment options: preterm births and fatty liver disease, two new studies show.
UF Innovate Inventor Receives NIH R21 Award to Explore Human Cell Behaviors
UF Innovate Inventor, Josephine Allen, Ph.D., associate professor and Genzyme Professor of Materials Science & Engineering, has received a National Institutes of Health (NIH) R21 Award to better understand the native behaviors of cells in the human body.
UF Innovate Researchers Secure $3.8M NIH Grant To Combat Psoriasis
UF Innovate Inventors, Dr. Benjamin Keselowsky (PI), Dr. Gregory Hudalla (Co-I), and their collaborators have received a $3.8M grant from the NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. The grant aims to address the problem of psoriasis, a chronic auto-inflammatory disease that causes irreversible damage to the skin.
UF Scientists See Bright Future As They Seek Savory Strawberries – And High Yield
In a newly published paper, led by Mark Porter and co-authored by UF Innovate inventor Vance Whitaker, is helping outline the past, present and potential future of breeding flavor into strawberries.
Fixel Institute Becomes the First National Ataxia Foundation Center of Excellence in Florida
The National Ataxia Foundation (NAF) announces the recognition of the Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Disease at UF Health as a NAF Ataxia Center of Excellence (CoE), making it the first CoE in the state of Florida and one of 15 nationwide.
Aurigo Software Partners With University of Florida To Develop Cutting-Edge Solution for Underwater Projects
Aurigo Software, the leading provider of capital planning and construction management software for infrastructure and private owners, is partnering with the University of Florida’s Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering to develop a revolutionary system for underwater surveying, mapping, and inspection, provisionally named Bathydrone.
UF Receives U.S. DOE Funding for More Efficient Cooling for Data Centers
The University of Florida is among recipients of $40 million in funding by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for 15 projects that will develop high-performance, energy efficient cooling solutions for data centers. Used to house computers, storage systems, and computing infrastructure, data centers account for approximately 2% of total U.S. electricity consumption while data center cooling can account for up to 40% of data center energy usage overall. The selected projects—located at national labs, universities, and businesses—seek to reduce the energy necessary to cool data centers.
Human DNA Is Everywhere. That’s a Boon for Science – And an Ethical Quagmire.
We cough, spit, shed and flush our DNA into all of these places and countless more. Signs of human life can be found nearly everywhere, short of isolated islands and remote mountaintops, according to a new University of Florida study. That ubiquity is both a scientific boon and an ethical dilemma, say the UF researchers who sequenced this widespread DNA.
AI Helps Create Better, Simpler Hepatitis, COVID-19 Tests
Going beyond pregnancy and COVID-19, the world could someday soon come to rely on at-home tests for many diseases thanks in part to AI-fueled improvements.
A UF Professor Emeritus of Medicine and an Engineering Alumna Elected for Florida Inventors Hall of Fame
A University of Florida ophthalmology professor emeritus who has led a decades-long effort to reverse genetic forms of vision loss and an engineering alumna who is a pioneer in the semiconductor polishing industry are among 10 new members of the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame announced today.