UF Neuroscientists Find Sex Hormones May Influence Risk Taking, Impulsivity in Rats
New research by University of Florida neuroscientists suggests that male and female sex hormones may play differing roles in risk-taking inclinations and the ability to delay gratification. The findings from two separate rodent-model studies, reported in the journals Neuropsychopharmacology and eLife, could provide useful insight for the development of future treatment approaches for psychiatric conditions […]
MBI Directors Discuss Alzheimer’s Research and Care
On Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, UF Health hosted a webinar titled, “Alzheimer’s: Help for today and hope for tomorrow,” featuring Todd Golde, M.D., Ph.D., MBI director, and Steven DeKosky, M.D., MBI deputy director. The webinar touched on the past, present and future of Alzheimer’s disease research as well as information about care and medications. Following the presentation, […]
Dr. Lampotang & Team Receive a UF Innovation Award for PanVentTM
Congratulations to Samsun Lampotang, Ph.D., FSSH, FAIMBE, Gordon L. Gibby, MD, MSEE, David Lizdas, BSME, and their team, who have been honored with a UF Innovations of the Year award for the PanVentTM low-cost, open-source ventilator they created during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. The award from UF Innovate | Tech Licensing was presented during a virtual […]
Dr. Sadasivan Vidyasagar, Associate Professor at University of Florida, and entrinsic bioscience CEO Stephen Gatto, Receive University of Florida’s ‘Invention of the Year 2020’ Award
UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech resident client entrinsic bioscience (EBS), a company pioneering a next-generation protein modulation technology, announced that its co-founder, Dr. Sadasivan (Sagar) Vidyasagar, an associate professor at the University of Florida, and entrinsic bioscience’s CEO, Stephen Gatto, received the “Invention of the Year 2020” Award from UF Innovate | Tech Licensing for their novel amino-acid […]
New AI Technology ‘Agroview’ Named UF Invention of the Year
Yiannis Ampatzidis and his research team combined their collective minds to find artificial intelligence technology to best help farmers save money and better care for their crops. Out of that process, they invented a system known as Agroview. The system utilizes images from drones and satellites and from the ground – along with artificial intelligence […]
Inventors Honored at Virtual Standing InnOvation Event
More than 200 innovators participated in a live-stream event and virtual happy hour to celebrate their achievements in fiscal year 2020. The limitations of social gatherings due to the coronavirus pandemic prompted UF Innovate | Tech Licensing to find new ways to honor University of Florida innovators. Instead of an in-person Standing InnOvation, Tech Licensing […]
UF Neurosurgery Chair Elected President of Congress of Neurological Surgeons
University of Florida neurosurgery chair Brian Hoh, M.D., MBA, has been elected the 2020-21 president of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, one of the largest international neurosurgical societies, with over 9,800 members. Two other UF Health neurosurgeons, Daniel Hoh, M.D., and Maryam Rahman, M.D., also have been elected to leadership positions in the CNS: Daniel Hoh will serve […]
Smartphone-Based Saliva Test That Can Detect COVID-19 Earns UF Professor Honors in National Contest
A University of Florida professor and his industry collaborators have won second place in a technology competition sponsored by the National Institutes of Health for a smartphone-based, rapid saliva test they developed that can be used to diagnose COVID-19, along with two other diseases of major global importance, malaria and anemia. A team consisting of […]
Study: Arabian DNA Reveals Diversity, Other Breed Influences
Fraught with a paradoxical mix of praise and heavy criticism, the historically revered Arabian horse breed is considered “pure” as often as it’s considered “inbred.” But a new and far-reaching genomic study has revealed that, except for rare individual horses, Arabians are neither. On the contrary, the Arabian breed is, for the most part, “genetically […]
Florida Emerges as Leader in Pharmacogenetics Research
The study of pharmacogenetics is not a new one in the world of medical research. Also referred to as Precision Medicine, pharmacogenetics is a branch of genetics that addresses how our genetic code influences how we respond to drug therapies. Two University of Florida researchers are among the top five U.S. experts in the field. Dr. Julie […]