UF Water Institute Announces New 2020 Faculty Fellows
The UF Water Institute announced that Dr. Nancy Denslow, professor at the Department of Physiological Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, has been selected as 2020 UF Water Institute Distinguished Faculty Fellow, and Dr. AJ Reisinger, assistant professor at the Soil and Water Sciences Department, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, has been selected as 2020 […]
A Team of UF Researchers Find a Unique Connection Between Humans and the Bahamian Hutia
Meet the Bahamian hutia. A species of rodent that can reach the size of a full-grown rabbit, they just might hold the key to helping us understand the behavior and lifestyles of indigenous humans in the Bahamas. In a study published in PLOS One, a group of researchers from the University of Florida shares their […]
Trio of Medications Showing Early Promise Against Coronavirus, UF Health Researchers Find
The race to find effective treatments for COVID-19 isn’t just about developing new drugs. University of Florida Health scientists are studying a trio of existing medications known to have broad antiviral activity. Two drugs have shown promising results in suppressing the Sars-CoV-2 virus in initial tests on human colon and lung cells that were infected […]
INOVIO Adds Thermo Fisher Scientific To Global Manufacturing Consortium
Inovio, a biotechnology company focused on bringing to market precisely designed DNA medicines to treat and protect people from infectious diseases and cancer, announced that Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, has signed a letter of intent to manufacture INOVIO’s DNA COVID-19 vaccine candidate INO-4800. Thermo Fisher Scientific will join existing partners […]
UF Health Brings Telemedicine Program for Diabetic Children to Underserved Area of Collier County
For children with diabetes or other endocrine system disorders who come from less affluent families, access to care can be difficult and time-consuming. University of Florida Health experts will provide services for children in underserved communities in Collier County through a new grant from the Naples Children & Education Foundation that will allow them to […]
UF/IFAS Faculty to Use $141M in Research Funding to Improve Corn, Manage Citrus Greening and Suppress Mosquito-Borne Diseases
Scientists at UF/IFAS are using 2020’s allotment of $141 million in research funding to develop better sweet corn, improve cow-calf breeding, make further progress toward controlling citrus greening disease, and more. Robert Gilbert, dean of UF/IFAS Research and director of the Florida Agricultural Experiment Station, gleaned information from major grants from fiscal year 2019-2020 and […]
COVID-19 Not Likely to Trigger Type 1 Diabetes, UF Health Researchers Find in Joint Study
A protein thought to be the novel coronavirus’ entryway into the body could not be detected in the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas in three dozen individuals, the strongest evidence yet that COVID-19 is unlikely to trigger or worsen Type 1 diabetes, according to a new study co-authored by University of Florida researchers. The study, […]
New Trial Drug Combination Shows Promise for Slowing Progression of ALS
A new drug combination tested in a multisite human clinical trial shows promise for slowing the progression of ALS, often called Lou Gehrig’s disease, researchers at the University of Florida and partner institutions reported in The New England Journal of Medicine. The oral drug, a combination of sodium phenylbutyrate and taurursodiol, was tested in the […]
UF Researchers Find Viable Viruses in Aerosols That Cause COVID-19
New research from the University of Florida provides strong evidence that aerosol transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, may be possible. Prior to these findings, which are in pre-print and have not undergone peer review, the virus had been detected in aerosols, but there was a lack of direct evidence that the particles […]
Robert Guralnick Named UF Research Foundation Professor
The University of Florida Research Foundation has named Florida Museum of Natural History scientist Robert Guralnick a UFRF Professor for 2020-2023. In his role as the Florida Museum’s curator of biodiversity informatics, Guralnick uses an understanding of evolutionary processes to help create a roadmap for the future of life on Earth. By digitizing natural history […]