Long-Studied Protein Could Be a Measure of Traumatic Brain Injury
Scientists at the Walter Reed Army Institute for Research (WRAIR) have recently demonstrated that cathepsin B, a well-studied protein important to brain development and function, can be used as a biomarker, or indicator of severity, for traumatic brain injury. Dr. Kevin K. W. Wang, director for Neurotrauma, Neuroproteomics & Biomarkers Research at the University of […]
UF Researchers Awarded $3.5 Million Grant to Study Outcomes With Genetic Information to Guide Blood Thinning Therapy
Researchers at the University of Florida have received a $3.5 million grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, or NHLBI, to study the effect of using genetic information to guide therapy after an angioplasty heart procedure to prevent heart attacks and strokes. “In previous studies, we have demonstrated the feasibility and clinical benefits […]
New Institute to Address Food Production and Sustainability at Global Scale
The University of Florida has announced the creation of the UF/IFAS Food Systems Institute, which will bring together the university’s top researchers to find solutions to feeding the world in a way that is economically and environmentally sustainable. The new Food Systems Institute will be led by Adegbola Adesogan, Ph.D., professor of ruminant nutrition in […]
UF College of Medicine Awarded New Pediatric Rheumatology Fellowship
The University of Florida College of Medicine, part of UF Health, has been awarded a grant to fund a pediatric rheumatology fellowship as part of a national effort to alleviate the desperate shortage of specialists nationally. The grant, by the Tampa-based Purple Playas Foundation and the Arthritis Foundation, provides $150,000 in matching funding for up […]
As Cases of Parkinson’s Disease Increase, Community Must Demand Funding, Change
The odds of a person developing Parkinson’s disease over a lifetime are 1 in 15. It is the fastest-growing neurodegenerative disease and is overtaking Alzheimer’s for the top spot. That stunning growth curve foreshadows bankruptcy for many health-care systems, said Dr. Michael Okun, of the Fixel Institute of Neurological Diseases and a leading international expert […]
University of Florida Received £500,000 Grant From Duchenne UK to Overcome Immunity Challenges in Gene Therapy
Duchenne UK has partnered with one of the world’s leading gene therapy teams focusing on AAV immunology. Drs. Manuela Corti and Barry Byrne at the Powell Gene Therapy Center, University of Florida, will try to temporarily modify the immune system so that anybody can be treated with gene therapy, and, if necessary, can receive repeat […]
UF Investigators Earn Michael J. Fox Foundation Award
Investigators at UF’s Center for Translational Research in Neurodegenerative Disease, or CTRND, earned a one-year, $200,000 award from the Michael J. Fox Foundation’s Target Advancement Program to explore novel approaches to treat Parkinson’s disease. “We hope that this study will help us understand more about the role of CB2 in brain immune cells to remove […]
New Study Demonstrates the Brain’s Ability to Shift and Utilize Different Neural Circuits
A new study by UF neuroscientists demonstrates an example of the brain’s ability to shift and utilize different neural circuits to perform a task in order to compensate for brain aging. The rat model study, published recently in the Journal of Neuroscience, was designed to test the hypothesis that cognitive impairments due to the aging […]
University of Florida, Part of the Florida High Tech Corridor, Recognized for Excellence in Innovation
The three founding universities of the Florida High Tech Corridor Council – the University of Central Florida (UCF), the University of South Florida (USF) and the University of Florida (UF) – ranked for the eighth consecutive year among the “Top 100 Universities Worldwide Granted U.S. Utility Patents.” The University of Florida ranked No. 15 with […]
Harnessing Genome Editing for COVID-19 Drug Discovery
A University of Florida research team is harnessing the power of genomic editing to illuminate druggable targets in human cells for the fight against COVID-19. By taking advantage of high-containment labs in UF’s Emerging Pathogens Institute—especially designed for studying highly contagious and virulent pathogens—the team is using CRISPR genome editing techniques to screen human cell […]