Expert: Outbreak Transmission Dynamics
As the world grapples for answers and action on the new coronavirus outbreak, researchers who study the dynamics of infectious disease outbreaks... Read More
Will Coronavirus Disappear When Temperatures Heat Up? UF Virologist Responds
Temperatures fluctuate between hot and cold in Florida, just about as frequently as the idea that warmth might bring an end to... Read More
Some Things Can Wait, Colorectal Cancer Doesn’t
Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in the U.S., and second-leading cause of death, taking 50,000 lives each year. However,... Read More
Viruses Might Help As Biocontrol on Asian Citrus Psyllids
University of Florida scientists are working toward establishing a new biological method that may help farmers control the insect that transmits the... Read More
New Study Using Big Data Sheds Light on the Value of Specialist Care in the Treatment of Gout
A recent article published in ACR Open Rheumatology found that rheumatologist care was associated with better disease management for patients with advanced... Read More
Coronavirus Consultant
John Lednicky, Ph.D., is a research professor, microbiologist and molecular biologist at UF’s College of Public Health and Health Professions and the Emerging Pathogens... Read More
How the Tip of Florida Became a Tropical-Fruit Paradise
The Tropical Research and Education Center in Homestead, Florida—or TREC, as it’s known to local farmers—is nearly as far south and east... Read More
Dr. Hendrik Luesch Wins Doctoral Dissertation Mentoring Award
Hendrik Luesch, Ph.D., a professor and chair of medicinal chemistry and the Debbie and Sylvia DeSantis Chair in Natural Products Drug Discovery... Read More
How NASA Is Using Synthetic DNA in Its Search for Alien Life
In the coming decades, new rovers will roam the sands of Mars. An orbiter will sample the seas of Jupiter’s moon Europa.... Read More
Cannabix Technologies Makes Significant Breakthrough in FAIMS Technology Development
UF startup Cannabix Technologies Inc., developer of marijuana breathalyzer devices for law enforcement and the workplace, reports that significant technological development has... Read More
