University of Florida Researchers Find Promising New Treatment in Fight to Beat Citrus Greening
University of Florida researchers have discovered another possible solution to the plague of citrus greening that is impacting Florida’s citrus groves. This new information adds to the growing portfolio of knowledge that UF scientists are amassing to fight the disease. Led by UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences microbiology and cell science professor Claudio […]
UF Researcher Creates Program to Reduce Risk of Cognitive Loss after Anesthesia
When 75-year-old John awakened after emergency surgery to fix his broken hip, he didn’t know where he was. He thought he was being held hostage in a McDonald’s restaurant, and he got angry when the nurse, trying to appease him, told him the french fries on his hospital tray were from the fast-food chain. He […]
UF Professor Named as an Emerging Leader in Health and Medicine by National Academy of Medicine
The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) announced the 2020 Emerging Leaders in Health and Medicine Scholars. These individuals are early- to mid-career professionals from a wide range of health-related fields, from emergency medicine and health economics to biomedical engineering and research and public health policy. The scholars are an essential part of a major NAM […]
UF/IFAS Scientists Help National Team Breed Better Pomegranates
California farmers produce 90% of the nation’s pomegranates, but ‘Wonderful’ pomegranates come from cuttings in Florida, and some Florida farmers seeking alternative crops see pomegranates as among their options. Zhanao Deng, a professor of environmental horticulture at the UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center (GCREC), soon will collaborate with researchers nationwide to breed more […]
A Lifelong Science Nerd is Winning the Fight Against Blindness
Shannon Boye, Ph.D., an assistant professor at the University of Florida College of Medicine, is at the top of her game. She’s emerged as a renowned retinal researcher, making invaluable contributions to the advancement of treatments and cures including the development of gene therapy, now in a clinical trial, for Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA1, GUCY2D mutations). Her […]
Dr. Anna-Lisa Paul Appointed Director of UF ICBR
The University of Florida Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research recently announced the appointment of its new director, Anna-Lisa Paul, Ph.D. Dr. Paul assumed the position effective March 20, 2020. For the past year, Dr. Paul has served as ICBR’s interim director. During that time, Dr. Paul spearheaded the center’s acquisition of state-of-the-art equipment and furthered […]
UF Health to Provide Coronavirus Test-and-Trace Program to Help Reopen University
University of Florida Health is rolling out plans for a rigorous “test-and-trace” program to support the phased reopening of UF, an expansive data-driven effort that will allow students, faculty, and staff to return to campus as safe as possible while minimizing the risk of infection from the novel coronavirus. The program builds on UF Health’s […]
UF Researcher Promotes Highly Efficient Blockchain System to Improve Transactions
In this evolving digital world, a system known as blockchain provides transactional transparency in real-time. Cryptocurrency has become the newest way to transfer — not just money — but also data and information. One University of Florida researcher has created a more efficient way to implement blockchain into everyday healthcare and social networking platforms. “There […]
Lessons Learned From Treating Sepsis May Help With COVID-19 Treatment, UF Researchers Suggest
The mortality rate of the COVID-19 pandemic has altered the standard process of drug development, amplifying the need for lifesaving treatment and marking the start of the sprint toward a cure or gold standard treatment. In a commentary published in Lancet Respiratory Medicine, UF researchers and their collaborators are looking to the past for answers […]
Three Questions About Trends in Antihypertensive Combination Therapy
Specific combinations of 2 drug classes, based upon complementary mechanisms or benefits for a concomitant disease, are recommended for the management of hypertension. However, how often these combinations are utilized and how these trends are affected by the effectiveness of blood pressure control, is less well understood. In a recent study, the researchers used data […]