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UF Health Researcher on Team Whose Work Could Be Vital in Fighting Drug-Resistant Bacteria

UF researcher Eric Nelson, M.D., Ph.D., and his international team of collaborators published a study in Science on April 18 revealing key insights into how bacteria killers called bacteriophages or phages impact the severity of the waterborne diarrheal disease cholera.

UF Engineering Professor Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

The American Academy of Arts and Sciences has elected University of Florida computer science professor and National Medal of Technology and Innovation (NMTI) laureate Juan E. Gilbert, Ph.D. as a 2024 Academy member. The Academy, founded in 1780 by John Adams and John Hancock, elects leaders from all disciplines who work together to solve the problems that our nation faces and believes in cultivating a membership of innovators across all fields of arts and sciences.

Cannabix’s Breath Logix Alcohol Device Delivers Positive Impact to Private Monitoring Agency

UF startup Cannabix Technologies Inc., developer of alcohol and marijuana breathalyzer screening devices for law enforcement and the workplace reports that Friedel, LLC, a private monitoring agency based in Montana, has deployed the Breath Logix Alcohol Breathalyzer (formerly known as the “CAB” product offering) under its 24/7 Sobriety Program.

Cannabix Technologies to Present Marijuana Breathalyzer Technology at International Association for Chemical Testing (IACT) Conference in California

Cannabix is developing Marijuana Breathalyzer devices to give law enforcement and employers a tool to enhance public safety UF startup Cannabix Technologies Inc., developer of...

Where Will Artificial Intelligence Take the Produce Industry?

Yiannis Ampatzidis, a University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences associate professor of agricultural and biological engineering, calls AI the fourth agri-revolution. Ampatzidis, who studies precision agriculture and mechanization for crop production, has seen firsthand the importance — and potential — of AI.

University of Florida Scientist to Fly on Blue Origin Suborbital Mission

University of Florida Distinguished Professor Rob Ferl will be the first NASA-funded academic researcher to conduct an experiment as part of a commercial space crew on an upcoming mission of Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket.

American Association for the Advancement of Science Honors 12 UF Faculty As Lifetime Fellows

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the Science family of journals, has elected 12 faculty from the University of Florida to its newest class.

Yikes! Scientists Discover Factor That Directs Brain’s Fear Conditioning

A team led by neuroscientists at The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology has discovered a key molecular player in fear conditioning. It’s a specialized RNA with a memorable acronym, SLAMR. Their study found SLAMR must be present in adequate quantities for neurons to build the complex connections required for fear conditioning. Their research appears in the journal Nature Communications.

Cannabix Technologies Begins Certification of Contactless Alcohol Breathalyzer, Re-Brands Product Series to Breath Logix

UF startup Cannabix Technologies Inc., developer of marijuana and alcohol breath-testing devices reports that it has shipped its Industrial Series Contactless Alcohol Breathalyzers (“CAB” devices) for certification testing and is rebranding the “CAB” name under the new “Breath Logix” product series, part of the company’s portfolio of marijuana and alcohol screening devices.

Researchers Create a New AI Pipeline for Identifying Molecular Interactions

Understanding how proteins interact with each other is crucial for developing new treatments and understanding diseases. Thanks to computational advances, a team of researchers led by Assistant Professor of Chemistry Alberto Perez have developed a groundbreaking algorithm to identify these molecular interactions.

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