Grant Glues Together Research Experts To Tackle Incurable Diseases (The Wertheim UF Scripps Institute)
UF researcher Thomas Kodadek’s team has won a prestigious international grant to collaborate with Merck KGaA on developing “molecular glue degraders,” a novel technology that harnesses the body’s recycling system to treat previously undruggable diseases like aggressive cancers and brain disorders.
AI Detects Hidden Movement Clues Linked to Brain Disorders, Study Shows (UF News)
UF researcher Diego L. Guarín is using AI to detect subtle motor changes from video recordings, aiming to identify Parkinson’s disease earlier than traditional clinical methods.
Tech Tuesday: University of Florida Lab Uses Fungi To Help Address the Challenges of Treating Brain Disorders
In this week’s Tech Tuesday, host of UF Innovate Bethany Gaffey introduces Clinton Smith from Dr. Jamal Lewis’s biomaterials lab at the University of Florida.