Dr. Cammy Abernathy, University of Florida’s Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering Dean, on Techrides Podcast
Edwin Marcial, the host of Techrides Podcast, talks with Dr. Cammy Abernathy, dean of University of Florida’s Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering about UF’s response to COVID-19 and their plans for the fall semester, research that UF is conducting in the battle against COVID-19, how the university is adapting to more online distance learning, and […]
AGTC Launches Nationwide Mobile Vision Testing Program for Patients Enrolled in Its Ongoing Phase 1/2 Clinical Trials
UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech graduate Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation (AGTC), a biotechnology company conducting human clinical trials of adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based gene therapies for the treatment of rare diseases, announced the launch of an innovative mobile vision testing program to conduct follow-up assessments during the COVID-19 pandemic for patients enrolled […]
UF Health Researchers Working to Develop COVID-19 Vaccine Using Gene Therapy Technique
A team of University of Florida Health researchers is using an established gene therapy technique to quickly develop a COVID-19 vaccine that could be tested in humans later this year. The technique uses a harmless virus to help fight a harmful virus. In this case, the harmless virus is used to package and deliver a gene from […]
Autopsies of COVID-19 Victims Reveal Blood Vessel Damage
A University of Florida virologist assisted a team of medical researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City with interpreting microscopic images of tissue samples from COVID-19 victims. The researchers found extensive damage to small blood vessels, and they propose a mechanism linking vessel injury with biological pathways that […]
UF Researchers Study Whether Approved Drugs Can Block COVID-19
A new study by University of Florida researchers aims to identify a drug or drugs that can potentially be used to prevent and/or treat infection with COVID-19 by interfering with known behavior of the virus — the way it binds to its cellular receptor, facilitating transmission to the respiratory system. The UF team plans to […]
Evolugate Takes Up the Challenge of Boosting Host Cells Used to Manufacture COVID-19 Vaccines
The COVID-19 epidemic has left the world devastated, with over 350,000 dead and the global economy in shambles in just 5 months. A vaccine for the virus that causes COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, is desperately needed, yet vaccine development typically takes years from conception to deployment. Developing a safe and effective vaccine is an important first step, […]
Molekule Answers Frequently Asked Questions About Virus Testing
It takes a lot of preparation and expertise to properly test for the presence of viruses in the air. In this video, Molekule’s science writer, Hal, takes us on a tour of some of the different ways that the company do experiments to see how well Molekule products perform. All of the research mentioned in […]
Could Rapid Home-Based Coronavirus Tests Become Reality?
Piyush Jain, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering and a member of UF Health Cancer Center, developed an inexpensive home-based rapid testing kit that can detect the coronavirus without needing to go to the hospital. “My research group recently engineered a sensitive CRISPR-based technology, that we named CRISPR-ENHANCE, and used it to create a rapid […]
Quicker Reviews, Designated Funding Speeds COVID-19 Research Efforts at UF Health
Amid the worst public health emergency in a lifetime, UF Health leaders have taken steps to speed novel coronavirus research, recognizing the urgent need to provide answers and options to the communities they serve. There are two key components of this effort: IRB retooled its approval process for coronavirus trials, and the UF Clinical and Translational […]
UF Mobilizes Campus, Exactech Expertise to Make Vital COVID-19 Nasal Swabs
When University of Florida Health needed a massive supply of nasal swabs for expanded COVID-19 testing, the solution was right on campus and just across town. It came from Forrest J. Masters, Ph.D., P.E., a professor and the associate dean for research and facilities at UF’s Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering. Working with the 3D printing lab […]