New Study Suggests Florida Chagas Disease Transmission
UF researchers, in collaboration with Texas A&M University, have spent the past 10 years investigating the ecology, risk, and vector-borne transmission of Chagas disease in Florida.
UF EPI Director Glenn Morris To Step Down After 17 Years of Leadership
Glenn Morris is stepping down from his role as director of UF’s Emerging Pathogens Institute, a globally recognized powerhouse for infectious disease research after 17 years of leadership.
New UF Study Shows How Bile Acids in Breast Milk Affect Newborn Gut Health
A UF researcher has compiled the first-ever study that identifies the role of breast milk bile acids to help lessen the incidence of the deadly norovirus in infants, which claims the lives of at least 50,000 children every year.
Pregnant? Your Stress and Trauma Could Impact Your Baby’s Health
Connie Mulligan, a professor at the UF College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Anthropology Department, studies how violence and stress in mothers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) affect their newborn’s health.
UF EPI Launches Bird Flu Team To Research H5N1 and Assist Florida’s Response
The University of Florida Emerging Pathogens Institute has assembled a multidisciplinary working group to research a swiftly spreading bird flu strain and help prepare Florida’s response to potential outbreaks.
Artificial Intelligence Transforms How UF Researchers Forecast and Respond to Disease
Because UF is home to the HiPerGator and has driven its AI initiative to expand faculty expertise, AI is transforming how they do research in fighting diseases such as anthrax, HIV, COVID-19, and more.
Research Finds Genetic Markers for Cattle Health, Growth
New University of Florida research findings could improve cattle breeding by giving ranchers desirable traits such as faster animal growth and greater resistance against disease.