Gene-Editing Platform May Help Treat Hearing Loss (UF Health)

A study led by UF researchers Mei He and Xiaoshu Pan has discovered that progressive hearing loss might be aided by gene-editing therapies that use tiny messengers to nudge cells to repair themselves.
Samantha Ali Wins Best Poster Award at AAPS Annual Meeting (UF Pharmacy)

UF researcher Samantha Ali, mentored by Dr. Mei He, earned the Best Poster Award at the 2025 AAPS Annual Meeting for her research on how microgravity influences muscle aging through extracellular vesicle transcriptomic analysis.
NIH Award Supports New Extracellular Vesicle Loading Platform To Develop Gene Therapy
UF researcher Mei He, Ph.D., has received a $1.3 million award from the National Institutes of Health to support a new extracellular vesicle platform used to develop gene therapy.
Tech Tuesday – Mei He
In this week’s Tech Tuesday for WCJB TV20, UF Innovate’s Melanie Morón interviews Mei He, associate professor in the UF College of Pharmacy. Her research focuses on advancing the delivery of drugs to the human body.
By utilizing naturally-derived materials, the drug delivery process is more efficient and the drug’s efficacy is maximized.