UF Team Identifies Novel Targets for COVID-19 Antivirals
A multidisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Florida is making progress in their search for targets that could be used for developing treatments for infections with COVID-19. The team posted a paper to bioRxiv reporting the identification of 53 novel genes and pathways that could become druggable targets for antiviral therapies for COVID-19 plus a broad array of coronavirus types.
‘Mop Up’ Malaria Vaccine Advances to Trials in People
University of Florida researcher Rhoel Dinglasan, Ph.D., was awarded $6 million by the Global Health Innovative Technology Fund to test a new malaria vaccine in people.
New Grant Will Help Develop Vaccine Delivery System for Tilapia Lake Virus
The Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) has joined in the war against the tilapia lake virus (TLV) with a US$ 790,326 (EUR 671,206) Seeding Solutions grant award to the University of Florida in support of the development of a vaccine delivery system for halting the spread of the disease.
Acupuncture as Part of an Equine Treatment Plan
Acupuncture is widely known, but not fully accepted, as a form of “go-to” treatment for humans or animals. But whether it be helping a mare overcome unexplained infertility, get a stallion in the right mindset for breeding or bring comfort to an arthritic tortoise, acupuncture can often be part of the answer. At the University […]
Smartphone-Based Saliva Test That Can Detect COVID-19 Earns UF Professor Honors in National Contest
A University of Florida professor and his industry collaborators have won second place in a technology competition sponsored by the National Institutes of Health for a smartphone-based, rapid saliva test they developed that can be used to diagnose COVID-19, along with two other diseases of major global importance, malaria and anemia. A team consisting of […]
Infectious Diseases Professor Named Lead Research Administrator at UF Veterinary College
David Pascual, Ph.D., a professor of infectious diseases at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, has been named associate dean for research and graduate studies at the college after filling the post on an interim basis for over two years. “Dr. Pascual has done an outstanding job serving in an interim role,” said the college’s interim […]
UF Water Institute Announces New 2020 Faculty Fellows
The UF Water Institute announced that Dr. Nancy Denslow, professor at the Department of Physiological Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, has been selected as 2020 UF Water Institute Distinguished Faculty Fellow, and Dr. AJ Reisinger, assistant professor at the Soil and Water Sciences Department, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, has been selected as 2020 […]
UF Researchers Discover Molecular Address System That May Aid Gut Health
Building on previous findings that show a specific protein is associated with gut health, University of Florida researchers have discovered an intricate molecular mechanism that encodes a unique address system, identifying the route a certain type of immune cell takes to reach its final destination: the large intestine. The findings shed light on the way […]
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 […]
Professor at UF Veterinary College Honored by National Veterinary Microbiology Group
Roy Curtiss III, Ph.D., a professor at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, has received the 2020 Distinguished Veterinary Microbiologist Award from the national organization that provides certification of veterinarians with special expertise in microbiology. The purpose of the award, given by the American College of Veterinary Microbiologists, is to recognize and honor […]