Tech Tuesday – Barry Byrne
In this week’s Tech Tuesday for WCJB TV20, UF Innovate’s Loren Miranda speaks with Dr. Barry Byrne, Associate Chair of Pediatrics and Director of the UF Powell Gene Therapy Center.
UF Researchers Develop Genetic Score to Improve Pediatric Cancer Treatments
University of Florida researchers have developed a new genomics-based score to deliver more personalized and effective chemotherapy treatments to pediatric leukemia patients.
UF Researcher Will Lead CureSearch for Children’s Cancer $1 Million Gift To Support Cutting-Edge Immunotherapy Trial for Pediatric High-Grade Glioma
CureSearch for Children’s Cancer has received a $1 million gift from the Norcross Family Foundation in support of a first-in-human, phase I/II clinical trial testing innovative personalized immunotherapy for pediatric high-grade gliomas, the primary cause of death in children with brain tumors. The project is funded through a CureSearch Catapult Award granted to pediatric oncologist Elias Sayour, MD, Ph.D. at the University of Florida.
UF Health Awarded $1 Million Grant to Provide Pediatric Telehealth Services to Underserved Patients
The University of Florida College of Medicine’s department of pediatrics has been awarded a nearly $1 million federal grant to expand telemedicine... Read More
UF Health Children’s Hospital Programs Rank Nationally
Three pediatric medical specialties at UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital are among some of the nation’s best, according to the U.S. News... Read More
Unraveling Genetic Mutations
Listen to Shannon Boye, Ph.D., an associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Florida, talk about her journey in academia and... Read More
UF Health Researchers on Team Studying Possible Viral Link With Type 1 Diabetes
A prolonged infection by a common virus might sometimes trigger the immune system attack on the pancreas that ultimately leads to Type... Read More
