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.
Experts Signal Warning Over Preparations for Future Outbreaks
With much of the country still in the grip of the coronavirus pandemic, there are questions about how prepared people really are... Read More
Harnessing Genome Editing for COVID-19 Drug Discovery
A University of Florida research team is harnessing the power of genomic editing to illuminate druggable targets in human cells for the... Read More
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... Read More
An Interest in Bat Viruses Led to UF Health Virologist’s Development of Coronavirus Test
The UF College of Public Health and Health Professions’ department of environmental and global health and the UF Emerging Pathogens Institute, are... Read More
The Big Picture: EPI’s Director Speaks About the Covid-19 Pandemic
The Emerging Pathogens Institute was formed in 2006 to bring researchers across disciplines together with the goal of better understanding and anticipating... Read More
Expert: Outbreak Transmission Dynamics
As the world grapples for answers and action on the new coronavirus outbreak, researchers who study the dynamics of infectious disease outbreaks... Read More
Will Coronavirus Disappear When Temperatures Heat Up? UF Virologist Responds
Temperatures fluctuate between hot and cold in Florida, just about as frequently as the idea that warmth might bring an end to... Read More
Coronavirus Consultant
John Lednicky, Ph.D., is a research professor, microbiologist and molecular biologist at UF’s College of Public Health and Health Professions and the Emerging Pathogens... Read More
Chlamydia’s Covert Reproduction
UF researchers have resolved a two-decade-old mystery centered upon how the bacteria chlamydia divide and reproduce. Newly published results from the lab... Read More
