The Emerging Pathogens Institute appoints five new associate directors » Emerging Pathogens Institute » University of Florida (ufl.edu) Professor Marco Salemi, Ph.D., serves as EPI Associate Director for Research Initiatives. In this role, Salemi is developing strategies to increase collaborations on large-scale extramural funding opportunities. He aims to…
Lei Wang Title: Degrading Nuclear Receptor NR4A1 by Proteolysis-Targeting Chimeras for Cancer Therapy Abstract: Cellular genes and proteins change during tumor microenvironment (TME) formation. Some proteins overexpression in cancer cells and certain tumor-infiltrating immune cells causes immune suppression in TME and is correlated with poor prognosis. Ideally, we can…
William Winter MD has been selected by the medical students as the Phase 1 Teacher of the Year for the College of Medicine. Dr. Winter is a Professor of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine, Pediatrics, and Molecular Genetics and Microbiology. He has an extensive role in teaching first and second…
Weizhou Zhang, Ph.D., a professor in the department of pathology, immunology & laboratory medicine in the University of Florida College of Medicine, has received a $2.5 million R01 grant from the National Cancer Institute to study a novel therapeutic strategy to treat renal clear cell carcinomas. Full Article:…
Kristianna Fredenburg, M.D., Ph.D., received a $610,000 grant from the U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition for a study, titled “Investigating miR-9-5p and its targets as interventional and clinicopathologic predictors of laryngeal cancer racial disparate outcomes.” November 2022 Monthly HAAs…
Published: Aug 23, 2022 By: DeLene Beeland A world awash in waves of novel coronavirus variants is left to react to each new emergence. Will this one be as deadly as delta? As transmissible as omicron? Imagine if we could get ahead of the curve and predict the next one.
Director of the University of Florida’s Diabetes Institute Dr. Mark Atkinson has received a major science award for his groundbreaking research on Type 1 diabetes. Atkinson received the Distinguished Scientist Award from the Southeastern Universities Research Association (SURA) along with a $5,000 honorarium. Full article: https://www.gainesville.com/story/news/2022/07/15/uf-doctor-receives-award-medical-association-diabetes-research/10067529002/…
Valerie Neff Newitt May 2022—Users of the CAP’s redesigned laboratory inspector training course, introduced last December, should find it to be more fun, less chore, and tailored to what they need to know, say those who developed the new course. And it’s open and accessible to all. The format of…
June 1, 2022: A team of UF researchers were early advocates that people should be tested for COVID-19 and monitored for viral variants—regardless of their vaccination status. Full Article: https://epi.ufl.edu/articles/why-viral-variants-in-the-vaccinated-matter.html Written by DeLene Beeland…
The Kidney and Urinary Tract (KUT) Course with Course Director William L. Clapp, M.D. (Pathology) and Associate Course Director Amir Kazory Amir, M.D. (Medicine- Nephrology) received the Golden Apple Award for Best Basic Science Course from the UF COM Class of 2022. The KUT Course with 22 faculty from the…
