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Breakthroughs Begin Here: Revolutionizing Diabetes Research

The UF’s COM & Diabetes Institute’s leading researchers, including Dr. Todd Brusko and Dr. Mark Atkinson, are at the forefront of a revolution in diabetes research. Breakthroughs begin here: Revolutionizing diabetes research…

UF MD-PhD Training Program Achieves ‘Michelin Star’ acclaimed MSTP Status

Pathology faculty, Drs. Kristianna Fredenburg and Wayne McCormack, have played key roles in UF’s M.D.-Ph.D. program’s success, becoming the state’s first public institution to earn the milestone Medical Scientist Training Program status. UF MD-PhD training program achieves ‘Michelin star’ acclaimed MSTP status…

New target in potential cancer treatment

David Ostrov, Ph.D., and collaborators helped find a promising new way to attack and kill pancreatic cancer cells by identifying a weak spot on a protein that supercharges the cancer’s growth. Full Article: Scientists discover new target in potential pancreatic cancer treatment – UF Health…

Immunology of Diabetes Congress (IDS) 2024

Dr. Melanie Shapiro (Todd Brusko lab) presented at IDS (International Immunology Diabetes Society) meeting 2024 in Bruges, Belgium and was voted top 3. https://thesugarscience.org/ids-2024/ TYK2 inhibition enhances regulatory T cell differentiation and function while preventing Th1 and Th17 differentiationKaroliina TuomelaBC Children’s Hospital Research Institute CanadaView…