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Congratulations to Dr. Marco Salemi! 

The University of Florida Research Foundation has named 35 of the university’s most productive and promising faculty members as UFRF Professors for 2025. “Since the professorships were created in 1997, over 900 faculty have been named UFRF Professors,” said David Norton, UF’s vice president for research. “These are our most…

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. IDS 2024 TYK2 inhibition enhances regulatory T cell differentiation and function while preventing Th1 and Th17 differentiationKaroliina TuomelaBC Children’s Hospital Research…

Combination of two common compounds improves COVID survival in mice, UF researchers find

The combination of two over-the-counter compounds tested in mice significantly improved their chances of surviving the virus that causes COVID-19, University of Florida researchers have found… Full Article: https://ufhealth.org/news/2023/combination-of-two-common-compounds-improves-covid-survival-in-mice-uf-researchers-find Author: Doug Bennett…

Marco Salemi appointed EPI Associate Director for Research Initiatives

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…

UFHCC Research Day Poster Award 2023

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…