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UF Researcher Dr. Marco Salemi Utilizes ICBR Genomics Expertise to Understand COVID19 Epidemiology
April 27, 2021By Steven Madore, Ph.D. In recent years, public health emergencies caused by epidemics have led to the use of genome sequencing to identify and characterize viral pathogens. Rapid acquisition of […]

UF researchers use AI datasets to track feral pigs, minimize disease risk
April 22, 2021Courtesy of UF/IFAS Written by Brad Buck Feral pigs cost the agriculture industry at least $1.5 billion in damage, disease and control costs around the United States annually, running rampant on […]

UF | ICBR Scientists Contribute to Clinical Trial Testing Novel Treatment for Canine Atopic Dermatitis
March 22, 2021Atopic dermatitis, or AD, is a common chronic inflammatory skin disease affecting dogs, causing defects of the skin barrier and modifications of the normal cutaneous microflora. While multiple treatment options […]

UF Researchers to Use AI to Predict How Hurricanes Spread Invasive Plants
March 18, 2021Courtesy of UF/IFAS Written by Brad Buck Scientists project hurricane intensity and frequency will increase with climate change. That leads researchers to want to better predict how storms will disperse […]

World-Renowned UF Health Biochemistry Researcher Passes Away
March 4, 2021Courtesy of College of Medicine News University of Florida Health biochemistry professor Mavis Agbandje-McKenna, Ph.D., whose world-renowned work on the detailed structure of viruses led to advances in gene therapy treatments […]

UF Health Virologist Talks about Variants and the Future of the Coronavirus
March 4, 2021Courtesy of UF Health Written by Bill Levesque The novel coronavirus is doing what viruses do — in fact, what all life does. It’s mutating and creating new variants. This […]
