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ICBR Closed Monday for Memorial Day

ICBR Closed Monday for Memorial Day ICBR will be closed this Monday (5/26) in observation of Memorial Day We will not be accepting packages or samples on Monday. Our normal business hours will resume on Tuesday (5/27). Enjoy the the long weekend! Please refer to our staff directory...

UF Investigators Identify Mechanism of Drug Resistance in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

UF Investigators Identify Mechanism of Drug Resistance in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Steven J Madore, PhD (ICBR Associate Director for Science) Summarized from J. Clin. Inv. 2025;135(6); e185149 Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Despite a combination of surgery and chemotherapy, survival rate...

Stars Align for Science: University of Florida and NSF NRAO Forge Path for Discovery

Stars Align for Science: University of Florida and NSF NRAO Forge Path for Discovery The U.S. National Science Foundation National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NSF NRAO) and the University of Florida (UF) have announced a dynamic new partnership to advance science education and public outreach at a future Next Generation Very...

New Instruments in the ICBR NGS Shared Resource Will Lower DNA Sequencing Costs for UF Investigators

New Instruments in the ICBR NGS Shared Resource Will Lower DNA Sequencing Costs for UF Investigators Steven Madore, PhD, ICBR Associate Director for Science The mission of the ICBR Next Generation DNA Sequencing shared resource (NGS-SR) is to provide cost-effective access to cutting edge DNA sequencing technologies for the UF...

Florida Trend: Seeding Exploration

Seeding Exploration Twelve years to get 12 grams. Twelve years of research and planning, of conducting experiments with simulated material, of traveling to the world’s most inhospitable environments. Twelve years of writing proposals and being told no. University of Florida research scientists Rob Ferl and Anna-Lisa Paul weren’t asking NASA...

Sony ID7000 Spectral Cytometer at UF ICBR

Sony ID7000 Spectral Cytometer at UF ICBR The Cytometry & Optical Microscopy core at UF ICBR has recently acquired the state-of-the-art Sony ID7000 Spectral Cytometer, located at McKnight Brain Institute (MBI) room L3-160. This newest addition to the facility offers unparalleled capabilities for researchers, significantly expanding their experimental possibilities. The Sony...

ICBR Billing Schedule Update: Key Dates for Fiscal Year End 2025

Please note: Due to the Fiscal Year End, the last invoices to process for FY2025 will be created on Monday, June 9th. ICBR’s upcoming billing schedule will be altered as follows: 6/9/2025 – Last invoices generated in fiscal year 2025 6/16/2025 at noon – Deadline to submit disputes for FY2025 payment. 6/30/2025 – Invoices will...

NSS to Award Dr. Robert Ferl and Dr. Anna-Lisa Paul the Space Pioneer Award at its Annual ISDC Conference

NSS to Award Dr. Robert Ferl and Dr. Anna-Lisa Paul the Space Pioneer Award at its Annual ISDC Conference The International Space Development Conference Will Be Held in Orlando in June 2025 The National Space Society is awarding its 2025 Space Pioneer Award for Scientific Achievement to University of Florida researchers Dr. Robert Ferl and Dr. Anna-Lisa...

STED super resolution imaging is now available to UF researchers

STED super resolution imaging is now available to UF researchers ICBR’s Leica Stellaris 8 laser scanning spectral confocal microscope has been relocated from the CGRC building to its new home in ICBR Cytometry’s Optical Imaging suite in the McKnight Brain Institute (MBI room LG-164). During reassembly, the instrument was upgraded...

Negative Effects of Common Weed Killer on Manatee Immune System

Negative Effects of Common Weed Killer on Manatee Immune System by Steven Madore, PhD; (Summarized from www.sciencedirect.com) Glyphosate is the herbicide used globally for agricultural and non-agricultural purposes to treat a broad spectrum of weeds. In Florida, this chemical is used in agriculture and to control the growth of invasive...

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