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UF Researcher Dr. Marco Salemi Utilizes ICBR Genomics Expertise to Understand COVID19 Epidemiology

By 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 high quality viral genomic sequences is critical for understanding viral pathogen origin, transmission and epidemiological spread. Ultimately deciphering the molecular...

UF researchers use AI datasets to track feral pigs, minimize disease risk

Courtesy 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 large swaths of grazing lands. The swine root in soil and eat most everything in sight. Farmers and ranchers will benefit...

Extinct Caribbean bird’s closest relatives hail from Africa, South Pacific

Courtesy of the Florida Museum of Natural History Written by Natalie van Hoose In a genetic surprise, ancient DNA shows the closest family members of an extinct bird known as the Haitian cave-rail are not in the Americas, but Africa and the South Pacific, uncovering an unexpected link between Caribbean...

UF | ICBR Scientists Contribute to Clinical Trial Testing Novel Treatment for Canine Atopic Dermatitis

Atopic 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 are available, there is a growing interest in the use of alternative natural ingredient products. In human AD reports show...

UF Researchers to Use AI to Predict How Hurricanes Spread Invasive Plants

Courtesy 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 and establish nonnative plant invaders. Knowing where invasive plants spread will always be useful. But it may become especially handy...

World-Renowned UF Health Biochemistry Researcher Passes Away

Courtesy 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 for different diseases, died Wednesday at her home near Gainesville of the neurodegenerative disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. She was 57....

UF Health Virologist Talks about Variants and the Future of the Coronavirus

Courtesy 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 is evolution 101. Much of the discussion about the coronavirus in recent weeks has been about the potential impact of...

UF Health pilot program to deliver COVID-19 monoclonal antibody therapy to rural communities

Courtesy of UF Health Written by Diana Tonnessen A University of Florida Health pilot program will bring a new COVID-19 monoclonal antibody therapy to rural communities in North Florida during the coming weeks. As part of the White House’s Operation Warp Speed initiative, the U.S. Department of Health and Human...

UF offers powerful new NVIDIA supercomputer to students and researchers across State University System

Courtesy of UF NEWS Written by Brittany Wise University of Florida’s new supercomputer — the fastest artificial intelligence supercomputer in higher education — will soon be available for students and faculty across the State University System, UF Provost Joe Glover announced today. The computer will give faculty and students from...

New Approach Isolating Stem Cells Could Lead to Breakthrough In Regenerative Medicine

A recent study conducted at the University of Florida could transform the way we isolate stem cells, validating a method that takes only minutes and can be performed just about anywhere. Stem cells are “immature” cells that have the unique ability to develop into other cell types. For example, hematopoietic...

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