UF ICBR News and Announcements

Researchers successfully make horse embryo with IVF, a first in Florida

by Meredith Bauer-Mitchell The performance horse industry had a problem: Some of their most beloved and sought-after mares simply couldn’t have foals safely. To make matters more complicated, in-vitro fertilization […]

Candidate breast cancer drug overloads tumors with “surge” of toxic lipids

By Eric Hamilton An experimental drug targeting triple-negative breast cancer overwhelms cancer cells with toxic fats, according to new tests on human-derived tumors in mice. Triple-negative breast cancer lacks three […]

Universities, NASA and space companies meet to discuss the future of Florida’s space ecosystem

by Joe Kays Nearly 200 university researchers and representatives of the space industry gathered April 21st at the Kennedy Space Center to launch the next phase of the Florida Space Research […]

How a tropical bean could help treat Parkinson’s tremors

by Meredith Bauer-Mitchell and Eva Sailly A major challenge with Parkinson’s disease is managing tremors. Typically, one way they are treated is by taking medications that increase dopamine.  But what […]

Gut Feeling: UF scientists create synthetic mucus to fight IBD

by Doug Bennett As many as 3 million Americans suffer from inflammatory bowel diseases like ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease. Luiz Roesch and Brent Sumerlin think synthetic mucus might give […]

ICBR Enhances DNA Sequencing Capabilities with the Illumina NovaSeq X Plus

ICBR Enhances DNA Sequencing Capabilities with the Illumina NovaSeq X Plus The ICBR Next Generation DNA Sequencing Core is thrilled to announce the introduction of the Illumina NovaSeq X Plus […]

Signaling Molecules Help Plants Fight Microbes – ICBR Scientists Contribute to Groundbreaking Research

Signaling Molecules Help Plants Fight Microbes – ICBR Scientists Contribute to Groundbreaking Research Scientists from the University of Florida Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research (ICBR) have made a significant contribution […]

High School Students Dive into Biotechnology at the UF Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research

High School Students Dive into Biotech at the UF Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research Last week, high school students from Mount Dora Christian Academy visited the Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology […]