brandon zielinski md phd associate professor Addressing autism spectrum disorder.UF neuroscientists are studying autism in new ways, from Padilla-Coreano’s research to that of pediatric neurologist Brandon Zielinski, MD, PhD, who uses MRI to analyze the structure and function of brain networks as they develop. Zielinski investigates whether there is a developmental trajectory difference…
New, early findings by University of Florida Health researchers show how the Epstein-Barr virus’s advance could be thwarted.
When selecting an Innovator of the Year, UF Innovate considers a researcher’s body of work and selects one who has made significant scientific contributions that have been licensed and taken to the marketplace, sometimes by the researcher launching a startup based on the discoveries. Dr. Shannon Boye is this year’s…
Each of the six licensing teams chooses one Invention of the Year. Out of the 300 technologies disclosed in fiscal year 2023, licensing officers select one within their portfolio that stands out to them as having great potential. The inventions selected this year range from next-generation gene vectors to enzyme…
In this week’s Tech Tuesday, we meet Dr. Shannon Boye, a researcher at the University of Florida, who is working to use gene therapy to restore or improve vision for people with genetic disorders causing poor eyesight or even blindness.
Leadership Michael Haller, MD Elected to UF College of Medicine Faculty Council for a three-year term:2023-2024 – President-Elect2024-2025 – President2025-2026 – Past-President …
The Lyrics for Life Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded by the platinum-selling band Sister Hazel, and Stop Children’s Cancer Inc. presented a $100,000 check to Paul Castillo, M.D., an assistant professor in the division of pediatric hematology and oncology at the UF College of Medicine. The gift was awarded…
John Ligon, M.D., an assistant professor in the department of pediatrics in the University of Florida College of Medicine, has received a grant from the Children’s Oncology Group to study the impact of race and ethnicity on immunotherapy outcomes in children and adolescent young adult patients with cancer.
The Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation (PCRF), a nonprofit focused on transforming pediatric cancer care by accelerating research breakthroughs, today announced the 19 recipients of its 2023 research grants. The researchers will receive $1,730,000 in funding to explore new and safer treatments for pediatric cancers. Of the recipients, six…
Principal investigators Dr. Dipankar Gupta, M.D., pediatric transplant physician at the University of Florida’s Congenital Heart Center, and Dr. Michael Killian, Ph.D., MSW, a College of Social Work faculty member at Florida State University, will lead the joint project enabling pediatric transplant physicians in Florida to deploy Scene’s platform to…
