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Weekend race to raise money for children with dietary needs

Organized by registered dietitian and UF alumna Lindsay Raub, the Children Overcoming Rare Disorders half marathon/5K will help fund UF’s pediatric Division of Genetics and Metabolism. Proceeds will go toward programs to help children and their families learn to live with their dietary needs.

Boy Author Raises $400K for Sick Friend

When Dr. David Weinstein heard that a boy named Dylan Siegel was trying to raise money toward the rare liver disease Weinstein studies, he mostly just thought the boy was cute. Dylan was only 6-years-old, after all.

Gene therapy study produces promising results for patients with hemophilia B

A fraction of patients with a common form of the bleeding disorder hemophilia develop an allergic reaction to the blood-clotting treatment they need to keep them alive. Using gene therapy, University of Florida researchers were able to reverse this reaction and provide long-lasting treatment for the disease.

September Department Highlights

UF Department of Pediatrics welcomes the following new faculty members and division chiefs and is excited to share expansion plans! New pediatric faculty members pose with Dr. Rivkees New Pediatric Division Chiefs Critical Care Medicine: Leslie Avery, M.D., completed law school at Columbia University, medical school at Yale University and…

Breathing easier

Gene therapy helps patients with Pompe disease breathe unassisted.

Climb for Cancer

Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Chair Shows Dedication by Climbing for Cancer At the end of July, William Slayton, M.D., pediatric hematology/oncology chair, journeyed to Peru for an adventure of a lifetime – to climb Machu Picchu with the Climb for Cancer Foundation. Having reached a milestone birthday this year, it seemed fitting…