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Public Health research team finds chlorine dioxide gas 99.91% effective against COVID-19 virus
COVID-19 has taught us a lot of things. And one of the more important lessons has been the need for thorough, fast and effective disinfecting measures. A team of researchers from the USF College of Public Health’s Center for Environmental/Occupational Risk Analysis and Management set out to determine how effective commercially available chlorine dioxide gas products were in reducing COVID-19 viral loads on face masks and surfaces.
March 22, 2021Research and Innovation, USF Health
USF Health senior medical students match to residencies
About 170 senior medical students from the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine were successfully matched and learned where they will spend their residency training after graduation from medical school in May.
March 22, 2021USF Health, University News
USF community demonstrates critical leadership in year-long response to COVID-19
The leadership demonstrated throughout the COVID-19 pandemic by the University of South Florida has become a true testament to the spirit of faculty, staff and students – a spirit of perseverance, collaboration and community partnership, despite the emotional and often taxing circumstances that have become part of many daily lives.
March 12, 2021COVID-19, USF Health, University News
$1 million gift to USF will advance lung research
The University of South Florida has received a $1 million gift to fund research to detect and prevent severe lung scarring. Philanthropist Timothy Ubben made the gift to support research led by his doctor, Jose D. Herazo-Maya, USF Health’s newly appointed associate chief of pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine.
February 17, 2021Research and Innovation, USF Health, University News
USF research team uncovers significant reason older adults are at increased risk of suffering a heart attack
A team of researchers in the USF Department of Surgery has made a key discovery as to why we become more susceptible to heart disease as we age. The human body, especially the heart, is dependent on the mitochondria, the part of the cell responsible for producing energy to maintain organ function. The protein, Sesn2, is located inside the mitochondria and plays a pivotal role in protecting the heart from stress.
December 3, 2020Research and Innovation, USF Health
USF Health and Tampa General Hospital selected to participate in the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine Phase 3 clinical trial
USF Health and Tampa General Hospital have been selected as a site for a clinical trial testing the Novavax NVX-CoV2373 vaccine for COVID-19. They join over 100 research sites expecting to enroll more than 30,000 adult participants as part of the global search for a safe and effective vaccine to prevent COVID-19.
December 3, 2020COVID-19, USF Health
USF Health names Dr. Usha Menon Dean of College of Nursing
Dr. Menon brings a wealth of nursing leadership experience and academic achievement to her new role.
November 24, 2020USF Health
USF Health was among top U.S. medical centers to test new ALS treatment shown to significantly benefit patients
Despite two approved medications and at least 100 clinical trials later, an urgent need for new treatments to improve the lives of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a relentlessly progressive and fatal disease, continues to exist.
September 3, 2020Research and Innovation, USF Health
Using drone mapping to identify mosquito habitats in Manatee County
Traditional mosquito abatement programs, which generally call for the spraying of insecticides across widespread areas via helicopters, can be expensive and imprecise. Manatee County, looking for a more effective and less-costly strategy to combat flood water or “nuisance” mosquitos, turned to experts at the USF College of Public Health who’ve researched and used drone technology in combatting malaria-carrying mosquitos in parts of Africa and Asia.
July 14, 2020Research and Innovation, USF Health
White House Coronavirus Task Force visits USF to address Florida’s spike in COVID-19
Vice President Mike Pence made a public appearance at the University of South Florida on Thursday, July 2. Pence led a roundtable discussion with USF President Steve Currall, Senior Vice President of USF Health and Dean of the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine Charles Lockwood and area medical professionals at the USF Health Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation.
July 2, 2020COVID-19, USF Health, University News
USF Distinguished Health Professor Shyam Mohapatra awarded Florida Academy of Science 2020 medal
Award recognizes pioneering career achievements in nanotechnology, drug development and personalized medicine.
June 22, 2020Honors and Awards, Research and Innovation, USF Health
USF Health receives $4 million estate gift to assist medical students
The University of South Florida Health Morsani College of Medicine recently received more than $4 million, the largest single gift to scholarships in the history of the medical college. The gift from the late Dr. Jack F. Ross will benefit the medical scholarship that bears his name.
June 17, 2020USF Health, University News