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USF awarded four-year, $69.9 million NIH grant to continue type 1 diabetes research
The National Institutes of Health has awarded the University of South Florida total expected funds of $69.9 million over the next four years to continue the follow-up of study participants in The Environment Determinants of Diabetes in The Young consortium (USF Newsroom).
USF receives $69.9 Million NIH funding to continue study on type 1 diabetes
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded the University of South Florida total expected funds of $69.9 million over the next four years to continue the follow-up of study participants in The Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in The Young (TEDDY) consortium (News-Medical.net).
New robots see it all: ocean whirlpools, carbon gas absorption, icebergs, and more
USF researchers are using autonomous vehicles to study how the ocean is responding to climate change. In 2020 they landed a $1.1 million NSF proposal -- the first time NSF is leveraging ocean drones instead of ships (USF College of Marine Science).
July 12, 2021Global Research, Research
Researchers Report on Progress of COVID-19 Seed Grants
A year ago USF created the Pandemic Response Research Network and funded three rounds of seed grants to kickstart research into the challenges presented by the pandemic. Recently, several teams shared updates on their projects (Mirage News).
July 12, 2021Global Research, Research
Tampa startup treating illness with ‘shrooms receives $2.5 million
The Drug Enforcement Administration has granted a handful of universities permission to research psychedelics. The University of South Florida is one of them, and Psilera Bioscience is an early beneficiary (Tampa Bay Times / paywall).
July 12, 2021Innovation, Research
USF Researchers Report on Progress of COVID-19 Seed Grants
More than a year into USF’s COVID-19 seed grants projects, researchers are developing new technologies and learning more about the pandemic’s impact.
July 8, 2021Global Research, Research
Matching Grants Research Program gives 60 USF students funding for advancements in many disciplines
The Florida High Tech Corridor Matching Grants Research Program allows selected researchers to extend the scope and boundaries of their projects through partnerships and funding, helping to advance important findings that the university is working toward (USF Oracle).
July 6, 2021Research, Student Research
Moffitt Cancer Center Awarded $10.2 Million Grant For Lung Cancer Research
The five-year grant from the National Cancer Institute will support the research of Moffitt’s Lung Cancer Metabolism Group, which is working on four projects to develop new therapies (WUSF).
USF researchers bid to get to bottom of student discipline disparities
USF Department of Education Professor Dr. Brenda Walker is the lead on the research study (Bay News 9).
July 2, 2021Research
USF marine scientists detect a record-high amount of Sargassum
USF marine scientists have used NASA satellite imagery to detect a Sargassum bloom in the Caribbean, central west Atlantic, and Gulf of Mexico that's nearly the same size as the record-breaking bloom discovered in 2018.
July 1, 2021Global Research, Research
By land or by sea, nursing school aims to make health care more accessible to seafarers
Port Tampa Bay and the University of South Florida College of Nursing have partnered on a project to bring a primary care clinic to the port — the first of its kind in the U.S. (Bay News 9).
July 1, 2021Health
Beyond coronavirus: the virus discoveries transforming biology
A new article in Nature puts a spotlight on USF College of Marine Science Professor Mya Breitbart’s exploration of the vast, hidden world of viruses and the heightened importance of studying viruses amid COVID-19.