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USF awarded five-year, $1.35 million NIH institutional grant to train scientists in vascular inflammation and injury research
The University of South Florida recently received a highly competitive National Institutes of Health (NIH) Institutional Training Grant, boosting the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine’s (MCOM) capacity to prepare the next generation of scientists in an emerging area of research applicable to many major diseases.
Multicontinental Team Uses Ecology to Understand Cancer
Cancer is more than just a disease of the genes or a disease of unregulated proliferation. It is a speciation event where a cell lineage of the person goes from serving the person to becoming its own novel, single-celled pathogen.
COVID-19 pills may bring 2-year pandemic to an end, but they're hard to find
As Pfizer and Merck’s new antiviral COVID-19 pills begin to arrive in pharmacies across the country, disease researchers say this could be the end of a nearly two-year pandemic. "I think we’re starting to get to the end of this thing. We’ve got a lot of arrows in our quiver that we can use to fight this thing now," says Dr. Thomas Unnasch, a professor in Global Infectious Disease Research at USF Health.
January 20, 2022Health
USF Health studies how diet affects gut, oral microbiomes linked to brain health in older adults
The new research may help identify measures to prevent or delay mild cognitive impairment and dementia (USF Health).
January 7, 2022Health
USF expert gives projection on when omicron cases will peak in Florida
Dr. Thomas Unnasch, an infectious disease expert at the University of South Florida, predicts cases will continue to climb over the next one to two weeks before quickly dropping (WFLA).
Top 10 Health Research Stories of 2021
USF Health researchers forged ahead with new discoveries and innovations over the last year. Check out our countdown to the Top 10 Most Read Health Research Stories of 2021.
December 17, 2021Health
Philanthropist Timothy Ubben gives $5 million to USF Health to fight pulmonary fibrosis
The University of South Florida announced a $5 million gift to the USF Foundation from Timothy Ubben to create the Ubben Family Center for Pulmonary Fibrosis. Housed in the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine, the center will increase research to fight pulmonary fibrosis, a disease that causes lung scarring.
December 13, 2021Health
USF researchers using COVID-19 forecasting models for variant predictions like omicron
Dr. Edwin Michael, Professor in Epidemiology at USF created SEIRcast, a pandemic forecasting system. Michael has been watching COVID-19 from the beginning and monitoring data to look into different possibilities of what could happen, like if a new variant like omicron emerged (ABC Action News).
December 13, 2021Health
What is optimal immunity? USF professor explains
Epidemiology Professor Dr. Jason Salemi along with colleague and former USF Professor Dr. Elizabeth Pathak have published a research paper soon to be peer reviewed arguing for a change of the CDC's “Fully Vaccinated” designation (Bay News 9).
December 8, 2021Health
Dr. Subhra Mohapatra Named New National Academy Of Inventors Fellow
Subhra Mohapatra, PhD, a professor of molecular medicine at the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine, was one of three USF faculty members recently selected as new National Academy of Inventors (NAI) Fellows. Dr. Mohapatra is a pioneering scientist/researcher whose work over 26 years has been instrumental in advancing the frontiers of drug delivery and cancer treatment (USF Health).
December 7, 2021Health, Honors and Awards, Innovation
USF Health physician-scientist pinpoints genes to predict lung fibrosis outcomes
Dr. Jose Herazo-Maya’s research may help identify new treatments to improve survival in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and severe COVID-19 (USF Health).
December 6, 2021Health
USF receives $1 million grant to increase research, talent pipeline on aging
Students will learn about brain health, geriatric medicine and have access to internships and scholarships with the new donation (Tampa Bay Business Journal / paywall).
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