Ground breaking research from Dr Helen Jones’ lab gets spotlight
Congratulations to Dr Helen Jones and her team on this remarkable achievement!
Congratulations to Dr Helen Jones and her team on this remarkable achievement!
Dr. Helen Jones collaborates with University of Wisconsin Madison's Wisconsin National Primate Research Center on a gene therapy approach to boosting the placenta is safe in monkeys.
Congratulations to our faculty members for their continued hard work and dedication in their role of shaping the researchers, educators, and leaders of tomorrow! Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology Awardees John Aris, PhD Satya Narayan, PhD Venkatesh Nonabur, MD Kyle Rarey, PhD…
Andrew Liu, Ph.D., Associate Professor in the Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics, who is credited with discovering the gene that controls humans’ circadian rhythms, is part of a team studying Smith-Kingsmore Syndrome, or SKS, a rare genetic disorder. (Article authored by Liesl…
Article authored by Doug Bennett, featuring Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics faculty member Bruce Stevens, Ph.D.
Karyn Esser, Ph.D. was awarded a new R01 (R01AR079220) entitled “Circadian Clock and Muscle Health.” The overall objective of this grant is to pursue the fundamental understanding of the role of the muscle circadian clock in regulating a daily program of gene expression and how clock disruption leads to…
Erica Dale, Ph.D. was awarded a $50,000 MBI Career Accelerator Award to assist with preliminary data acquisition for a R01 application (link). Congratulations Dr. Dale!…
Karyn Esser, Ph.D. was awarded a new R01 (R01HL153042) entitled “Circadian clock regulation of myocardial ion channel expression and function.” The project will study the circadian clock controlled ion channel gene expression programs in both the ventricles and atria of the heart. These data will help define the molecular…
Congratulations to Drs. Abdel Alli, Erin Bruce, and Bruce Stevens for receiving a 2020 Exemplary Teacher Award through the College of Medicine for their contributions toward the college’s education mission. This award recognizes up to 10% of the College of Medicine faculty nominated by their department Chair and selected based…
Pulmonary hypertension (PH), is a type of high blood pressure in the lungs that leads to right heart failure and death. University of Florida Health researcher Ravindra Sharma, Ph.D., and his colleagues have found that PH is a result of dysfunctional gut, brain and lung interaction. More specifically,…