Dr. Tao Yang is the recipient of the 2018 McKnight Brain Institute Research Fellowship Award for postdoctoral fellow. Dr. Yang has trained as a post doc in Dr. Mohan Raizada’s laboratory since completing his graduate studies…
Lance Riley, PhD student in Dr. Karyn Esser’s lab, has received the Young Investigator Award for his presentation entitled, “The muscle clock regulates titin splicing and sarcomere length,” at the 47th European Muscle Conference in Budapest, Hungary August 30-September 3, 2018. This prize was awarded to the best oral presentation…
Dr. Hideko Kasahara has been recognized as an Exemplary Teacher by the UF College of Medicine. The college appreciates her contributions toward our educational mission.
Seungbum Kim, Ph.D., has received a travel award from the Council on Hypertension for his presentation entitled, “Plasma zonulin, along with a unique gut microbiome profile, are potential predictors of systolic blood pressure in humans,” at the Hypertension 2017 Scientific Session in San Francisco, Sep.14-17, 2017. This award is given…
Elaine Richards Sumners, Ph.D., was invited to present a talk at the Hypertension 2017 Conference of the American Heart Association. The topic of her talk was “Gut microbiome and the brain: Implications for hypertension therapeutics.” Here is the link to a brief video where Elaine describes the research (https://youtu.be/NDwA2O8HpU4).
One of the most common forms of stress for a fetus is being oxygen-deprived. Now, University of Florida researchers have studied an animal model and found that reducing oxygen for even a short period of time can drive bacteria from the mother’s body into the fetal brain. Full article here:…
Lance Riley, a graduate student in the lab of Dr. Karyn Esser, has been awarded an F31 fellowship by the National Institutes of Health. Lance’s research area involves circadian rhythms, the molecular clock and titin expression in skeletal muscle. Titin is a protein that acts as a molecular spring…
Dr. Charles E. Wood, Ph.D., Professor and Chair of the Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics, has been named one of the College of Medicine’s 2016-17 University Term Professors. The University Term Professorship Program provides recognition to reward outstanding academic achievement.
Congratulations to Dr. Colin Sumners who was named a 2017 recipient of the College of Medicine’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Dr. Sumners has held a faculty position in the College of Medicine since 1982 and the award recognizes his extraordinary service to the College over that time frame.
Congratulations to Dr. Mohan Raizada and members of his research group, who have won several awards in September: Council on Hypertension Scientific Session- 2016; September 14-17, Orlando, FL Colleen Jeffery: New Investigator Award, Paper on “Genetically Modified Probiotics for Oral 9 Delivery of Angiotensin-(1-7) Confers Protection Against Pulmonary Hypertension”. Colleen…
