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News & Announcements
Student-led Publication from our ASE Program
First author Ivy Dunn along with faculty mentors and collaborators in the Anatomical Sciences Education PhD program publish a study in FJER (Florida…

Special Thanks and Recognition to our Star…
Congratulations to Drs. Jones, Makki, Sayeski and Xiao for receiving excellent GatorEval scores this past spring semester. Their achievements were…

Anatomy Connected 2025
Anatomical Sciences Education PhD students recently attended Anatomy Connected, the annual meeting for the American Association for Anatomy. Everyone…

Student Recognition
Congratulations to the following PhD students on successfully passing their qualifying exams. The inaugural College of Medicine White Coat Ceremony was held on May 31th, 2025.




The Gator Nation’s newest alumni include cancer researcher Fulbright scholar Syeda “Rida” Rizvi, who studied pancreatic cancer in the lab of Maria Zajac-Kaye, Ph.D., earned her master’s in medical sciences with a focus on molecular and cellular biology this spring. As she prepares to head back to Pakistan this summer to pursue her Ph.D., she said she was grateful to experience “the true essence of American culture” by meeting so many people at UF.

Congratulations to Martin Schonk who received the Silver Medal at this year’s Medical Guild Symposium for his outstanding research and presentation! Martin is a graduate student in the Physiology and Functional Genomics concentration and a member of Dr. Andrew Judge’s lab.
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Faculty Media
PODCASTS
March 4, 2025
Jacked Athlete Podcast
“A clock is basically a molecular timer. It’s found in every single cell in your body and it is conserved across our planet…”

November 11, 2024
Longevity Podcast with Macaulay Tomdio
Your Body Keeps the Time: How Circadian Rhythms and the Timer Shape Strength and Health – with Dr. Karyn Esser

November 11, 2024
Yoga with Jake Podcast
Dr. Alicia Vose & Dr. Erica Dale: Making Science Accessible, Creative & Fun. Disrupting the Status Quo. Misconceptions About Academia. Media and Science.

October 16, 2024
AnthroBiology Podcast
Ep. 54: Sinuses – Dr. Lauren Butaric of University of Florida joined the show to talk about sinuses – what they are, why we have them, how they can be used in forensic contexts, and what they can tell us about people.

July 23, 2024
ZOE Science & Nutrition Podcast
Exercise professor: This is when your muscles are strongest | Dr. Karyn Esser

June 23, 2024
Happy Habit Podcast
THIS is the BEST time of the day to exercise – Dr. Karyn Esser

April 4, 2024
ZOE Science & Nutrition Podcast
The best exercise routine, according to your muscle clocks | Dr. Karyn Esser

January 14, 2024
The Blueprint Podcast
Ep. 254 | The Circadian Clock – Preventing Social Jetlag, Why Your Kids Need a Consistent Bedtime, & Shifting to Standard Time with Dr. Michelle Gumz

January 14, 2024
The Blueprint Podcast
Ep. 256 | How the Circadian Clock Impacts Kidney Function, Cardiovascular Health, & Predictive Homeostasis with Dr. Michelle Gumz

September 4, 2023
Inside Exercise Podcast
Interaction of exercise with muscle circadian clocks with Dr. Karyn Esser

June 1, 2019
Naomi Whittel Podcast
How to Activate Autophagy – TIPS with Christiaan Leeuwenburgh, PhD

VIDEOS
Collection of Content
Dr. Stephen Anton has a collection of digital content available on his webpage.

May 16, 2024
NUS Medicine
Hallmarks of Ageing: Focus on Iron Deregulation and Ageing | Prof Christiaan Leeuwenburgh

March 22, 2023
InsideScientific
Next-generation Scientist: What’s next after graduate school? – Michelle Gumz, PhD and Carrie Northcott, PhD compare and contrast Academia and Industry careers, and discuss several key topics related to career planning and transition, including building your CV/resume, networking, crafting your online presence, and how and where to search for jobs.

May 5, 2022
Center for Excellence in Education
2022 World DNA Day Webinar Featuring Dr. Michelle Gumz.

July 10, 2021
Easy Aging in Italy – The Myology Way
Christiaan Leeuwenburgh – “Role of iron in muscle sarcopenia”

November 19, 2020
Easy Aging in Italy – The Myology Way
Christiaan Leeuwenburgh – Effects of epicatechins on endothelial, mitochondrial and physical function

October 16, 2020
Muscle Health Research Centre MHRC
Dr. Karyn Esser Seminar: Muscle clocks, muscle health and systemic health.
