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,…
June 10, 2020: The Journal of Physiology has issued a press release titled “60 Minutes of Endurance Training is Enough to Shift Body Clock in Mice” which you can read more about here: Journal of Physiology Press Release 06-10-2020…
The UF Newsroom published a report on the recently published Nature Molecular Psychiatry study of Dr. Bruce Stevens. You can read more about it by clicking the following link: Depression can be identified using gut bacteria, University of Florida Health researchers find.
The following faculty have been recognized for the College of Medicine at the University of Florida. They will be acknowledged at the Medical Education Reception on March 18, 2020. Erin Bruce, Ph.D. Hideko Kasahara, M.D., Ph.D. Peter Sayeski, Ph.D. Bruce Stevens, Ph.D. Congratulations to all award recipients!…
The UF Newsroom recently published an exciting article regarding research conducted by Dr. Bruce Stevens. You can read more about it by clicking the following link: Gut microbiome may be linked to high blood pressure and depression, UF Health researchers find.
Assistant Professor Dr. Annette de Kloet has won the Excellence Award – Assistant Professor from the UF College of Medicine. This is an honor that recognizes Annette as one of COM’s brightest young stars.
Dr. Tao Yang received the Trainee Research Recognition award from the Physiological-omics group, American Physiological Society at the 2019 Experimental Biology meeting. The research is titled “Impaired T Cell Receptor Signaling in the Intestinal Epithelium of Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats.”…
On January 29, 2019, Dr. Tao Yang received the $50,000 Biocodex Microbiota Foundation grant award to investigate how intestinal microbes may cause dysfunctional gut-brain connections. You can read the more about Dr. Yang’s award by clicking the following links: PR Newswire Article; UF Health Article…
