Gene Ryan Crislip
Gene Ryan Crislip, Ph.D Research Assistant Professor in Physiology and Aging University of Florida College of Medicine…
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Dr. Michael Masternak Seminar Series: November 28, 2022
Michal Masternak, Ph.D Associate Professor in Biomedical Sciences University of Central Florida…
Karyn Esser, Ph.D. awarded the 2022 College of Medicine Basic Science Research Award
Karyn Esser, Ph.D., was awarded the 2022 College of Medicine Basic Science Research Award. The award is given for research that contributes to the understanding of the fundamental underlying principles of biology and medicine. Congratulations Dr. Esser!…
Graduate student Caitlin Baumer-Harrison receives NHLBI fellowship to fund cardiovascular study
Caitlin Baumer-Harrison, a graduate student completing her Ph.D. training in the Physiology Department, UF College of Medicine, has been awarded an F31 Pre-doctoral Individual National Research Service Award (NRSA) from the National Institutes of Health. The two-year award from the National Heart,…
Student Khanh Huynh Receives Thomas McDonald Award
Congratulations to Khanh Huynh, a member of the Medical Student Research Program in the Jones lab who has received one of the most prestigious annual awards, the Thomas McDonald Award, from the Society of Reproductive Investigation. This award acknowledges the highest ranked abstract by an In Training investigator within the field of fetal…
UF Leading Way on Fetal Growth, Placenta Research to Improve Patient Health Outcomes
Helen Jones, Ph.D., Associate Professor in the Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics, was recently spotlighted on UF Health MedMatters for her research into fetal growth restriction, common birth defects, and the role of the placenta. (Article).
Dr. Andrew Liu, Ph.D. has received funding to study Smith Kingsmore Syndrome.
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…
AI technique reveals dysfunctional gut microbiome bacteria’s role in depression and high blood pressure
Article authored by Doug Bennett, featuring Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics faculty member Bruce Stevens, Ph.D.
Dr. Karyn Esser, Ph.D. Awarded New R01
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…
Dr. Erica Dale, Ph.D. Receives MBI Career Accelerator Award
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!…