A roundup of Fall 2012 news featuring investigators affiliated with the UF CTSI: Richard B. Berry, M.D. Director, CTSI-affiliated sleep disorders clinical research unit Newberry Observer, Nov. 28: Sleep apnea in vets demand more attention Barry J. Byrne, M.D., Ph.D. Scientific Advisory Council Member, UF Clinical…
The UF Research and Academic Center at Lake Nona officially opened Nov. 30, 2012. The $53 million roughly 106,000-square-foot facility extends UF’s presence into the greater Orlando area. The UF Clinical and Translational Science Institute joins several other colleges, institutes and centers on the new campus: the UF…
Catherine Price, Ph.D., the study’s lead investigator and an assistant professor in the department of clinical and…
2011 CTSA Annual Summary for the National Institute on Aging A UF CTSI investigator and a UF CTSI-affiliated research volunteer are highlighted in annual summaries recently published by the national CTSA Consortium Coordinating Center to demonstrate how the Clinical and Translational Science Award consortium helps advance the goals of NIH…
Led by the UF CTSI, the Personalized Medicine Program at UF&Shands has been highlighted in several stories and publications since its official launch on June 25, 2012. Here’s a round-up of recent news and publications: GenomeWeb’s Genome Technology, Oct. 1, 2012:…
Sponsored by the UF Office of Research, the Research Opportunity Seed Fund’s 2013 competition targets interdisciplinary, faculty-initiated research projects with potential for extramural support. The program focuses on new projects (not a supplement to current research) and/or new collaborative partnerships. Proposals must emphasize novel research and must involve faculty from…
The national Clinical and Translational Science Awards Consortium website highlighted findings published recently by UF and Duke University researchers in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Co-authored by UF CTSI investigators Carl J. Pepine, M.D., and Christopher D. Batich, Ph.D., the publication showed that the polymer surfaces of…
Elizabeth Stegemoller, Ph.D., postdoctoral associate in the UF College of Health and Human Performance and the UF Center for Movement Disorders and Neurorestoration…
With generous support from the Office of the Provost, the George A. Smathers Libraries will award up to $75,000 on a first-come, first-served basis during the 2012-13 fiscal year to support the publication of peer-reviewed research articles in open-access or paid-access (hybrid) journals. The UF Open-Access Publishing Fund supports the…
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Personalized medicine — a concept in which an understanding of a patient’s genetic makeup is used to enhance treatment — has arrived at UFHealth, the University of Florida Academic Health Center. Under a new standard of care, UF doctors will help ward off…
