A public-private partnership, the National Science Foundation Innovation Corps will identify NSF-funded researchers who will receive additional support – in the form of mentoring and funding – to help determine the readiness to transition technology developed by previously-funded or currently-funded NSF projects. The outcome of I-Corps projects will be…
The NIH National Center for Research Resources introduces the second edition of Principles of Community Engagement. This edition was developed as a partnership among the National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Health Resources and Services Administration, other federal agencies, academic institutions, community organizations…
The VIVO Hackathon was held May 4-7, 2011. Participants at work (far left, clockwise): Brian Caruso, Cornell University; Stephen Williams, University of Florida; Alex Rockwell, University of Florida; Nick Benik, Harvard University; Chintan Tank, Indiana University; Tim Lebo, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Rebecca Younes, Cornell University. / Photo by Maria Belen…
By Claire Baralt The University of Florida Clinical and Translational Science Institute has received three grants totaling $1.25 million from the National Institutes of Health to support research that will expand opportunities to conduct community-based clinical research in Florida, offer personalized medicine to patients and improve clinical trial…
The National Institutes of Health today announced five new Clinical and Translational Science Awards to accelerate scientific discoveries into treatments for patients. Administered by the National Center for Research Resources, these 2011 grants extend the CTSA consortium to 30 states and the District of Columbia. With these most…
By Czerne M. Reid The University of Florida today will launch construction on its new Clinical and Translational Research Building, a new home for research that will speed scientific discoveries to patients. Set for completion in January 2013, the $45 million, 120,000-square-foot complex will spark collaboration and…
Lawrence J. Lesko, Ph.D., director of the Office of Clinical Pharmacology at the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (Photo…
I am pleased to announce that Michael J. Clare-Salzler, M.D., a professor and the Stetson Chair in Experimental Pathology, has been named chair of the Department of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine. Dr. Clare-Salzler has been a faculty member of the department for 17 years and has…
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) and the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) have posted a challenge “Go Viral to Improve Health: IOM-NAE Health Data Collegiate Challenge” to spur undergraduate and graduate students to transform health data into effective, innovative new apps to engage people in various communities to promote action…
Need a doctor fast? Just say “GatorAdvantage.” Starting Feb. 21, all University of Florida employees can have fast access to outstanding care from medical providers at the University of Florida and Shands HealthCare thanks to the University of Florida Physicians’ new GatorAdvantage initiative. GatorAdvantage gives UF employees and their…
