Several representatives from the UF CTSI participated in the University of Miami’s recent ‘CaneSearch’ event, a daylong research forum celebrating the launch of the Miami CTSI. The forum focused on obesity and collaboration and included a discussion with Dr. David Nelson, director of the UF CTSI, titled “One…
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…
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…
UF researcher Russell Bauer administers a balance exam as part of a baseline screening…
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…
