Dr. Carlos Romero has built a distinguished career in veterinary medicine and virology, with contributions that span livestock health, viral oncology, and marine mammal research. His academic journey began in Peru and continued through Brazil, England, Scotland, and the United States, where his research has informed disease control efforts in…
We’d like to thank all faculty, staff, and students who attended making the event a success. We enjoyed learning about the exciting, innovative research happening across our community and celebrating the hard work of all our presenters. Congratulations to everyone who participated! We’re proud to share the winners of…
Meet Dr. Liang Zhou, M.D., Ph.D., a leading immunologist and professor at the University of Florida whose groundbreaking research focuses on how immune cells in mucosal tissues interact with the environment. His research sheds light on the connections between diet, microbiota, and immune health. With a Ph.D. from UCLA and…
Amy Meacham is the Core Facility Manager of UF’s Center for Cellular Reprogramming (CCR), where she supports research teams using induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) to study rare diseases and genetic conditions. After two decades in cancer research, her focus shifted when her daughter was diagnosed with a rare X-chromosome…
We recently had the opportunity to sit down with John Bostick, PhD, to discuss his research on the intersection of the nervous and immune systems- an area known as neuroimmunology. His work explores how inflammation impacts cognition and neurological conditions, with upcoming research focusing on how neuroimmune interactions…
Dr. Clayton Mathews, Sebastian Family Professor for Diabetes Research Dr. Clayton Matthews has been named chair of the UF College of Veterinary Medicine’s Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, following a national search. Read more here.
Sergio Ray, a third-year undergraduate student working in the laboratory of Dr. Julie Moore, a professor and chair of the college’s department of infectious diseases and immunology, received an AI Scholars award from UF to work with Moore next year on a project relating to malaria. Read more…
Dear CVM Community, I’m proud to announce that Rhoel Dinglasan, Ph.D., M.P.H., a professor of infectious diseases in the college’s department of infectious diseases and immunology, has received a UF Research Foundation professorship. This recognition goes to faculty who have a distinguished current record of research and…
Dr. Rowan Milner and Dr. Maria von Chamier of the UF College of Veterinary Medicine are part of a collaboration with the UF Colleges of Engineering and Medicine to characterize the microanatomy of the Yucatan miniature swine model to study targeting and delivery of alpha-particle dosimetry. The model characterization will…
Isabelle M. Llabona, Dr. Aria Eshraghi, and Ashley Clarke have unexpectedly found that a widely used pesticide also hampers the growth of a highly infectious bacterial pathogen responsible for tularemia, a disease affecting both animals and humans. Please click here for the full story.
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