Dr. Apichai Tuanyok is a microbiologist specializing in melioidosis, a deadly tropical disease caused by B. pseudomallei, which is also classified as a Tier 1 biothreat agent. Born and educated in Thailand, with a Ph.D. from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, he has spent more than two decades investigating…
Dorothea Megarani’s PhD focus is Tilapia Lake Virus (TiLV), which she is researching under the supervision of Dr. Kuttichantran Subramaniam. Her goal is to develop a CRISPR-based field diagnostic tool and to explore how environmental factors like glyphosate affect disease outcomes in aquaculture. Originally from Indonesia, Dorothea plans to return…
Dr. Clayton Mathews is the IDI Chair, Director of the Center for Cellular Reprogramming, and a professor at the University of Florida with over 30 grants and 150 publications. His research focuses on diabetes, energy metabolism, and the genetic and cellular drivers of beta cell failure and autoimmunity. His lab…
Nimra Khalid is this month’s featured researcher and a Ph.D. student in the Eshraghi Lab. She’s tackling bacterial infections through innovative strategies that kill pathogens or block their ability to cause disease. Originally trained as a veterinarian in Pakistan, her clinical work sparked a deeper interest in drug-resistant infections. Her…
We’re excited to highlight the work of Opeoluwa Iwaloye, a fourth-year Ph.D. candidate conducting innovative research in Dr. Clayton Mathews’s lab and affiliate of the University of Florida Diabetes Institute. Her research focuses on the IFIH1 gene, a known risk factor for type 1 diabetes, and how it shapes immune…
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…
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