UF radiation oncologist targets tumors with precision

As medical director of the University of Florida Proton Therapy Institute in Jacksonville, Nancy Mendenhall, M.D., not only helps heal cancer patients, but…

Eat, drink and make discoveries

A self-described foodie and health nut, Akane Yu, M.D., Ph.D., loves to cook. Yu says that in many ways cooking reminds her of research. Just like baking her…

Your body’s secret weapon(itself)

It all started with a book. While he was in college, Duane A. Mitchell, M.D., Ph.D., read “The Transformed Cell,” a book that truly “transformed” his life.…

Clinical and Translational Research Building achieves platinum LEED certification

The University of Florida’s Clinical and Translational Research Building has become the third building on campus to achieve platinum Leadership in Energy and…