Physician Spotlight: Driven by the Hope of Improving Blood Cancer Outcomes

Dina Khalaf, MD, was drawn to biology in seventh grade as she learned about the impact of a hepatitis endemic in Egypt. She was moved by the need to help…

Endemic COVID-19 could be one to 10 years away

February 23, 2022

If you donned your mask today and felt a primal urge to yell “When will this pandemic END-emic already?!” take heart. You are not alone. On the eve of the…

Chair of surgery at UF College of Medicine elected to the National Academy of Medicine

October 18, 2021

Gilbert Rivers Upchurch Jr., M.D., the Edward M. Copeland III and Ann and Ira Horowitz Chair in the University of Florida College of Medicine’s department of…

Moving Forward Together Against Racism

June 4, 2020

Dear colleagues, As we enter another day of mass protests across our country in response to images of the brutal and heartbreaking deaths of Black Americans in…

UF researchers help discover novel compounds that curb melioidosis, a lethal tropical disease

August 20, 2019

For more information, please contact: Rossana Passaniti, passar@shands.ufl.edu or 352-273-8569. University of Florida researchers have contributed to the…

2018 in Review: Reflecting on Our Achievements, Part 2

March 5, 2019

Part 2 of our “2018 Year in Review” focuses on the research institutes and centers that are part of the UF Health family: Cancer Center Clinical and…

Virus found in Florida resident may be widespread throughout the Southeast

June 18, 2018

A virus first found in Tampa Bay-area mosquitoes that can cause a rash and mild fever has been identified in humans for the first time, according to University…

Data analysis looks at Zika’s introduction to Americas, predicts microcephaly cases

April 25, 2017

Researchers at the University of Florida and several peer institutions have developed a model mapping the spread of Zika virus in the Americas and predicting…

Accelerating the Cure for Tuberculosis

August 25, 2016

Although tuberculosis is curable and preventable, about one-third of the world’s population is infected with TB. According to the World Health Organization, in…