Antibody-cancer drug combo shows promise against aggressive lymphoma

JUPITER, Fla. — Cancer-hunting antibodies coupled with a natural compound found in soil microbes proved a powerful combination against an aggressive type of…

Research Assistant Professor Dong Yang, Ph.D., incubates the microbe strains to increase the quantities needed for their studies.

Scientists wipe out aggressive brain cancer tumors by targeting cellular ‘motors’

JUPITER, Fla. — A potential treatment for glioblastoma crafted by scientists at The Wertheim UF Scripps Institute renders the deadly brain cancer newly…

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Mutations disrupt touch-based learning, study finds

JUPITER, Fla. — You may scarcely notice it, but much of what you do every day requires your brain to engage in perceptual learning. To safely cross an…

Wertheim UF Scripps Institute professor Gavin Rumbaugh, Ph.D. and staff scientist Thomas Vaissiere, Ph.D.

The Wertheim UF Scripps Institute, UF Medicinal Chemistry target incurable diseases

JUPITER, Fla. — University of Florida scientists with expertise in drug discovery and chemistry are advancing potential treatments for challenging diseases via…

Groundbreaking canine cancer case highlights precision medicine at UF

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A young French bulldog’s battle with an extremely rare and aggressive cancer has broken new ground in veterinary oncology at the University…

Dr. Leah Ackerman, right, and Dr. Victoria Cicchirillo hold George during one of his treatment sessions at the UF Small Animal Hospital. (Photo courtesy of Dr. Leah Ackerman)

UF scientist’s Parkinson’s work selected for innovative drug development effort

JUPITER, Fla. — People with Parkinson’s need better treatment options, and they need them fast. A California nonprofit, SPARK NS, announced Tuesday that it has…

Wertheim UF Scripps chemist Matthew Disney, Ph.D., explains his approach to targeting RNA with medicines in his Jupiter, Florida office. Photo by Scott Wiseman.

New $7.7 million grant to propel search for drugs for rare brain disorder

JUPITER, Fla. — Children born with a damaged gene needed for healthy brain development, SYNGAP1, experience seizures, sensory processing disorders, difficulty…

High school interns gain valuable hands-on lab experience, thanks to foundation gifts

JUPITER, FL — Sixteen students from Palm Beach and Martin Counties have donned lab coats and safety glasses for the summer, as they immerse themselves in the…

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Kenan fellow Madeline Parr, a rising junior at Jensen Beach High School, works with her mentor, Ph.D. candidate Bin Bin Schell, in the Solt Lab. They are making a Western Blot Gel to quantify protein expression. Photo by Tracy Kerwin.

Yikes! Scientists discover factor that directs brain’s fear conditioning

JUPITER, Fla. — Our brains remember frightening situations to keep us safe in the future. Computer virus from a misspelled email sender? Delete! That bite from…

Neuroscientist Sathya Puthanveettil, Ph.D., of The Wertheim UF Scripps Institute, joins postdoctoral researcher Jena Wingfield, Ph.D., in their lab. They discovered a new long noncoding RNA that directs neurons to build connections during fear conditioning.

Fired up about neurons: New Wertheim UF Scripps scientist uncovers brain cell biology

JUPITER, Fla. — Science can lead to surprising places. Ezgi Hacisuleyman, Ph.D., had not intended to study the brain. Rather, she wanted to understand how…

Ezgi Hacisuleyman, Ph.D., is inventing new ways to document the changes to neurons before and after they fire — and discovering many new facts about learning in the process.

Bailey Foundation builds runway for future scientists: $4M gift will expand STEM education at The Wertheim UF Scripps Institute

Hands-on research experience can spark a lifelong passion for science and technology. A new $4 million grant from the Glenn W. Bailey Foundation will amplify…

During a recent fieldtrip to The Wertheim UF Scripps Institute, middle school students from Emerald Cove's Pre-IT Academy in Wellington, Florida learn about the medicinal properties of some compounds produced by bacteria.

New study shows a role for cholesterol in pain perception

When you stub your toe or bump your head, you know that rubbing the injury can lessen the ouch. But how? New research from the lab of Scott B. Hansen, Ph.D.,…