University of Florida Research

The Hidden Cost of Space Travel After 9 months on the ISS, astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are facing challenges in recovery. Dr. Rachael Seidler at Astraeus Space Institute is leading research on the long-term health effects of space travel on the brain and body. With missions to the Moon and Mars ahead, understanding astronaut health is more important than ever. Link below for the full article: https://lnkd.in/efCb395j University of Florida University of Florida Research

UF Clinical and Translational Science Institute Director, Duane Mitchell is a world leader in the use of immunotherapy to fight malignant brain tumors. With support from The National Institutes of Health, Mitchell and his colleagues are developing treatments that boost the body’s natural defenses to fight cancer.

Research funding in semiconductors is vital for the U.S. to maintain its technological superiority. Chips and semiconductors are at the heart of daily life, powering everything from smartphones to advanced machinery. With leaders such as UF Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering George Kirkland Engineering Leadership Professor and Director of the Florida Semiconductor Institute, David Arnold, we can drive technological breakthroughs while educating and training the next generation of engineers and scientists essential for this critical industry.

In the fight to end cholera deaths by 2030 – a goal set by the World Health Organization – University of Florida researcher and Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment professor Antar Jutla, Ph.D., has deployed his Cholera Risk Dashboard in about 20 countries, most recently in Kenya. Cholera is a bacterial disease spread through contaminated food and water; it causes severe intestinal issues and can be fatal if untreated. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports between 21,000 and 143,000 cholera deaths each year globally. Using NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration and NOAA: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration satellite images and artificial intelligence algorithms, the dashboard is an interactive web interface that pinpoints areas ripe for thriving cholera bacteria. It can predict cholera risk four weeks out, allowing early and proactive humanitarian efforts, medical preparation and health warnings. Read more about this stellar research at https://lnkd.in/eBMj-9zi!

Professor & Chair of Neurosurgery at UF, Brian Hoh, is a world leader in how to prevent and treat aneurysms and strokes. He currently leads a large national study with support from The National Institutes of Health of a narrowing of an artery in the brain that causes strokes in about 80,000 people in the U.S. annually.

With support from key funding sources, UF is home to a cutting-edge wind tunnel designed to study how wind affects buildings and other structures. This wind tunnel is large enough to test various models and can simulate different wind conditions, helping researchers including Kurtis Gurley, UF Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering professor and associate director of UF's Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment understand how strong winds, like those from hurricanes and tornadoes, impact structures. The researchers also use storm-monitoring equipment known as Sentinels to collect real-time data on wind, storm surge, waves, and water quality before, during, and after hurricanes make landfall.

We crunched the numbers! NOAA: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration funding for Florida Sea Grant programs makes a difference for coastal creatures and businesses.

With support from The National Institutes of Health (NIH), UF Chemist Matthew Disney and The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology is using RNA molecules to build a search-and-destroy system for multiple incurable diseases, including ALS, dementia, muscular dystrophy, Parkinson’s, advanced cancers, COVID-19 and several rare diseases.

University of Florida researchers led by Serena Jingchuan Guo in the UF College of Pharmacy have found that a popular class of glucose-lowering medication may reduce depression risk in older adults with Type 2 diabetes. The research was published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gePinADt

With federal and state funding, University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences experts are helping farms incorporate soil testing, cross fencing and rotational grazing to provide habitat for wildlife and quality pasture-raised beef for customers.