Medicine News

Through specially administered exams, UCF faculty member William “Ed” Powers and his team are helping pilots stay healthy and adhere to the medical standards the FAA requires for safe aircraft operation.

Findings from College of Medicine Professor Michal Masternak and his team suggest spaceflight stressors may accelerate aging in the liver. This discovery could inform future medical research to understand aging on Earth and protect space travelers.

Continuing her work with antibiotic-resistant bacteria, Renee Fleeman is understanding how a bioengineered peptide can curb severe infections for patients.

Dinender Singla developed innovative technology and has formed a company to get the treatment ready for clinical trials.

New doctors go onto residency training at leading programs across Orlando, state and nation.

Hansjorg Schwertz joins the College of Medicine’s Space Medicine team a day before SpaceX 34 is set to launch with his experiment onboard.

As a mosquito-borne virus expert, UCF Assistant Professor James Earnest is leveraging his knowledge to lead two research projects studying immune responses to the dengue and Zika viruses.

Interdisciplinary researchers from UCF’s Violence Against Women faculty cluster are evaluating the state’s domestic violence resources to help make a safer Florida.

As astronauts travel closer to the moon than any human has in more than 50 years, physicians and scientists will learn more about how space travel affects physical and mental health.