UCF Scientist Using AI To Speed Up Tuberculosis Drug Discovery Using Kyle Rohde’s data and artificial intelligence, biotech company Atomwise narrowed its focus from millions of drugs to just 100, accelerating the search for new tuberculosis antibiotics.
UCF Researcher Further Explores Nanotech to Improve Cancer and Disease Detection Building upon his previous nanoparticle research, Xiaohu Xia received a National Institutes of Health grant to further enhance the sensitivity and accuracy of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) testing to screen for cancers and other diseases.
UCF Researcher Studies Science Behind Limb Coordination to Help Stroke Patients Qiushi Fu’s foundational research on bimanual coordination may help victims of stroke, limb loss or other conditions limiting limb usage improve their quality of life.
Stroke Patient Thanks Physicians Who Saved Him During a presentation at the College of Medicine, Alex Diaz and his wife thanked physicians and medical residents were reminded of the impact of their care.
Medical School Scientist Creates Therapy to Kill Hypervirulent Bacteria An antimicrobial peptide from cows has potential for treating incurable infections from the bacteria commonly found in the intestines.
UCF Med Student Earns National Award for Efforts to Reduce Health Disparities The Excellence in Public Health Service Award recognizes medical students’ contributions to public health in their community.
UCF Researchers Develop Novel Therapy for Incurable Brain Cancer By targeting a drug resistant mechanism in cancer stem cells, researchers discovered that traditional cancer therapies are four times more effective against glioblastoma.
UCF Patent Will Improve Patient Care A College of Medicine alum and his UCF research mentor have secured a patent for a digital tool that will help provide better care for patients with chronic illnesses like diabetes, heart and chronic kidney disease.
Florida Blue Foundation Gives More Than $1 Million to Help UCF Address Barriers to Health The gift will help UCF medical students expand health care services for the homeless and support an endowed professorship to leverage the power of nursing.
UCF-HCA Add New Residency, Fellowship — Firsts in Florida The two newest programs will help improve patients’ access to care and address Florida’s physician shortage.