Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences News

Strengthened by community and engineering partnerships, Annette Khaled furthers her work with the promising peptide Z-TOP that disrupts cancer cells to keep them from spreading.

A unique partnership between UCF’s College of Medicine and College of Engineering and Computer Science is allowing students to better prepare for a multidisciplinary medical field.

Tina Chiarelli has never been one to follow conventional thinking, and now she’s gone where no person has ever before to study the human-elephant conflict.

“It is a great feeling when you know that  you’ve provided knowledge that can help bring us one step closer to treating a disease,” UCF Ph.D. Candidate Nasser Yousef says.

This year’s showcase featured more than 50 research projects, from enhancing flu shots to advancing Lyme disease treatments and colorectal cancer diagnostics.

The faculty will help strengthen university research initiatives starting Fall 2024 through Summer 2025.

The congressional funding will buy genomic sequencing equipment, enabling College of Medicine researchers to quickly determine the genetic makeup of new pathogens, the first step in identifying treatments.

The scientists are harnessing nanoscience to concoct a special nutritional formula to fight a latent yet potentially lethal disease that is increasingly threatening mangroves in Florida and across the world.

A fellowship for a postdoctoral researcher will help identify ways to eliminate tumors that cause hearing and balance issues.