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Brett Looney

Research competition recognizes Ph.D. students’ top research

The winners of the 2019 Medical Guild Research Awards were honored during an April 10 ceremony By: Steph Strickland April 26, 2019—For John Calise, the path to a science career was anything but straight. After finishing an undergraduate degree in finance at the University of Florida, he realized…

Dr. Martin Cohn Wins the 2018-2019 UF Faculty Mentoring Award

Dr. Martin Cohn from the Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology was one of 5 recipients of the university-wide faculty mentoring award. Congratulations Dr. Cohn! Here is Dr. Cohn’s statement of purpose: When I accepted my first graduate student, only 2 years after obtaining my own Ph.D., I wasn’t ready…

Sparking Innovation and Collaboration

Sparking Innovation and Collaboration UF College of Medicine Research Poster Session fosters inspiration, conversation across scientific disciplines By: Tyler Francischine     Feb. 21, 2019 — When Bayli DiVita Dean visits the office of her research mentor, Catherine Flores, Ph.D., to study hematopoietic stem cells and…

COM Madelyn Lockhart Award Nominee

After a recent internal competition, Heran Getachew, PhD Candidate in the Ann Progulske Fox laboratory and member of the Immunology and Microbiology concentration is the College of Medicine nominee for the university level Madelyn Lockhart Dissertation Fellowship Award. Madelyn Lockhart Dissertation Fellowship The Association for Academic Women (AAW)…

Dissertation Writing Groups

The Office of Graduate Diversity Initiatives’ (@ogdiuf) dissertation writing groups is a great opportunity to get serious about writing! The deadline to register and join a group is on January 21. To register visit: https://ufl.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8ubT6C2DRpF9MS9  …

Varsha Sundaresan Wins 2018 Alec Courtelis Award

Varsha Sundaresan, member of the Lei Zhou laboratory and Cancer Biology concentration won 2nd place in the UF competition for the Alec Courtelis Outstanding International Student Award. Dear UFIC Community, The University of Florida International Center congratulates the following applicants on being selected to receive the 2018 Alec Courtelis, ​Scarborough-Maud Fraser and…

The College of Medicine- Record Setting Research Funding

The University of Florida received a record $837.6 million in research funding in fiscal year 2018, surpassing the previous record set in fiscal 2016 by $113.6 million, or nearly 16 percent. This significant increase was largely due to increased funding from the federal government, reaching a record high of $560.6…

James Dean wins 2017-2018 Superior Accomplishment Award

Congratulations to our very own OGE staff member, James Dean for his outstanding contributions and service to our students, faculty and staff!   Dear Colleagues,   The University of Florida 2017-2018 Superior Accomplishment Awards program recognizes faculty and staff who have shown efficiency or economy in their work, have contributed…