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UCF College of Medicine faculty are at the forefront of aerospace medicine, cancer research, and improving public health.
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Dr. Emmanuel Urquieta is an internationally recognized space medicine expert who leads our research on the health impacts of space travel with an emphasis on addressing these issues as more people go into space.
Killing Cancer Cells
Dr. Alicja Copik is developing technologies that โbeef upโ the bodyโs Natural Killer cells. Dr. Copik uses nanoparticles and genetic engineering to make the bodyโs first line of defense into better-armed cancer killers.
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Dr. Debopam Chakrabarti focuses his research on malaria, the worldโs deadliest mosquito-borne illness. Dr. Chakrabarti is investigating using cancer drugs and identifying natural product-derived antimalarials to find new ways to treat malaria.
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Dr. Henry Boilini is a military veteran and psychiatrist who…
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Get ready to Step Up this holiday season!
The UCF UCF Alumni & Friends Step Challenge is underway, inviting UCF alumni, faculty and staff to stay moving and connected by counting their steps alongside fellow Knights.
Compete for your college to see who can take the most steps this holiday season.
The challenge runs today through December 31 and entrants can sign up and start stepping anytime.
Follow the instructions at link in our bio to register. ๐
Meet Dr. Henry Boilini - Military veteran, psychiatrist and preceptor, whose role in educating third-year UCF medical students has left a lasting impact on students, residents, colleagues and the communities he serves.
โDr. Boilini is very patient and attentive with student presentations, open to questions, and is great at involving the students in the patientsโ care. I appreciate that he is open to discussion about medication choices, differentials and even how to practice with consideration of legal and administrative rules. I had a great learning experience with Dr. Boilini.โ - a UCF medical student who learned under Dr. Boilini.
Learn more about Dr. Boilini and see what other students say about their experience with him at the link in our bio. ๐
Improving healthcare is a constant process. โค๏ธ
HCA Florida West Hospital hosted a resident quality improvement forum, inviting residents from the UCF-HCA GME Consortium to present the projects they`ve led to champion better healthcare.
Research projects like these help guide healthcare toward a future that delivers faster, safer and better care to patients.
Last week, our students stepped out of the classroom to support the health of our Central Florida community.
At the 2026 Community Health Summit, UCF College of Medicine students provided basic health screenings and information, empowering individuals to reach their health goals and fostering an interest in medicine in the next generation.
Our med students are keeping pace with how AI is transforming medicine ๐โ๏ธ๐ค
Through the newly formed AI in Medicine Interest Group, students and faculty are invited to come together to learn from each other about responsible AI use, best practices as a study supplement and how AI can enhance research.
M2 students Sophia Velasco and Alejandro De Los Angeles founded the group after seeing there was an urgent need for med students and faculty to keep up with the rapid implementation of AI in medicine. Their first two meetings were earlier this month, where they hosted UCF and industry researchers to talk about their work.
Interested in staying at the forefront of medical AI? Get in touch with the group at @ucf.aimed and learn more about at the ๐ in our bio.
How do tiny molecules in the cells of the brain affect our decisions every day? ๐ฌ
UCF researcher Dr. Cali Calarcoโs lab is examining how neurons โ nerve cells in the brain โ and their molecules change when exposed to nicotine and other drugs. The goal is to understand how microscopic changes in the brain eventually influence behavioral decisions, including those associated with addiction.
While her research is focused on nicotine, Calarco says her findings could have implications for other substances and even social media addiction.
Learn more about Dr. Calarco and her research at the link in our bio. ๐
This week, the UCF College of Medicine welcomed @alimentaryschool, Dr. Paul Tran, to share his insight with our future Physician Knights on how they can better prepare for exams, rotations and their careers beyond.
Thank you Dr. Tran for visiting and to AMSA at UCF COM for organizing the event!
With the help of AI, we`ve identified ๐ potential treatments for a rare nerve tumor ๐๐ง
@ucf.edu Pegasus Professor Dr. Cristina Fernรกndez-Valle, her lab & Sage Bionetworks used AI to sift through about 200 FDA-approved drugs & found 10 that could be repurposed to treat NF2-related schwannomatosis, which affects 1 in 25,000 newborns worldwide.
The $280K project is funded by the @childrenstumor Foundation, as these tumors can develop during childhood, damaging nerves responsible for movement, hearing & balance.
These new drugs of interest will be further tested in hopes of giving patients better & less invasive treatments.
Learn more about the research at the ๐ in our bio.
