Burnett Tuberculosis Research Featured On CBS This Morning
07/24/2017Researchers at the Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences are looking to the sea to find answers on better treatments for tuberculosis, and their work is...
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Does The Cure For Tuberculosis Lie Under The Sea?
06/12/2017Natural compounds extracted from sea sponges and other marine life may hold the secret weapon to fighting tuberculosis – a disease that is one of...
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Burnett Researchers Using Gene-Editing To Screen For Parkinson’s Disease
05/30/2017A team of researchers at the Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences is using breakthrough gene editing technology to develop a new screening tool for Parkinson’s...
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Burnett Student Research Advances Medical Discovery
05/11/2017Calling medical research “opening a door no one has ever walked through before,” College of Medicine graduate student Jamillah Hammond hopes to mend broken hearts...
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“Unwavering Determination” Takes Physician To Researcher And Resident
05/09/2017After earning her medical degree in Myanmar (formerly Burma,) Zin Mar Htun said she knew how to care for sick people – but didn’t know...
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More Than 200 Burnett Students Graduate May 4
05/04/2017On May 4, Austin Burns walked across the stage with 231 undergraduate and eight graduate students from the medical school’s Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences,...
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Burnett Student’s Research On Fatty Liver Disease Gains Top State Honors
05/01/2017A Burnett School master’s student’s research into fatty liver disease is among the top two graduate research projects in Florida. Simeon Thibeaux, who is in...
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UCF Student Who Started Effort to Help Homeless Wins Fellowship
04/24/2017 A University of Central Florida student who helped launch an organization to give free health screenings to homeless people has been named a 2017...
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Clean Sweep For Burnett Students At Research Forum
04/13/2017They are discovering new treatments for diseases like tuberculosis, identifying new ways to reduce bad cholesterol, and trying to curb the spread of Lyme disease....
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Med School Faculty, Students Honored At Founders’ Day
04/10/2017The College of Medicine had multiple honorees at UCF’s annual Founders’ Day event April 5, which recognizes outstanding academic achievements of faculty and students. Medical...
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Young Explorers Are Scientists For A Day
04/05/2017Ten year-old Sammy De La Espriella was amazed to find white and blue dots in his cells after viewing a sample taken from his cheek...
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Burnett Students Get Top University Award
03/24/2017One honor student provided free blood pressure screenings to the homeless in downtown Orlando. Another taught orphaned cheetahs in South Africa how to hunt. They...
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