College of Medicine Epidemiologist Weighs In On Missed Vaccine Doses
05/13/2021The advent of COVID-19 vaccines has provided a light at the end of the tunnel for a global pandemic that is going into its second...
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Burnett Graduates More than 300 Scientists Saturday
05/05/2021On Saturday May 8, 353 young scientists will graduate from the Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences. Those earning degrees include 341 undergraduates, 10 master’s students...
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Scientist Receives NSF CAREER Award For Work On Deadly Coastal Bacteria
05/04/2021College of Medicine researcher Dr. Salvador Almagro-Moreno has received a highly competitive CAREER award from the National Science Foundation for his research into how deadly...
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Asian American Healthcare Professionals Tackle Asian Hate
05/04/2021When Diane Tran began medical school last year, she quickly noticed that Central Florida lacked the Asian population of her Southern California hometown. And as...
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UCF Internal Medicine Residents Helping to Promote COVID-19 Vaccine
04/20/2021Internal Medicine residents at Osceola Regional Medical Center are playing their part in encouraging Central Florida residents to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Three residents are...
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Five Students Receive Order of Pegasus
04/14/2021Four biomedical sciences seniors and one M.D. student are among this year’s 23 recipients of the Order of Pegasus — UCF’s most prestigious student award....
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Drop Off Unwanted Prescription Drugs at UCF Lake Nona Medical Center April 24
04/14/2021On Saturday, April 24, UCF Lake Nona Medical Center will participate in the 20th Drug Take Back Day, an initiative organized by the Drug Enforcement...
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AOA Honor Society Inducts 20 Med Students
04/09/2021Twenty medical students were recently inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA), the national honor society of medical students, which recognizes scholarship, leadership, professionalism and community...
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COM Faculty, Graduate Celebrated at Virtual Founders’ Day Convocation
04/07/2021Nine College of Medicine faculty members and one recent graduate were recognized at UCF’s Founders’ Day Awards held virtually on Wednesday, April 7. The annual...
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Dr. Fernández-Valle Receives UCF’s Highest Faculty Honor
04/07/2021College of Medicine research professor Dr. Cristina Fernández-Valle is one of five UCF faculty members who received this year’s Pegasus Professor award, the university’s highest...
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BSBS Student Wins Coveted Goldwater Scholarship
04/06/2021An aspiring gene therapy innovator, biomedical sciences student Devin Burris is one of four UCF STEM students to receive 2020-21 Goldwater Scholarship Awards. The four were...
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Virtual BSBS Graduate Symposium Showcases Student Research
04/01/2021For future biomedical scientist Sai Preethi Nakkina, research is like unlocking a mystery. “I have always been fascinated with research because it’s like looking for...
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