UCF Research Holds Promise For Fighting Malaria
04/01/2024UCF researchers are making advances in finding novel and more effective treatments for malaria, by using cancer drugs and fungi. With two $3.8 million grants...
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News & Information Archive
Dr. Chakrabarti Honored As Pegasus Professor
03/29/2024Dr. Debopam Chakrabarti, who leads the College of Medicine’s Division of Molecular Microbiology and is a renowned infectious disease expert, has been named a UCF...
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Dr. Nguyen Is Reach For The Stars Honoree
03/28/2024Dr. Hung Nguyen, an immunology expert at the College of Medicine, is a 2024 UCF Reach for the Stars honoree, a recognition of his contributions...
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New Drug May Help Prevent Brittle Bones, Weight Gain During Menopause
03/14/2024A new drug may hold promise for older women suffering from menopause-related bone loss and weight gain, thanks to research from a UCF biomedical engineer....
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UCF Researchers Develop Novel Therapy For Incurable Brain Cancer
03/11/2024College of Medicine researchers are developing a more effective way to treat glioblastoma, an aggressive, incurable form of brain cancer. Patients currently live just 12...
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New REI Fellowship Just Third In Florida
02/26/2024A new UCF-HCA Healthcare fellowship will help Central Florida women and couples seeking medical treatment for infertility — and is just the third such training...
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UCF “Beefing Up” Natural Killer Cells To Stop Cancer
01/29/2024A UCF cancer researcher is discovering ways that the body’s own Natural Killer cells can be energized to fight deadly pediatric cancers and improve immunotherapy...
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New UCF Drug Candidate May Prevent Metastasis
01/11/2024A UCF College of Medicine researcher is developing a new treatment that could slow or even stop cancer cells from spreading. Dr. Otto Phanstiel, a...
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Med School Honors Faculty, Staff
01/05/2024Congratulations to College of Medicine faculty and staff recently honored for their contributions to the medical school. Here are this year’s honorees Staff Award Winners...
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UCF Wound-Healing Technology Also Shows Promise for Parkinson’s Patients
01/02/2024Researchers at UCF’s College of Medicine who developed a new wound-healing technology report that their innovation may also be a promising treatment for Parkinson’s Disease....
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UCF Research Blasts Into Space aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard Rocket
12/19/2023When the Blue Origin space flight blasted off on Tues, Dec. 19, it carried three UCF-led research studies aimed at keeping astronauts and equipment safe,...
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“There Is Excellence Within You, Just As The UCF Creed Says”
12/14/2023A brother’s near-fatal fatal injuries from a bonfire accident set Christoper Ngo’s path to medicine — a journey that continues with his graduation after a...
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