UCF Students Show Innovative Research in Allergies, Cancer
Why does one person suffer from allergies, while another is completely unfazed by pollen? How can medicine find ways to treat the deadliest and most…
Congratulations 2025 Award Honorees
College of Medicine faculty, staff and students were honored Wednesday for their contributions to education, research and community health at the 2025 Awards Ceremony. “These…
UCF Graduates Prove to Be STEM Talent Real World Needs
Michael Bassett wants to use his UCF engineering and medical training to create better surgical instruments. Melissa Deinys is a graduating Knight who is helping…
Meet UCF’s 2025 Astronaut Scholars
America’s first astronauts, known as “the Mercury Seven,” will forever be known as the men who began this country’s journey into space. Twenty-five years after…
UCF Med Student is STAT News “Wunderkind”
A first-year UCF medical student who hopes to discover how stem cells can treat psychiatric conditions has been named a 2025 STAT News Wunderkind, a…
UCF Researchers Developing Easy-to-Use Viral Biosensor Test, Giving Patients More Accurate and Immediate Results
For most diseases, early detection leads to better patient outcomes. That’s why infectious disease experts and chemists at UCF’s College of Medicine and College of…
Physician, UCF Alum Gives Undergraduates Unprecedented Experience in Medicine
A UCF alumnus who is a nationally recognized foot and ankle surgeon continues to give back to his alma mater by offering a unique Surgical…
UCF Researchers Fight Breast, Prostate Cancer with Targeted Therapies Backed by 2 New Grants
A UCF team of researchers is refining their gameplan to tackle cancer. Dr. Annette Khaled, who leads the College of Medicine’s cancer research division, recently…
Burnett School Undergrads are Astronaut Scholars
Two College of Medicine undergraduates have been named to the 2025 Astronaut Scholar Class, a national honor recognizing the best and brightest college students in…
UCF Medicine-Engineering Program Trains Students for Future of Healthcare
Pavan Senthil was inspired walking through a convention hall and seeing the technology that doctors and engineers had created for people with disabilities. Wheelchairs that…
Burnett Student Explores Bridges Between Health in Space and on Earth
Luis Jimenez-Chavez, a master’s student in biomedical sciences at the UCF College of Medicine, is focused on exploring everything he’s heard about since childhood –…
Goldwater Scholar Making Research Impact in Healthcare
Biomedical Sciences undergraduate Sun Latt is one of two UCF students selected for the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship, which honors select candidates nationwide pursuing careers in…