Congressman Soto Presents UCF Funding for Pathogen Surveillance, Research

A $900,000 congressional appropriation will help the UCF College of Medicine create a pathogen surveillance and research core to identify and address future pandemics. U.S….

Nine Faculty Awarded Promotion, Tenure

Congratulations to nine College of Medicine faculty who achieved significant career milestones in earning promotions and tenure for the 2023-24 cycle. They are among 104…

UCF Scientist Using AI To Speed Up Tuberculosis Drug Discovery

As scientists harness artificial intelligence to accelerate drug discovery,  College of Medicine tuberculosis researcher Dr. Kyle Rohde has partnered with biotech company Atomwise to see…

Post Doc Earns Young Investigator Award     

UCF’s Dr. Anna Nagel is discovering why the body forms benign tumors that cause young people to lose hearing and suffer balance issues. Her research…

UCF Students Earn Fellowships To Advance Huntington Disease Research

Three UCF undergraduates will spend their summer doing cutting-edge Huntington disease (HD) research after earning prestigious fellowships from the Huntington’s Disease Society of America. The…

UCF to Expand Space Medicine Research, Curriculum Aimed at Keeping Space Travelers Healthy

UCF’s College of Medicine has hired an internationally recognized space medicine expert to expand research into how spaceflight affects humans and create a space medicine…

Congratulations Faculty Awardees

Five College of Medicine faculty members were honored recently with UCF awards.   “We are so proud of these exceptional faculty who are unleashing  potential…

Two Earn College’s First M.D./Ph.D. Degrees

Friday’s UCF College of Medicine commencement brings the program’s first M.D./Ph.D. graduates – physician-scientists who conducted advanced research while learning to care for patients.  Michael…

Medical School Scientist Creates Therapy To Kill Hypervirulent Bacteria

College of Medicine researcher Dr. Renee Fleeman is on a mission to kill drug-resistant bacteria, and her latest study has identified a therapy that can…

Students Showcase Research In-Person At Burnett Symposium

For the first time in four years, graduate students from the Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences presented their research in-person at the annual BSBS Spring…

Celebrate COM On Day Of Giving April 11

UCF Day of Giving this Thursday, April 1, is a full day to celebrate UCF and show the world what it means to be a…

Happy Anniversary!

Congratulations to these members of the College of Medicine and UCF Student Health Services family who were recognized for milestone anniversaries during Founders’ Day on…