UCF assistant professor and researcher at the Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences Cali Calarco is exploring how nicotine affects brain cells, providing insights that could ultimately help improve treatments for addiction. Through a nearly five-year, $943,000-plus grant from the…
What if an existing drug could be repurposed to treat a rare disease? That’s the question UCF researchers are exploring with the help of artificial…
For generations, scientists have looked to the genetics inside immune cells for ways to improve how the body fights disease. Now, a research team led…
What happens to the human body in space may help scientists create new anti-aging therapies. UCF’s Michal Masternak and his team have identified molecular changes…
Nearly half of the world’s citizens live in areas with a risk of catching dengue fever, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As the mosquito-borne illness rapidly spreads, especially in the…
UCF College of Medicine Professor Dr. Melanie Coathup recently found herself back in her primary school classroom in Wales. But instead of sitting at a…
Nearly 100 medical, nursing and pharmacy students and their faculty joined forces in Medical City last week to raise awareness about the rising threat of…
UCF medical student Sarah Herold wasn’t a runner when she attended her first run club at a Lake Nona Pizza Parlor. Now, alongside other physicians-in-training,…
As a graduate researcher at UCF, Viviana Rivera helped create bionic arms for children needing prostheses, and she still remembers how patients lit up when…
Eighty-five local high school students became CPR certified at the UCF College of Medicine Wednesday and became lifesavers for the community. The training was part…
UCF infection preventionist Dr. Cindy Prins has been named a fellow of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) – the highest…
“It is a great feeling when you know that you’ve provided knowledge that can help bring us one step closer to treating a disease.” UCF Ph.D. Candidate…