Dr. Sarah Yuan named Fellow of American Association for the Advancement of Science
USF Health’s pathobiology expert Sarah Y. Yuan, PhD, is among nine USF researchers, and 450 from across the country, named new fellows of the American Association for the […]
Clinic integrates care and genetic research for patients with neuromuscular disorders
USF Health has established a Neurocardiogenetics Clinic focused on improving the quality of life for patients with hereditary neuromuscular disorders who are at risk for or already experiencing […]
Leading expert on role of immune cells in atherosclerosis featured at Heart Institute scientific colloquium
A leading expert on the role of monocytes and macrophages (types of immune cells) in atherosclerosis and other chronic inflammatory conditions delivered the keynote address Nov. 7 at […]
Florida Blue Health Knowledge Exchange
A library is traditionally thought of as a place kept under strict orders of silence and is filled with wall-to-wall books that have a nostalgic, musty smell. […]
Silencing RNA nanotherapy shows promise against pancreatic cancer
A Washington University-USF Health preclinical study finds that the novel nanoparticle delivers gene-level treatment to suppress KRAS-driven cancer without adverse effects Despite advances in cancer survival, more than […]
Hua Pan’s presentation wins a top prize at European Society of Cardiology Congress
USF Health’s Hua Pan, PhD, MBA, won first place for her moderated poster presentation titled “Anti-thrombin nanoparticles limit ischemia-reperfusion injury and no-reflow in myocardial infarction” on Sept. 2 […]
USF Health research institutes rank in State University System’s Top 10
Two USF Health Morsani College of Medicine research-focused institutes rank among the Top 10 Institutes and Centers within Florida’s State University System (SUS). The ranking was derived […]
Study finds cellular processes controlling the formation of lymphatic valves
Targeting VE- cadherin signaling pathways holds promise for treating lymphedema’s debilitative swelling, USF-led preclinical research suggests TAMPA, Fla. (Aug. 27, 2019) — Lymphedema, resulting from a damaged lymphatic […]
MCOM researchers part of study using new mouse model linking transfusions to dangerous digestive disease in infants
USF Health Heart Institute scientists developed nanoparticles deployed to suppress inflammation in the bowels of anemic infant mice, preventing transfusion-associated intestinal injury Physicians have long suspected that red […]
Inhibiting enzyme GSK3ß reduces abnormal cardiac parasympathetic function in type 1 diabetic mice
The new study, with collaboration from USF Health, establishes potential targets for treating diabetic damage to nerves regulating heart rate Cardiac autonomic neuropathy, a common complication of diabetes, […]