USF Health and Tampa General Hospital selected to participate in the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine Phase 3 clinical trial
Tampa, FL (Dec. 2, 2020) – USF Health and Tampa General Hospital have been selected as a site for a clinical trial testing the Novavax NVX-CoV2373 vaccine […]
Tampa General Hospital, USF Health announce joint Office of Clinical Research to build upon research excellence
The new office will allow the previously separate offices to combine resources and elevate their research efforts to improve health care for all Floridians TAMPA, Fla (Nov. 30, […]
USF Health names Dr. Usha Menon dean of College of Nursing
Dr. Menon brings a wealth of nursing leadership experience and academic achievement to her new role. TAMPA, Fla. (Nov 24, 2020) – The University of South Florida has appointed […]
Global Virus Network, USF launch online course “Microbiomes and Their Impact on Viral Infections”
GVN offers four scholarships to self-paced online training course Baltimore, MD (Nov 17, 2020) — The Global Virus Network (GVN), together with the University of South Florida (USF) […]
MCOM and Mexican medical students participate in first language exchange
More than 50 members of USF Health and the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) recently gathered via an online meeting for a first language exchange, as part […]
New study reveals strategy for creating COVID-19 drugs to dually inhibit the virus’s entry and replication
University of South Florida Health-University of Arizona team reports compounds simultaneously targeting Mpro and cathepsin L may improve treatment of COVID-19 infection TAMPA, Fla (Nov. 6, 2020) — […]
New vaccine targeting toxic amyloid-β could help halt Alzheimer’s disease progression, preclinical study finds
University of South Florida Health neuroscientist suggests the therapeutic immunomodulatory vaccine may be safer for those with age-associated decline in immunity TAMPA, Fla (Oct. 20, 2020) — Our […]
Get out the vote! And vote safely.
COVID-19 has prevented access to many things, but voting in the General Election this November is not one of them. From a medical perspective, there are a few […]
Enzyme SSH1 impairs the disposal of accumulating cellular “garbage,” leading to brain cell death
University of South Florida Health neuroscientists discover a defect early in autophagy that may help develop SSH1 inhibitors to treat Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases TAMPA, Fla (Oct. […]
New botanical research effort aims to bolster science on medicinal plants
The ability to leverage new research methods and scientific discovery is key to advancing medical knowledge. A perfect example of that push for innovation will be found in […]