Nov. 1, 2024 — Two University of Florida College of Medicine faculty members were inducted into The Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine of Florida Nov. 1, in recognition of their contributions to the field of cardiology and aging.

Dominick Angiolillo, M.D., Ph.D., the chief of cardiology and medical director of the UF Health Cardiovascular Center in Jacksonville and a professor of medicine at the UF College of Medicine – Jacksonville, has been a key investigator in the clinical development of numerous novel therapies for blood clots and the prevention of thrombosis. Angiolillo’s success in obtaining funding has enabled him to develop one of the most active clinical research centers in the U.S., as well as one of the leading centers for thrombosis research in the world.

Christiaan Leeuwenburgh, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Physiology and Aging, studies the role iron deregulation, inflammation, and muscle loss play in frailty as people age. He has participated in National Institutes of Health workshops focused on the biology of aging and contributed research to the National Institute on Aging. His work on the assessment of mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative damage in aging has been recognized by gerontologists worldwide.

Angiolillo and Leeuwenburgh are joined by three additional Florida faculty inducted to the Academy this year.