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Doctor Carol Mathews at a computer. There are a number of scientific charts on the dual computer monitors.

Breakthroughs begin here: Uncovering the genetics of OCD

#Carol Mathews, #department of psychiatry, and 1 more...
In College, Faculty, Featured Article, Research
Worldwide OCD genetics study offers clues for higher risk
David Bloom and Sara Jo Nixon.

Two UF College of Medicine faculty members named 2025 AAAS Fellows

#AAAS, #David Bloom, and 1 more...
In College, Faculty, Featured Article, Research
Bloom, Nixon join group of innovators recognized by world’s largest general scientific society
Elias Sayour, M.D., Ph.D. (left), and Christiano Marconi (middle), and another man look at a sample in a lab.

Study finds COVID-19 mRNA vaccine sparks immune response to fight cancer

#mRNA, #vaccine
In College, Faculty, Featured Article, Research
Receiving a COVID mRNA vaccine within 100 days of starting immunotherapy drugs is associated with living longer.
A researcher in a lab talks to another researcher

Surprising finding could pave way for universal cancer vaccine

#Duane Mitchell, #Elias Sayour
In College, Featured Article, Research
An experimental mRNA vaccine brings researchers one step closer to goal of developing a universal vaccine
Carol Mathews at her desk.

Worldwide OCD genetics study offers clues for higher risk

#Carol Mathews, #department of psychiatry
In College, Featured Article, Research
Carol Mathews, M.D., led a study combining 200 investigators and 20 years of data
Laura Ranum standing in a lab

Laura Ranum, Ph.D., named UF distinguished professor

#department of molecular genetics and microbiology, #Laura Ranum
In College, Faculty, Featured Article, Research
Faculty member recognized for contributions to the field of neurogenetics
Ramon Sun and a colleague in the lab.

Groundbreaking AI tool generates 3D map of the brain

In College, Research
​UF Health researchers have utilized AI technology to generate unique 3D brain maps
Lien Nguyen, pipes liquid into a vial as Laura Ranum watches on the side and points to the vial.

UF researchers identify new genetic mutation linked to Alzheimer’s risk

#department of molecular genetics and microbiology, #Laura Ranum
In College, Featured Article, Research
Neurogeneticists discovered a novel genetic mutation and associated buildup of toxic proteins in the brain
Yenisel Cruz-Almeida and Kyle Allen portraits.

UF awarded $3.5 million grant to train new clinical pain researchers

#Evelyn F. and William L. McKnight Brain Institute
In College, Faculty, Featured Article, Research
National Institutes of Health grant will help train postdoctoral fellows