Articles tagged as

department of molecular genetics and microbiology

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

In College, Featured Article, Research
Neurogeneticists discovered a novel genetic mutation and associated buildup of toxic proteins in the brain
By Michelle Koidin Jaffee
A researcher's gloved hands pipe liquid into a test tube in a laboratory.

Molecular genetics and microbiology study alters dogma on cerebrospinal fluid

In College, Faculty, Featured Article, Research
New study shows cerebral spinal fluid flows from brain’s spinal cord to peripheral nervous system
By Dorothy Hagmajer
Ken Berns

Remembering Dr. Kenneth Berns

In College, Faculty, Featured Article
Former dean and vice president for health affairs passed away Jan. 26
By Multiple Authors
An illustration of how the Crispr-Cas12a protein complex detects R-N-A.

UF researchers’ genetic detection discovery has implications for medical diagnostic testing

In College, Featured Article, Research
Discovery could lead to faster, more accurate and less expensive diagnostic tests for a host of diseases
By Doug Bennett
Nicholas Muzyczka portrait with orange University of Florida momentum branding lines

In memoriam: Nicholas Muzyczka, Ph.D.

In College, Faculty, Featured Article, Research
Muzyczka was a professor emeritus and eminent scholar in the department of molecular genetics and microbiology
An image of retinas stained purple and pink against a white background.

UF College of Medicine researchers’ gene therapy for eye disorder shows promise in early testing

In College, Faculty
Department of molecular genetics and microbiology faculty recently published their findings
By Doug Bennett

UF Health researchers’ gene therapy for eye disorder shows promise in early testing

In Faculty, Featured Article
Findings show the therapy works in different species
By Doug Bennett
An illustration of a herpesvirus.

UF-Tulane collaboration discovers new ways to study cancer-causing herpesviruses

In Featured Article, Research
Scientists find similarities in how two human herpesviruses, mouse herpesvirus create genetic changes
A man steering a sailboat with a rainbow in the background

Dr. Henry V. Baker sets sail for new adventures in retirement

In College, Faculty, Featured Article
Former department of molecular genetics and microbiology chair retires after 35 years of service at the college
By Emily Mavrakis
An image of a muscle cell highlights the intricate microtubule “highway system” (in magenta) that RNA cargo (white spots) uses to leave the nuclei (blue ovals) and move throughout the cell.

UF Health researchers’ new findings have implications for muscle development, disease

In Featured Article, Research
Researchers learn more on how skeletal muscle cells organize components to function properly and sustain life
By Doug Bennett