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Three people stand in the woods with a piece of equipment used to detect disturbances in soil

Gators around the country apply medical knowledge to solve crime with forensic medicine distance education program

In College, Featured Article, Students
The program prepares students for careers in medico-legal death investigations
By Emily Mavrakis
Electronic microscope image of the novel coronavirus isolated from a patient. The virus is shown emerging from the surface of cells cultured in the laboratory.

UF researchers use AI to predict new coronavirus variants

In College, Featured Article, Research news
$3.7 million NIH grant will use AI and machine learning to build algorithm to spot new variants of concern
award medal graphic

Rounds of applause: Spring 2022

In College, Faculty, Featured Article, Research news, Students
Recent awards and achievements of the UF College of Medicine community
Official photo of Edward J. Wilkinson, M.D.

Tribute to Dr. Edward Wilkinson: An exceptional scientist, physician, mentor and friend

In College, Faculty
Remembering Dr. Edward J. Wilkinson, professor emeritus at the UF College of Medicine
The coronavirus spike protein (shown in gray) as bound to host receptor A-C-E-2 (cyan). Mutations in omicron are shown in blue. Modeling suggests that the innate immune response protein L-L-R-C-1-5 (orange) interacts with sites mutated in omicron.

UF Health researcher’s analysis finds new pattern of mutations in omicron variant

In Featured Article, Research news
It is a crucial step in better understanding the variant’s potential threat and ways to combat omicron variant
By Doug Bennett
A visual representation of sigma 2 receptors.

Two common compounds show effectiveness against COVID-19 virus in early testing

In Featured Article, Research news
Findings were published in the journal Pathogens
By Doug Bennett

UF Health researcher, collaborators discover compounds that might boost stroke recovery

In College, Featured Article, Research news
The discovery is an important, early step in developing new drugs to treat strokes, other neurological disorders
By Doug Bennett
Electronic microscope image of the novel coronavirus isolated from a patient. The virus is shown emerging from the surface of cells cultured in the laboratory.

UF Health researchers join global effort to track COVID-19 pandemic and others in future

In College, Featured Article, Research news
UF working with UCF to establish network of institutions and labs in Florida and throughout the Southeast
By Bill Levesque
Illustration of covid-19.

UF Health study: Mutation patterns in dominant coronavirus UK variant show new target for existing drugs

In College, Research news
The U.K. variant of the COVID-19 virus could be a target for several existing drugs, early research shows
By Doug Bennett
Leah Reznikov, P-h-d, and David Ostrov, P-h-d, are shown in Reznikov’s lab.

Existing antihistamine drugs show effectiveness against COVID-19 virus in cell testing

In College, Featured Article, Research news
Three common antihistamine medications have been found in preliminary tests to inhibit infection of cells
By Doug Bennett