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The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology

A boy sits on a couch while hiding behind three pillows.

Boo! Medical experts describe fear’s effects

In College, Featured Article, Research
UF College of Medicine experts weigh in on how fear affects the mind and body
By Dorothy Hagmajer
Joe G.N. "Skip" Garcia, a physician-scientist, in his lab.

Studies: Inflammation-targeting antibody boosts preterm birth outcomes, prevents obesity-linked liver disease

In College, Featured Article, Research
Findings come from The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology
By Stacey DeLoye
Matthew Disney stands in front of a projector with his arms crossed.

Climbing a new path allows chemists to ascend cancer’s steepest research challenges

In College, Faculty, Featured Article, Research
A collaboration vastly expands the catalog of potential RNA-targeted medicines
By Stacey DeLoye
Scripps Florida campus exterior.

Under new name and leadership, The Wertheim UF Scripps Institute will innovate biomedical research

In College, Featured Article, Research
Largest individual gift in UF history names The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation
Researchers Yoon Mo Yang and Katrin Karbstein wearing white lab coats in their lab.

Study: Cells send maintenance crews to fix damaged protein factories

In Featured Article, Research
Recent discovery could have implications for cancer, the aging process, and growth and development
By Stacey DeLoye

South Florida PBS ‘Research Detectives’ features Wertheim UF Scripps scientists exploring memory and Alzheimer’s

In Featured Article
Scientists on a quest to find treatments for incurable disease are focus of new half-hour series
By Stacey DeLoye
A model shows how glycine molecules (teal) interact with brain cell receptors called GPR158 to influence the nervous system. The dotted lines show hydrogen bonds and weak electrical field attractions that start the signal.

Search for a major depression trigger reveals a familiar face: Discovery opens new possibilities for treatments

In Featured Article
Scientists find glycine can deliver “slow-down” signal to brain, likely influencing depression, anxiety and more
By Stacey DeLoye
Two researchers collaborate in a lab.

Two mutations team up to cloak a deadly brain cancer from the immune system, study suggests

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Glioblastoma study suggests two cancer cell mutations may work together to help hide tumors from immune system
By Stacey DeLoye
Luiz Pedro Carvalho looks at the camera and smiles as he holds a beaker under a lab fume hood.

New scientist takes aim at TB, the world’s deadliest infectious disease

In Faculty, Featured Article
Dr. Luiz Pedro Carvalho’s research focuses on bacteria from the genus Mycobacterium
By Stacey DeLoye