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USF Research Park Expansion Opens New Opportunities for Innovators
In the coming weeks, construction of the University of South Florida Research Park’s new three-story, 120,000 square foot building to house state-of-the-art laboratory facilities, office and meeting space for innovators and both established and startup companies, will be completed. (Tampa Bay Business Journal).
December 13, 2021Innovation, Research
USF researchers using COVID-19 forecasting models for variant predictions like omicron
Dr. Edwin Michael, Professor in Epidemiology at USF created SEIRcast, a pandemic forecasting system. Michael has been watching COVID-19 from the beginning and monitoring data to look into different possibilities of what could happen, like if a new variant like omicron emerged (ABC Action News).
December 13, 2021Health
USF launches project to map shallow sea floors in Tampa Bay and Gulf of Mexico
Marine scientists at the University of South Florida are using a new uncrewed vessel to map the complex seafloors in key areas around Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico (Sarasota Herald-Tribune).
December 10, 2021Research
USF launches first mission to map vulnerable coastal areas in Tampa Bay and Gulf of Mexico using a remotely operated ‘uncrewed’ vessel
University of South Florida marine scientists launched their first field mission in Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico to test a new approach to mapping shallow coastal areas (USF College of Marine Science).
December 9, 2021Research
USF College Of Marine Science Introduces Automated Coastal Mapping Vessel
Scientists from the University of South Florida St. Petersburg recently launched a new mission to map the shallow shores of Tampa Bay (Fior Reports).
December 9, 2021Research
What is optimal immunity? USF professor explains
Epidemiology Professor Dr. Jason Salemi along with colleague and former USF Professor Dr. Elizabeth Pathak have published a research paper soon to be peer reviewed arguing for a change of the CDC's “Fully Vaccinated” designation (Bay News 9).
December 8, 2021Health
From clean drinking water to ‘tumor on a disc,’ these USF inventors are getting national attention
Three University of South Florida faculty members have been tapped as fellows for the National Academy of Inventors. It is the highest honor given to academic inventors. The academy is based at USF and tapped 161 other inventors from 116 research universities and institutes across the globe (Tampa Bay Business Journal / paywall).
December 8, 2021Honors and Awards, Innovation
Three USF faculty members selected as new National Academy of Inventors Fellows
Three University of South Florida faculty members whose inventions in engineering, molecular medicine and chemistry are shaping drug discovery, environmental sustainability and modern dental care have been selected as new National Academy of Inventors Fellows.
December 7, 2021Honors and Awards, Innovation
Dr. Subhra Mohapatra Named New National Academy Of Inventors Fellow
Subhra Mohapatra, PhD, a professor of molecular medicine at the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine, was one of three USF faculty members recently selected as new National Academy of Inventors (NAI) Fellows. Dr. Mohapatra is a pioneering scientist/researcher whose work over 26 years has been instrumental in advancing the frontiers of drug delivery and cancer treatment (USF Health).
December 7, 2021Health, Honors and Awards, Innovation
USF Health physician-scientist pinpoints genes to predict lung fibrosis outcomes
Dr. Jose Herazo-Maya’s research may help identify new treatments to improve survival in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and severe COVID-19 (USF Health).
December 6, 2021Health
Swerving prevention method prompts new patent for USF engineers
In the midst of reviewing data for the federally funded Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority Connected Vehicle Pilot, USF researchers have been awarded a U.S. patent for their algorithm that detects one of the greatest roadway hazards – swerving (USF Newsroom).
December 3, 2021Innovation
City of St. Petersburg approves USF and community researchers’ recommendations on how to address systemic racism
St. Petersburg City Council members are moving forward with a plan created by an interdisciplinary team of researchers coordinated by the University of South Florida on how to identify and address structural racism in the community (USF Newsroom).
December 3, 2021Research
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