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USF epidemiologist: vaccination rate must double to slow transmission of COVID-19
The slackening of vaccinations is leading to a large resurgence of COVID-19 infections in Florida. New data shows that there’s been a 70 percent drop in the rate of people getting vaccinated in Hillsborough County since April (USF Newsroom).
New USF Institute for Microbiomes created to advance human and environmental health
Based at USF Health Morsani College of Medicine, the new USF Institute for Microbiomes builds upon an ambitious microbiome initiative begun two years ago. That USF Initiative on Microbiomes has sparked interdisciplinary collaborations across the university to better understand how the diverse collections of microorganisms, unique to each person, might be exploited to benefit human health.
Microsoft backs USF tech that identifies emerging diseases
The University of South Florida has launched a project sponsored by Microsoft to help tackle the threat of emerging infectious diseases (Tampa Bay Inno).
July 21, 2021Health, Innovation, Research
USF Receives $70M To Continue Research Into Causes Of Diabetes
The researchers are looking at how a variety of external risk factors, like diet, stress and exposure to pollution or viruses, can help cause Type 1 diabetes (WUSF).
USF Receives $70M To Continue Research Into Causes Of Diabetes
Jeffrey Krischer, director of USF’s Health Informatics Institute and lead researcher on the study, has been examining the disease for nearly 20 years (Health News Florida).
USF-developed AI system unites global agencies to identify emerging infectious diseases, receives support from Microsoft
Leadership in providing with the public consistent projections of COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations has prompted the launch of a USF-led global modeling project sponsored by Microsoft that can ultimately help scientists more swiftly identify and respond to the threat of emerging infectious diseases (USF Newsroom).
July 14, 2021Global Research, Health, Research
USF awarded four-year, $69.9 million NIH grant to continue type 1 diabetes research
The National Institutes of Health has awarded the University of South Florida total expected funds of $69.9 million over the next four years to continue the follow-up of study participants in The Environment Determinants of Diabetes in The Young consortium (USF Newsroom).
USF receives $69.9 Million NIH funding to continue study on type 1 diabetes
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded the University of South Florida total expected funds of $69.9 million over the next four years to continue the follow-up of study participants in The Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in The Young (TEDDY) consortium (News-Medical.net).
Moffitt Cancer Center Awarded $10.2 Million Grant For Lung Cancer Research
The five-year grant from the National Cancer Institute will support the research of Moffitt’s Lung Cancer Metabolism Group, which is working on four projects to develop new therapies (WUSF).
By land or by sea, nursing school aims to make health care more accessible to seafarers
Port Tampa Bay and the University of South Florida College of Nursing have partnered on a project to bring a primary care clinic to the port — the first of its kind in the U.S. (Bay News 9).
July 1, 2021Health
Beyond coronavirus: the virus discoveries transforming biology
A new article in Nature puts a spotlight on USF College of Marine Science Professor Mya Breitbart’s exploration of the vast, hidden world of viruses and the heightened importance of studying viruses amid COVID-19.
USF mental health expert Kyaien Conner paves the way for combating racial disparities in health care
Kyaien Conner, behavioral sciences professor at USF and researcher of racial health disparities within the Black community, has faced the mistreatment of low-income minority women in Florida firsthand, inspiring her to help create legislation to help combat it (USF Oracle).
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