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Hope for ‘long-haulers’: COVID vaccines could hold the key to relief for patients who suffer months of symptoms
Some patients have received the vaccine and had symptoms lessen or completely disappear, but not enough data has been provided to definitively link the two (WTSP).
USF will help study severe allergic reactions to coronavirus vaccines
The researchers will attempt to enroll 3,400 participants between the ages of 18 and 69 (Tampa Bay Times).
Outside funding for USF St. Pete research projects hits more than $20M
University of South Florida St. Petersburg received more than $20 million for its research projects in the last year, more than double the outside funding it received the year prior (Tampa Bay Business Journal / paywall).
April 12, 2021Research
USF recruiting participants for NIH study on allergic reactions to COVID vaccines
The University of South Florida is one of only two sites in the state taking part in a National Institutes of Health study on whether people who are highly allergic or have a mast cell disorder are more likely to have allergic reactions to the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines (Bay News 9).
Measuring Piney Point’s Impacts On Tampa Bay Will Take Time, USF Researchers Say
A team of scientists from the USF College of Marine Science on Wednesday took a vessel into Tampa Bay to study the area and bring back water samples (WJCT).
April 9, 2021Research
USF Response to Piney Point Spill
A team from the University of South Florida College of Marine Science embarked on the first research cruise in Tampa Bay on April 7, 2021 to study the environmental impacts of the breach at Piney Point that started in March. Piney Point is a retired fertilizer processing plant in Manatee County, Florida (College of Marine Science).
April 8, 2021Research
USF archaeologists examine ancient response to climate change in Tampa Bay
USF archaeologists are examining two key sites along Tampa Bay’s shores to better understand the climate conditions that might have caused conflict over food resources among Native American societies. By using several archaeological methods, scientists are able to see a shift in how these estuaries were defended between 600 and 900 AD (USF Newsroom).
April 7, 2021Research
Florida Senate unanimously passes $100 million plan to tackle sea-level rise and flooding
Included in the series of bills is the creation of a "flood-hub" for research and innovation at the University of South Florida's St. Petersburg campus (10 Tampa Bay).
April 7, 2021Research
Piney Point updates: USF scientists launch first research cruise into Tampa Bay
A team of scientists from USF launched a research cruise into Tampa Bay at 8 a.m. to study Piney Point's environmental impact (10 Tampa Bay).
April 7, 2021Research
Piney Point releases to Tampa Bay rise above 170 million gallons
Scientists from the University of South Florida set off on a research boat Wednesday to begin studying how the wastewater will affect the bay (Tampa Bay Times).
April 7, 2021Research
USF gets $44 million to seek a breakthrough on dementia treatment
The university will study whether computer-based cognitive training can keep the human brain healthy as it ages (Tampa Bay Times).
USF Health-led global team searches for vaccine to prevent P. vivax malaria
With the support of a five-year, $4.86-million National Institutes of Health grant, Distinguished University/USF Health Professor John Adams, PhD, leads a team of international researchers focused on accelerating the discovery of a vaccine against Plasmodium vivax malaria, a major global health problem (USF Health).
April 7, 2021Health, Innovation, Research
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