Med Student Driven to Create Hope Through Cancer Research Earns Inaugural Award The winner of the inaugural Dean Deborah C. German, M.D. FIRE Impact Award came to ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ because of the College of Medicineβs focus on research.
FAA Executive Physician/Scientist Joins ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ Aerospace Medicine Team After 34 years with the FAA, Melchor AntuΓ±ano joins ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ to create a new aerospace medicine masterβs degree and residency program, as well enhance safety for astronauts, pilots and flight passengers.
ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ Scientist to Explore Precise Treatment Targeting Weak Spots in Lyme Disease Bacteria Through her third consecutive NIH grant renewal, Mollie Jewett aims to βstarveβ Borrelia burgdorferi, preventing the tick-borne bacteria from spreading in humans and causing Lyme disease.
120 Students Join ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ to Become Physician Knights Chosen from 5,422 applicants, the 120 new M.D. candidates received their undergraduate degrees from Yale, Vanderbilt, Notre Dame, Duke, Case Western and Emory in addition to ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½.
ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ Students, VA Doctor Develop AI Tool to Help Doctors Identify Chronic Pelvic Pain Through a yearlong internship, two ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ undergraduates created an AI-assisted application that helps guide healthcare providers and patients towards accurate diagnosis of the source of chronic pelvic pain.
ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ Engineering Students 3D Print Orthopedic Devices to Assist Venezuelan Earthquake Survivors In response to the recent devastating earthquakes in Venezuela, students in the Biomedical Engineering Society are using 3D printing technology to create life-changing orthopedic devices for injured people and animals.
4 ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ Experts Named 2026 American Academy of Nursing Fellows ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ has the most inductees among universities in Florida in the new class of fellows of the American Academy of Nursing, which honors the professionβs most accomplished leaders.
ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½-Led VERA Project Reaches 2 Major Milestones for VR Research The Virtual Experience Research Accelerator (VERA), aΒ U.S.Β National Science Foundation-funded platformΒ designed to advance the pace and scope of immersive research, has launched its first large-scale remote study and awarded its firstΒ useΒ grantΒ to address keyΒ challengesΒ inΒ VR and immersive learning.
ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ Researcher Studying Probiotics to Fight Acid Reflux, Esophageal Cancer Associate Professor Claudia Andl is examining how a simple probiotic can treat the damage from acid reflux disease, a condition that affects one-fourth of Americans and increases their risk for esophageal cancer.
ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ Researcher Develops βSmart, Tiny Bubblesβ to Treat Cancer and Heart Disease Dinender Singla developed innovative technology and has formed a company to get the treatment ready for clinical trials.
