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New publication: the Kopinke Lab publishes research in Scientific Reports

The Kopinke lab published a research article in Scientific Reports, titled Automatic and unbiased segmentation and quantification of myofibers in skeletal muscle.  The article discusses the team’s novel ImageJ plugin, LabelsToRois, which “allows processing of multiple Cellpose segmentation in batches.” It also has functions that allows for the identification…

Please join us for a research seminar with Daniel Foster, Ph.D.

Please join us on Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at 11:00am for the Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics Research Seminar via ZOOM: Daniel Foster, Ph.D. Research Assistant Professor Department of Pharmacology Warren Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery Vanderbilt University “Targeting…

Jordan Bateman awarded a 2-year NIH Service Award Fellowship

Congratulations go out to graduate student Jordan Bateman (Mentor: Erica Levitt, PharmD, PhD), who was recently awarded a 2-year NIH F31 Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award Fellowship.   This prestigious and highly sought-after NIH-National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) fellowship will investigate the neural mechanisms of opioid-induced…

Chao Xie wins silver at the COM Medical Guild Research Symposium

Congratulations go out to Chao Xie for his silver award winning presentation entitled, “Gene Therapeutic Reversal of Olfactory Impairment in Bardet-Biedl Syndrome: Moving Beyond Single Gene Replacement” at the 2021 Medical Guild Research Symposium that was held on Wednesday, April 14th.  Way to go Chao!…

Research seminar on myeloid oncogenesis Wednesday, April 21st at 11am

Please join us on Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at 11:00am for the Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics Research Seminar via ZOOM: Eric Pietras, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology Boettcher Investigator Cleo Meador/George Ryland Scott Endowed Chair University of Colorado Denver Anschutz…

2021 Annual Medical Guild Research Awards – April 14th from 1:00-4:30pm

Come join us for the 46th annual Medical Guild-sponsored graduate student research competition on Wednesday, April 14 from 1:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m. on Zoom. Each advanced concentration of Biomedical Science nominates one graduate student to give a 15-minute oral presentation, followed by a 5-minute Q & A session. Presentations will be…

Undergraduate Awarded Prestigious Goldwater Scholarship

Estelle in ‘t Zandt, an undergraduate student in Dr. Wesson’s lab, has been awarded the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship. She was one of 396 recipients chosen from a nationwide pool of 1,343 students. in ‘t Zandt is studying microbiology and cell science and psychology. She researches the neural…

Fall 2019 Department Defenses

This fall semester, our department was extremely proud to host three defenses: David Fireman,Dimitri Koutzoumis, Joe Flores-Toro. We are so proud of all our graduating students! Check out more about their defenses below.

UF Ranked No. 6 in Public Universities

This September, the University of Florida moved up to No. 6 in public universities, according to the U.S. News & World Report in their 2021 Best Colleges rankings. The university improved on its No. 6 spot on the list last year. It is tied with the University of…