The Staab family and the McKnight Brain Institute lead an effort to find the cause and a cure for dystonia.
Archive for 2009
A legacy of humanism
By Jennifer Brindise • Jun 12th, 2009 • Category: SurgeryUF surgeons name the first recipient of the Hugh A. Walters, M.D., Humanitarian Award.
Robert Watson offers his perspective on humanism in medicine
By Karen Dooley • Jun 12th, 2009 • Category: Guest Column, SurgeryDr. Robert Watson, former senior associate dean for the College of Medicine, was the guest lecturer during the first annual Hugh Walters, M.D., Distinguished Speaker and Humanitarian Award presentation Wednesday, June 10.
Former College of Medicine anatomy department chairman dies
By Melanie Ross • Jun 12th, 2009 • Category: Faculty in the NewsMichael Ross, Ph.D., passed away after more than 30 years of service to the UF College of Medicine’s department of anatomy and cell biology.
Gene therapy technique thwarts cancer by cutting off tumor blood supply
By Czerne Reid • Jun 12th, 2009 • Category: Miscellaneous, Pharmacology and TherapeuticsUF researchers use new gene therapy method to disrupt cancer growth by using a synthetic protein to induce clotting in tumor blood vessels.
Fatal brain disease at work well before symptoms appear
By John Pastor • Jun 10th, 2009 • Category: NeuroscienceUniversity of Florida scientists have discovered why a paralyzing brain disorder speeds along more rapidly in some patients than others — a finding that may finally give researchers an entry point toward an effective treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, often referred to as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease.
Breast MRI shows it’s not the size of the lymph node that signals spread of cancer
By Jennifer Brindise • Jun 10th, 2009 • Category: Surgery, Top StoriesUsing MRI technology, a UF researcher’s findings suggests a new way to assess whether or not breast cancer has spread to the lymph nodes.






