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Space Shuttle astronaut has strong ties to UF medicine

By Karen Dooley • Nov 18th, 2009 • Category: Lead Story

The Gator Nation once again is represented in Space.

H1N1 Vaccines to be available for HSC faculty, staff and students this Friday

By Melanie Ross • Nov 18th, 2009 • Category: Staff

The outreach clinic will be held in the Founders Gallery at the Health Science Center.

Medical Alumni Gather in Gainesville

By Christine Velasquez • Nov 12th, 2009 • Category: Top Stories

University of Florida College of Medicine graduates celebrated milestone reunions at weekend-long events hosted by the office of UF Medical Alumni Affairs.

Mock interviews designed to prepare fourth-year med students

By Priscilla Santos • Nov 12th, 2009 • Category: Students

Medical students were matched with faculty to practice their interviewing skills.

UF provides H1N1 vaccines to health-care workers and some employees

By Christine Velasquez • Nov 12th, 2009 • Category: Staff

H1N1 injectable vaccines are now available through the University of Florida to a growing list of UF and Shands staff.

UF receives $3 million grant to study type 1 diabetes

By Karen Dooley • Nov 10th, 2009 • Category: Miscellaneous, Pathology, Immunology, and Laboratory Medicine, Pediatrics

The five-year NIH grant continues funding for studies aimed at preventing or delaying the onset of type 1 diabetes.

‘Escaped’ proteins add to hearing loss in elderly, UF researchers found

By Czerne Reid • Nov 10th, 2009 • Category: From the Lab

Newly identified mechanism could be target for new therapies.

Memorial scheduled for devoted chief of vascular surgery

By Jennifer Brindise • Nov 10th, 2009 • Category: Faculty in the News, Surgery

Dr. James Seeger’s influence will forever guide us, and his memory will never be forgotten.

Genome pioneer says change in store for medicine

By John Pastor • Nov 10th, 2009 • Category: Event

Renowned systems biologist and inventor of the sequencing technology that led to the decoding of the human genome, describes how medicine will become much more proactive within a few short years.

UF shines blue for diabetes

By Priscilla Santos • Nov 5th, 2009 • Category: Event, Pathology, Immunology, and Laboratory Medicine, Top Stories

During November, the University of Florida will shine a “blue” spotlight on diabetes with several events planned to raise awareness and promote prevention of the disease.